A 5-step wellness checkup
December 4, 2020
Focus on the 9,000 things you can do, rather than the 1,000 you can’t and follow these tips to reduce stress
Photo of Week: Canine companion aids research on dispatcher stress
December 4, 2020
"Thor" is helping Mecklenburg (N.C.) EMS study the effects of therapy dogs on dispatchers' vitals following stressful 911 calls
HHS expands access to COVID-19 countermeasures in PREP Act declaration
December 4, 2020
The new amendment to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act declaration aims to open more pathways for telehealth use and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine
AAA says EMS system is at ‘a breaking point,’ requests $2.6B in federal aid
December 4, 2020
Private ambulance companies received $350 million in federal COVID-19 assistance in April, but the American Ambulance Association says that's far from enough
Idaho paramedic loses home, pets in fire
December 4, 2020
Paramedic Tara Blunt's colleagues and community members have rallied around her and set up a donation fund to help with expenses as the holiday season approaches
New platform seeks to ‘bridge the virtual care gap,’ integrate telemedicine with EMS
December 4, 2020
MedArrive aims to provide affordable at-home healthcare services by combining physician-led telehealth with hands-on care from EMS professionals
Pa. EMS asks municipalities for financial help to stay afloat in pandemic
December 4, 2020
SouthBridge EMS's transport revenue is estimated to be down by at least $230,000 this year
States submit requests for vaccine doses as daily US COVID-19 deaths top 3,100
December 4, 2020
Friday is the deadline for states to requests doses of the Pfizer vaccine, as officials work to determine who will receive the first shots
Should EMS be a COVID-19 vaccine priority?
December 3, 2020
On this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts discuss CDC guidelines for the release of the COVID-19 vaccine and where emergency services providers should fall on the priority scale
Beyond the call: Top off-duty saves of 2020
December 3, 2020
From a marathon runner who performed CPR on the course to a college student who stopped class to help his professor, these EMS providers stepped up to render aid in…