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Sepsis Alliance Teams with NAEMT to Combat Sepsis
The Sepsis Alliance and NAEMT have formed a partnership to provide sepsis educational resources and training to EMS and prehospital practitioners.
Tenn. paramedic accused of purposely hurting patient, bragging on Facebook
Gordon Stokes is accused of intentionally drilling into an overdose patient’s bone without anesthesia and then calling it a “teachable moment”
Wash. cracks down on long-term opioid prescriptions
Doctors are no longer allowed to prescribe more than 14 days’ worth of opioids, and they must first look for alternatives
Va. city announces plan after losing 10 paramedics
Petersburg officials recently cut ties with 10 part-time paramedics, who were brought on as a way to save money
Va. city returns to partnership with EMS agency after cutting ties with 10 paramedics
Petersburg officials recently cut ties with 10 part-time paramedics, who were brought on as a way to save money
Matthew McConaughey thanks first responders in surprise visits
The actor teamed up with Wild Turkey and presented "turkey feasts" to first responders, 911 dispatchers and emergency room staff
Paramedics recount their actions at synagogue massacre scene
“I’m thinking to myself, ‘What are we doing to do if all of this is real?’” tactical paramedic Justin Sypolt said about…
Video Shows School Bus Swept Away by Floodwaters
Dash cam video shows what happened when a school bus driver ignored a barricade and drove into a flooded road in Texas.
1 Injured in San Diego Cannabis Oil Explosion
One person was badly burned and had to be taken to a hospital.
Safety Concerns About New Minneapolis 9-1-1 Dispatch Software
A caller mentions that a man was maced at the start of the call, but the dispatcher doesn’t ask about an ambulance…
Guns Send over 8,000 U.S. Kids to ED Each Year, Analysis Says
Gun injuries, including many from assaults, sent 75,000 U.S. children and teens to emergency rooms over nine years at a cost of…
Online S.T.A.R.T. Triage Certification Course Offered by Disaster Management Systems, Inc.
Disaster Management Systems, Inc., the nation’s leading supplier of disaster preparedness solutions, today announced the availability of a new e-learning course for…