Ala. girl, 12, gets EMS scholarship after helping save a life
November 12, 2020
Brianna Meyers, who aspires to become a paramedic, alerted her mom when she noticed a man slumped over in his car
Canadian drone company completes 3rd phase of ‘AED On The Fly’ project
November 12, 2020
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. worked with Peel Region Paramedic Services to test the ability of a drone to deliver AEDs to lay responders
Conn. first responders call for weekly COVID-19 testing at stations
November 12, 2020
The Eastern Connecticut EMS Council sent a letter to the state officials stressing the need for more tests after outbreaks at firehouses
Louisiana becomes 21st state to join EMS Compact
November 11, 2020
The state legislature voted unanimously to join the compact during a special session dedicated to addressing the demands of COVID-19
Police: 4 injured after wrong-way driver hits ambulance on Massachusetts Turnpike
November 11, 2020
Two EMS providers, a patient and the driver of the other vehicle were injured after the driver allegedly refused to pull over for a state trooper and went through stop…
Not if; when: Factoring for violence during mass gatherings
November 11, 2020
7 steps to factoring in violence as a possible variable at special event EMS response and incident command
What your MCI training might be missing
November 11, 2020
The top tenets of violent threat attack training and practice for EMS responders
FDNY EMS union head: City must prioritize provider safety in new mental health call plan
November 11, 2020
FDNY EMS Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay released a statement on the city's plan to send EMS providers and mental health professionals to some calls instead of police
Training hard and fighting easy
November 11, 2020
Creating an effective tabletop training exercise for preplanning MCI response
EMS providers, agencies underprepared for violent MCIs
November 11, 2020
As mass violence incidents grow in scale and frequency, less than half of EMS feels adequately prepared to respond