New Colo. law expands workers’ compensation for 911 dispatchers
July 2, 2020
The law signed by Gov. Jared Polis this week allows dispatchers to receive compensation for PTSD brought on by hearing traumatic incidents
The power of self-care and empathy
July 1, 2020
A paramedic shares how the opioid epidemic triggered a mental health crisis, and how emotional care has helped
Virtual Pinnacle Leadership Summit scheduled for July
July 1, 2020
Fitch & Associates announced it will be holding its first-ever online leadership summit from July 27-29
Texas sends ambulance strike teams to tackle virus surge
July 1, 2020
A five-ambulance squad was sent to Cameron County where the surge has overwhelmed EMS and hospital resources
TXA: The future for stop the bleed?
July 1, 2020
What the CRASH-2 and CRASH-3 studies tell us about TXA bleeding control methods for rural EMS
EMS 2050: Only those who know how to adapt will survive
July 1, 2020
Has the disruption of COVID-19 knocked our journey to the EMS Agenda 2050 off its trajectory or boosted it into warp drive?
Lawmakers request expansion of fire, EMS reimbursements
July 1, 2020
The bipartisan group of House representatives is calling for agencies to receive reimbursements for treatment-in-place responses and telehealth use
Fla. governor signs law requiring silent panic alarms in schools
July 1, 2020
"Alyssa's Law," named after a Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victim, seeks to establish real-time coordination between schools and first responders in emergencies
Report: Crowd attacked fire, EMS responders trying to save crash victim
July 1, 2020
A Virginia Beach Fire Department report said first responders were pushed and kicked and that EMS vehicles were jumped on after the fatal motorcycle crash
2 ambulance company owners sentenced in $10.8M Medicare fraud
July 1, 2020
The case is one of the largest Medicare ambulance fraud cases ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice