The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors took action to further extend the Provisional Certification deadline until June 30, 2021. The post National Registry Extends Provisional Certification Deadline to…
Medical staffing is stretched increasingly thin as California hospitals scramble to find beds for patients amid an explosion of coronavirus cases. The post Hospital Staffs Stretched Thin During Virus Surge…
The unidentified Kris Kringle fortunately was not electrocuted as he flew his ultralight-type aircraft into residential power lines, dangling upside down for an hour before firefighters could rescue him. The…
A record 621 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco so far this year, a staggering number that far outpaces the 173 deaths from COVID-19 the city has seen…
Paramedic Beth Aschenbrenner believes conversation is a good coping mechanism for those taking the ambulance ride. The post ‘Being a Paramedic is My True Love’ appeared first on JEMS.
Viruses naturally evolve as they move through the population, some more than others. It’s one reason we need a fresh flu shot each year. The post Are New Coronavirus Strains…
A federal advisory panel recommended Sunday that people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers should be next in line for COVID-19 shots. The…
Twenty-one nonprofit emergency medical service departments are in line to receive $15,000 COVID-relief grants. The post COVID-Relief Grants Available to Westmoreland (PA) EMS appeared first on JEMS.
Among Pinellas County's paramedics and emergency medical technicians — about 40 percent of the 1,380 respondents — said they don’t want to get vaccinated. The post Tampa Bay’s First Responders…
Over the next four weeks, the state’s hospitals could be overflowing with 75,000 patients — about five times the current level — and an average of 400 people will die…