Ohio city to collect larger portion of EMS fees
November 27, 2018
Dayton, Ohio has hired a billing and collections company that officials estimate will increase EMS fee revenue by $500,000 in the first year of service
Dispatcher assists with third baby delivery in 20 years
November 27, 2018
This is the third time Stacey Scheiner, a former volunteer EMT and certified nursing assistant, has helped parents through a successful home birth
Paramedics become first in Canada able to give antipsychotic meds to meth users
November 26, 2018
Manitoba officials announced that paramedics will be able to administer olanzapine to agitated methamphetamine users
NC city to build memorial honoring fallen first responders
November 26, 2018
The Fallen Heroes Memorial will honor local firefighters, EMS providers and police officers who died in the line of duty
Va. law aims to save patients thousands in air ambulance costs
November 26, 2018
A new law will allow patients to decide if they want to be transported by ambulance or by helicopter if their injuries are not severe enough to need an air…
New Va. law gives patients choice of ambulance vs. air ambulance transport
November 26, 2018
A new law will allow patients to decide if they want to be transported by ambulance or by helicopter if their injuries are not severe enough to need an air…
W. Va. fire dept. left with 1 ambulance after rig catches fire
November 26, 2018
Dunlow Fire and EMS officials said the ambulance caught fire as it was returning to the station after responding to a call
Bismarck Air Medical memorial honors ‘heroes of the impossible’
November 26, 2018
Hundreds of first responders came to pay their respects to pilot Todd Lasky, nurse Bonnie Cook and paramedic Chris Iverson
Congresswoman takes up fight to classify 911 operators as first responders
November 26, 2018
EMS1 speaks with Rep. Norma Torres about her push to make the classification change at the federal level
Enduring grief: Coping with first responder loss
November 26, 2018
Firefighters, paramedics and EMTs, though accustomed to death, need to process grief when losing someone close to them