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July 29, 2018 • EMS1 Daily News

4 Fla. paramedics suspended over stroke patient response

A Hillsborough County Administrator said the paramedics violated three areas of standard procedure

July 29, 2018 • EMS1 Daily News

Fla. firefighter union responds to medics’ suspension after medical call

A Hillsborough County Administrator said the paramedics violated three areas of standard procedure

July 29, 2018 • EMS1 Daily News

Maine city mulls ambulance options after spike in EMS calls

Ellsworth officials are studying whether to partner with a private ambulance company or start their own service

July 29, 2018 • EMS1 Daily News

NC EMT hurt while performing beach rescue

Pine Knoll Shores officials reminded the public that the EMT should not have been put in the position in the first place…

July 29, 2018 • EMS1 Daily News

Police: Woman crashes ambulance after stealing it from hospital

Officials said the woman was found trapped in the wreckage after crashing the ambulance on the highway

July 29, 2018 • EMS1 Daily News

Retired Chicago paramedic, wife killed in vehicle crash

Retired Chicago Fire Department Ambulance Commander Richard Biehl was on his way home with his wife when they were struck by a…

July 29, 2018 • JEMS News

Winners of Inaugural Poster Session Announced at ImageTrend Connect

The posters were fitting in theme with the conference topics of using data to improve patient care, public safety and operational efficiencies.

July 29, 2018 • EMS1 Daily News

Is it time to pull epinephrine from the EMS formulary?

Our co-hosts discuss a recent study out of the UK that puts the use of epinephrine in prehospital cardiac arrest patients into…

July 29, 2018 • EMS1 Daily News

Ohio hospital partners with city to launch community paramedicine program

Officials said the paramedicine program will test how follow up from a paramedic will improve the health outcomes of hospital patients once…

July 29, 2018 • EMS1 Daily News

Senator praises Dallas mental health crisis response program

The RIGHT (Rapid Integrated Group Healthcare Team) pilot program utilizes counselors and paramedics to better respond to mental health calls

July 29, 2018 • EMS1 Daily News

3 dead, 7 hurt after gunmen in New Orleans fire on crowd

Two armed individuals walked up to a crowd gathered Saturday evening outside a strip mall in New Orleans and opened fire

July 28, 2018 • EMS1 Daily News

Md. hits record-high drug deaths, fueled by fentanyl

Maryland, a state that already had one of the country's most punishing overdose mortality rates, notched a record-high number of drug deaths…

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