Fewer Mass Shootings Occurred in 2020
December 30, 2020
The number of mass shootings that happened in public was the lowest in more than a decade. The post Fewer Mass Shootings Occurred in 2020 appeared first on JEMS.
PWW Inclusion Initiative Announced
December 30, 2020
Page, Wolfberg & Wirth will donate pro bono legal services to assist startup EMS entrepreneurs in Black, minority and historically disadvantaged communities. The post PWW Inclusion Initiative Announced appeared first…
Project Mayday: Whitney Gaudaur
December 30, 2020
Hear the story of the private industry EMS through the lens of a female paramedic in a busy 911 system from Whitney Gaudaur. The post Project Mayday: Whitney Gaudaur appeared…
UK Hospitals Struggle; Tougher Rules Eyed to Fight Variant
December 29, 2020
Authorities are blaming a new, more transmissible variant of the virus, first identified in southeast England, for the soaring infection rates. The post UK Hospitals Struggle; Tougher Rules Eyed to…
City of Houston Gets First Doses of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
December 29, 2020
A shipment of 6,000 doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Houston on Monday, marking the city government's first batch of the potentially life-saving shots. The post City of Houston…
Detroit Paramedic Jon A. Bozich, 45, Dies of Cancer
December 29, 2020
Jon A. Bozich, a veteran paramedic with the Detroit Fire Department, died of cancer on Sunday. The post Detroit Paramedic Jon A. Bozich, 45, Dies of Cancer appeared first on…
Will COVID-19 Vaccines Work on the New Coronavirus Variant?
December 29, 2020
A coronavirus variant in the United Kingdom has caused alarm because of the possibility that it might spread more easily. The post Will COVID-19 Vaccines Work on the New Coronavirus…
Los Angeles Firefighters and Paramedics Get First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
December 29, 2020
Firetrucks and paramedic paraphernalia were cleared out and vials and needles rolled in Monday as a downtown Los Angeles fire station transformed into a vaccination site. The post Los Angeles…
PA EMT Loves ‘Emotional’ Job She Almost Quit
December 28, 2020
Laura Penatzer has spent 33 years as an emergency medical technician treating car crash victims, heart attack victims and more recently COVID-19 patients. The post PA EMT Loves ‘Emotional’ Job…
IL Bowling Alley Shooting Leaves Three Dead
December 28, 2020
A U.S. Army special forces sergeant based in Florida has been charged in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three wounded,…