What if you could save a life in three words? Well, there’s an app for that
August 30, 2021
What3words has made it possible to locate any place on earth in just three words, and PSAPs are taking notice
Acadian Ambulance evacuates 700 patients before Hurricane Ida’s landfall
August 30, 2021
More than 250 ambulances, two ambulance buses, and 12 helicopters are available for ongoing hospital evacuations
Medical direction: Stepping up the ladder
August 30, 2021
Communication applications, tech allow real-time feedback on critically ill patients; enable error-insulated hospital reporting
FDNY, NYPD search-and-rescue team activated to assist Hurricane Ida response
August 30, 2021
"This team has faced a range of disasters and is now prepared to help people who are threatened by Hurricane Ida," said NYC Emergency Management Commissioner John Scrivani
Book excerpt: ‘Here hold my drink and watch this’
August 30, 2021
Australian Paramedic Sunny Whitfield shares tales from the lighter side of paramedicine, adventure and life
REACT device invented to stop knife wound bleeding
August 30, 2021
The James Dyson Award was given to a recent UK university graduate for his device to stop bleeding from knife wounds
Hurricane Ida slams La. hospitals brimming with virus patients
August 30, 2021
Hospitals, ICUs are filled with patients from the fourth COVID surge, sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across the state
Hurricane Ida slams La. hospitals brimming with COVID-19 patients
August 30, 2021
Hospitals, ICUs are filled with patients from the fourth COVID surge, sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across the state
Telehealth funding to increase access to real-time care
August 29, 2021
Grant programs and relief funding to support telemedicine initiatives, technology and training offer continued financial assistance to eligible agencies
S.C. paramedic found stabbed to death outside home
August 29, 2021
Jonathan Wells, 50, was discovered by police after he didn’t show up for work