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Pa. EMS providers work to get those with addiction problems help
A new partnership in the North Huntingdon and Rostraver areas is finding success in helping patients seek treatment and paramedics’ morale
Fla. city becomes latest transport spot for infectious diseases
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is the latest transport hub in the Florida Infectious Disease Transportation Network, used to transport patients…
Wis. city EMS buys new ambulance after a crash put them down a rig
The total cost will be $20,000, with $15,000 going toward the ambulance and $5,000 toward the cot in the back.
Hocus POCUS: the magic and progress of pre-hospital ultrasound use by EMS
A portable ultrasound machine enabled eFAST exam can identify free fluid, a pneumothorax or signs of dissection from the back of an…
Grant Brings Ambulance Simulator to Ozarks Technical Community College
Grant worth more than $50,000 was given to the EMS program.
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EMT unknowingly delivers heart donation meant for uncle
While performing his everyday duties, EMT Teddy Ross delivered a transplant organ for his own uncle
Man reunites with first responders who ‘saved his life’ during a snow storm
Rescue crews had to shovel some of the four inches of freshly fallen snow to get to Bob Beaman after his wife…
Ore. city hopes new methadone clinic will reduce EMS overdose calls
EMS providers in Clatsop County consistently administer naloxone for opioid overdoses at rates higher than the state average
Texas city offers HS students basic EMT, firefighter certification options
Under the program, students earn nearly 60 college credits – amounting to nearly two years' worth of work – while attending high…
10 things EMS providers need to know about ECMO
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is becoming an option for critical cardiac care in the prehospital environment thanks to advances in technology
EMT on trial for involuntary manslaughter in wreck that killed patient
Matthew A. Vancamp was driving the ambulance transporting Samantha Lehmann, when it slammed into the back of a stalled tanker truck carrying…