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Fla. county EMS struggling under the weight of COVID-19 amid staff shortages
Volusia County EMS is down 21 paramedics from the beginning of the year, and is offering up to $5,000 recruitment and retention…
Ala. city approves $2.5K ‘Heroes Bonuses’ for first responders
The bonuses, funded through the city's $20.53 million City Hall allocation from the American Rescue Plan, will be paid at two different levels
The time is now: Leveraging mobile technology to create systems of care that scale
Networked communications unite the care team on a single, secure communication channel, elevating the timeliness and quality of care
N.Y. EMT grabbed in sexual manner while treating stab victim
The 27-year-old Syracuse man given an appearance ticket for the inappropriate touching
Man sexually grabs N.Y. EMT while being treated for stab wounds, police say
The 27-year-old Syracuse man given an appearance ticket for the inappropriate touching
Ohio firefighters sound alarm against cuts to prehospital care response
Norwalk firefighters' union says a new policy will cut responses to 12 of 16 general medical alarms, despite many firefighters also being…
‘EMTs are totally underutilized’ or ‘Let EMTs be EMTs’?
EMS1 readers weigh in on adding supraglottic airways to the EMT scope of practice
‘This mandate will not work for us’: Maine EMS agencies want vaccine mandate reversed
Many EMS departments in the state are already short staffed, and officials say the vaccine mandate will exacerbate the situation
Off-duty FF-medics save drowning 3-year-old
Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department Lt. Kandice Oltz was on the beach with her wife, Oakland Park Firefighter-Paramedic Jen Oltz, when they noticed…
Quiz: Test your knowledge of supraglottic airway devices
How much do you really know about supraglottic airway management uses, contraindications and techniques?
LODDs: N.C. fire lieutenant, FF-EMT die from COVID-19
Oak City Fire Department FF-EMT William Stalls died Aug. 15, and Lt. Willie Bunch died Aug. 16; both men contracted the virus…
Texas city paramedics to oversee booster vaccination effort
First responders will begin receiving their vaccination booster shots, followed by the elderly and those considered high risk