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Jacksonville overdose calls reach all-time high in 2020
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department reported they responded to 5,050 overdose calls last year, a stark increase from the 4,140 overdose…
Calif. city pilot program would send EMT, social worker to homeless-related 911 calls
Under the proposed plan, the partnered role would serve as the city’s Mobile Crisis Unit, providing “non-emergency response and care to unhoused…
Calif. city pilot program to send EMT, social worker to homeless-related 911 calls
Under the program, the partnered roles will serve as the city’s Mobile Crisis Unit, providing “non-emergency response and care to unhoused community…
Wis. county launches rescue task force
The 20-person task force, comprised of volunteer police, fire and EMS responders, was created to respond in the event of an active…
Gunshot victim drives self to Calif. fire station
Santa Rosa firefighters treated the victim at the station and he was later transported to a local hospital
Should we delay EKG post-ROSC? The PEACE study
What if we could change the timing of our post-ROSC ECG and better select those who warrant emergent catheterization?
Article Bites: 12-leads after ROSC: It’s all in the timing
Should we overhaul our protocols? What we’ve learned about STEMI, OHCA ROSC from the PEEACE study
Ohio EMS agency hopes to lure new EMTs to the field with a new car
Spirit Medical Transport, LLC, hopes the incentive will encourage more people to join its summer EMT course as staffing shortages continue
2020 NEMSIS public-release data now available
The latest data set includes information from more than 43 million EMS activations during the 2020 calendar year
Training Day: Combining forces to verify tube placement
Gone are the days of simply relying on visualizing the tube passing through the cords and watching for tube fogging, thanks to…
Israeli medic to address Middle East crisis, rescue efforts at Fla. event
Hatzalah/Rescuers Without Borders – an Israeli volunteer organization of medics, paramedics and doctors – will host the event to raise awareness
Police: Motive unclear in fire station shooting that killed 1
A 44-year-old father of three was shot several times in the upper torso and died, and a 54-year-old fire captain who was…