EMS
What first responders need to know about asking for help, getting into treatment, and returning to work
What do Abraham Lincoln, the Revolutionary War, and an orthopedist named Thomas all have in common? They all played a pioneering & influential role in trauma care within the U.S.
Using restraints to protect a patient from harming themselves or providers is not new to EMS, but the circumstances are
According to Owensboro Fire Department, AMR has hired 32 full-time and roughly 24 part-time employees
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services officials had reported a total of six motorcycle accidents spread across Friday and Saturday
Researchers have found the Miami-Dade program has discarded 11,000 more needles than it gave out and reversed 1,304 overdoses
The winner of the challenge gets two free NAEMSP Annual Meeting registration passes
The merger will start in July and be complete with all paperwork by Jan. 1, 2020
The award was presented to Somerset-Pulaski EMS Chief Steve Eubank for going above and beyond for pediatric patients
The American Heart Association challenged high schools and colleges across Massachusetts to participate in this event to teach as many people in their community CPR
A Graham man is suing Alamance County, Alamance County EMS and an ambulance driver for medical expenses over a crash with an ambulance in 2016
The Fayette Volunteer Fire Department and the Concerned Citizens of Burlington organized the community event to show support and raise funds
The training will enable California EMTs to administer and use naloxone, epinephrine and a glucometer, according to the California Emergency Medical Services Authority
This is the third year in a row the Lawrence County EMS agency has gotten the award
Volunteers want benefits like job protection, tax write-offs, scholarships and student loan debt forgiveness
Once trained, Jasper, a 1-year-old German Sheperd, will be used to search for lost children, Alzheimer鈥檚 patients, and natural disaster victims
Present the following points from the ACS, ACEP, NAEMSP spinal motion restriction guidelines to help EMS students make transport, device decisions
The team has branched out to local EMS agencies to work with families of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac arrest who get a 鈥減rescription鈥� for CPR instruction
No foul play is suspected, but the incident is under investigation
Owensboro Health is abandoning a 1978 annual backup agreement that automatically renews itself every year unless any one or all of the parties in it decide to no longer participate
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The laptops, worth approximately $3,000, still have not been recovered, but a suspect was arrested a few hours after they went missing
Gina Blackburn began assaulting paramedics both times EMS providers performed a sternum rub to wake her up after she allegedly passed out in a restaurant
It takes 30 minutes or longer to get an ambulance to Ranburne because the ambulances may be tied up in the northern part of the county
The Madison County EMS department offers classes to teach CPR and community members can call them to schedule a class
A study conducted by the National EMS Memorial Foundation will help determine the best location for the National EMS Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Michael Guttenberg and William Ryan passed away from 9/11-related illnesses
Ascension Health Inc.'s Michigan operation is joining McLaren Health Care and Henry Ford Health System to create the largest mobile medical service partnership in the state
Leland Fire/Rescue was formed as an all-volunteer organization in 1968 and has provided some manner of EMS
Each family member of the fallen will be presented with a folded flag, a white rose and a medallion
The completion of the bike ride will be followed by the National EMS Memorial Service, which will honor 26 EMS providers who died in the line of duty in 2018
Jodie Mason says her experience in EMS helps her in the ER and vice versa
Gooding County EMS received its paramedic license through the state, which will allow personnel to provide higher levels of care
Regardless of the results, a well-executed improvement project by the ad hoc team leads to future quality improvement
