Ill. Supreme Court rules EMS can be liable for crash en route to nonemergency pickup
The state's highest court agreed with an appellate court in ruling a man injured in a rig crash can sue the ambulance service
Calif. lawmakers propose $250M PPE stockpile for next pandemic
The proposal would require a 90-day supply of PPE to be readily available through the state Department of Public Health in case of another outbreak
Las Vegas medics in ambulance witness fatal shooting
The medics reported the shooting after seeing a man walk up to a car and open fire in broad daylight
$880M Mich. COVID-19 bill includes hazard pay, public safety funding
Under the supplemental funding bill, $200 million will go toward public safety and health costs and $100 million toward first responder hazard pay premiums
Rethink programming for first responder psychological wellbeing
Connection, space and opportunity to express emotions and reality-based messaging are what first responders really need
Treat the monitor, not just the patient
In some cases, our medical monitoring equipment alert is the precursor to a rapidly deteriorating patient who appears normal