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How paramedics can open the door to long-term recovery with buprenorphine
By leveraging naloxone and buprenorphine, along with behavioral therapies, medication-assisted treatment attacks opioid addiction from all sides
Study: Washington ranked first in first responder salaries
Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and West Virginia ranked the lowest in annual wages of first responders
Texas EMS agency operator pleads guilty to Medicare fraud
Under his plea agreement, Joseph Kimble will serve 30 months in federal prison pay more than $750,000 in restitution
SC man accused of spraying starter fluid on EMS crews
The man sprayed responding EMS crews with starter fluid and told police he believed that first responders were trying to kill him
Improve performance, hospital relationships and morale with process owners
Montgomery County, Maryland Fire & Rescue Service’s Russell Patterson shares how process ownership is streamlining their ACS, STEMI management
Study of underrepresented groups shows change will be slow to come in EMS diversity
Researchers suggest early recruitment efforts to improve the lack of diversity in EMS, which has cultural divide, communication implications
What’s the nicest thing a patient has ever said to you?
EMS1 readers share the patient comments that brightened their day, and reminded them why they chose a career in emergency services
GCS-40: The Glasgow Coma Scale turns 40 and gets a facelift
A team from the Institute of Neurological Sciences updated the GCS and developed a Structured Approach to Assessment to minimize variation in…
FDNY evacuates part of NYC hospital after chemical spill
A firefighter was taken to an area hospital with a minor injury after responding to the sodium tert-butoxide spill
Water rescues begin as Imelda soaks east Texas
The Beaumont Police Department said that the 911 dispatch center has received requests for more than 250 high-water rescues and 270 evacuations
Paramedic pinned by car at NC Walmart parking lot reflects on recovery
Paramedic Heather Haynes went through six surgeries including amputation of part of her right leg
Paramedic pinned by car in NC Walmart parking lot reflects on recovery
Paramedic Heather Haynes went through six surgeries including amputation of part of her right leg