Md. county to give 7.9% pay raise to career firefighters, EMTs
August 26, 2019
County executive says the raise will help the county remain competitive with other jurisdictions
3 tips for treating a fellow firefighter experiencing a medical emergency
August 26, 2019
Prepared to treat your own? Lessons learned from a problematic incident
SC city firefighters now equipped with naloxone
August 26, 2019
Firefighters will be carrying two doses of naloxone after the department administered the drug on 223 calls in one year
Fla. task force to deploy to the Caribbean for Tropical Storm Dorian
August 26, 2019
A team of firefighters, medical crews, and hazmat specialists will provide search and rescue support, medical support, communications and damage assessment
Kan. county starts pilot program to boost response times
August 26, 2019
The county revised its contract with AMR to temporarily waive the requirement to have paramedics on scenes at all calls within a specific time frame
Study: EMS jobs mostly filled by white males
August 26, 2019
Having a diverse EMS crew enables EMTs and paramedics to lower the language and cultural barriers, providing patients a higher level of care
Airway management advances in the prehospital setting
August 26, 2019
Delayed sequence intubation and lung protective ventilation have replaced rapid sequence intubation in modern airway management
3 Fla. nursing home employees to face charges in patient deaths after Hurricane Irma
August 26, 2019
Paramedic Craig Wohlitka testified last year that he and other paramedics were haunted by the patients' deaths
Va. first responders encouraged to use ‘Heads Up’ program
August 26, 2019
The goal of the Heads Up program is to decrease the unknowns while responding to an emergency call
Compassion and skill: Mindfulness in EMS
August 26, 2019
Being thoughtful is the key to success in EMS training, providing compassionate care and setting priorities