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FDNY EMS Leadership’s 9/11 Responders to Headline HMP Global’s 2024 EMS World Expo in Las Vegas

07/24/2024

New York City EMS leaders to share lessons from Ground Zero and the lasting impact of September 11, 2001, on the EMS community.

New York City EMS leaders to...

07/24/2024

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The Power Paradox

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Freeze-Dried Plasma in Emergency Medical Services

07/17/2024

The evolution of prehospital care has continually sought to integrate advanced medical interventions, specifically the use of freeze-dried plasma (FDP) for emergency transfusions in the field.

The evolution of prehospital...

07/17/2024

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One Pill Can Kill: Hydrofluoric Acid

07/16/2024

Blair Bigham , MD, MSc, EMT-P;

Toxicity from hydrofluoric acid can be dangerous, and secondary contamination is a risk to EMS providers. If a patient spills it on themselves, what should their provider do?

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07/16/2024

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Disaster Planning and Blood Resource Management

07/10/2024

Blood supply and distribution logistics are critical components of mass casualty emergencies, but the national blood supply is often an overlooked and misunderstood aspect of emergency preparedness.

Blood supply and distribution...

07/10/2024

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The Fever Files: Weed Whacked

07/10/2024

Blair Bigham , MD, MSc, EMT-P;

A 911 call brings in a 41-year-old woman with a fever, rash, and muscle aches. Blair Bigham works to uncover signs of infection and dives into the risk of tick-borne diseases.

A 911 call brings in a...

07/10/2024

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Paramedics on the Edge

07/03/2024

Carol Brzozowski ;

The new documentary ‘Into the Unknown’ captures the grueling journey of modern-day paramedics and explores the challenges they face—both professional and personal.

The new documentary ‘Into the...

07/03/2024

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The Fever Files: Series Introduction

07/01/2024

Blair Bigham , MD, MSc, EMT-P;

The Fever Files is your case-based guide to identifying hidden threats before they turn deadly. We start with the most common symptom: pyrexia, or fever.

The Fever Files is your...

07/01/2024

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EMS Around the World: Slovakia Modernizes Ambulance Fleet Using EU Funds

06/28/2024

As part of this initiative, the emergency services in Slovak capital Bratislava and Košice are spending about €8 million ($9.5 million) to buy some 65 ambulances under several acquisitions.

As part of this initiative, the...

06/28/2024

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National EMS Advisory Council Approves Several Advisories, Learns About Medicine on Mars

06/25/2024

The council heard from experts on topics ranging from microscopic—the nation’s response to emerging infectious pathogens—to beyond that when they learned about preparations for medical care for astronauts traveling to Mars.

The council heard from experts...

06/25/2024

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An Equine-Assisted Therapy Program for EMS Providers Builds Resilience, Communication, and Emotional Intelligence

06/20/2024

Carol Brzozowski

The program, Operation1Stride, is a six-week equine-assisted therapy (EAT) program designed to empower first responders to lead horses and build trust and connection to help improve their overall well-being.

The program, Operation1Stride,...

06/20/2024

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Highlights From the June 5, 2024 FICEMS Meeting

06/17/2024

James Careless

Topics covered at the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS include the USFA’s EMS Branch, the Department of Transportation's National Roadway Safety Strategy, and funding from the Hospital Preparedness Program.

Topics covered at the Federal...

06/17/2024

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News

A rescue team sets out on the Golden Canyon Trail in Death Valley. Temperatures there may not drop below 100 degrees over the next three days, with daytime highs reaching up to 125 degrees, the National Weather Service said. ( Death Valley National Park/TNS)

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‘Long-Duration’ Heat Wave Again Cooking California, Raising Health and Wildfire Concerns

07/24/2024

The National Weather Service predicted that it will be a "long-duration heat wave," which creates uniquely dangerous conditions — especially when temperatures barely drop at night.

The National Weather...

07/24/2024

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Ambulance Manufacturer Elevates Comfort with Advanced HVAC System

07/22/2024

Demers Ambulances USA is ensuring EMS/Fire crews and patients stay cool during the most extreme heat with its Arctic Range HVAC control package, available now in its MXP 170 Type I model.

Demers Ambulances USA is...

07/22/2024

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Communications Outages Cancel RTD Trains, Shut Down Colorado DMVs, Hinder First Responders

07/19/2024

The Colorado Springs Fire Department stated that all of the computers in the 9-1-1 communications center were down, but 9-1-1 calls were still being received.

The Colorado Springs Fire...

07/19/2024

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Chad Henrichs Awarded 2024 James O. Page Legacy Scholarship Endowed by Hartwell Medical

07/17/2024

This scholarship recognizes Henrichs' outstanding contributions to the field of EMS and his commitment to advancing emergency medical care.

This scholarship recognizes...

07/17/2024

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Intermountain St. Mary’s Foundation and Chevron Each Donate $25,000 to Enhance Mental Health Supports for CareFlight of the Rockies

07/10/2024

The CareFlight CISM Team was created in 2020 in response to the mental health needs of the CareFlight team and other first responders in the three-state area they serve.

The CareFlight CISM Team was...

07/10/2024

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This Drone Captured Scenes Inside the Deadly Hurricane Beryl. The Data Helps Forecasts

07/09/2024

The device is one of the latest innovations in collecting data from hurricanes. It can collect important air and sea data from storms and is able to withstand the strongest of them, as seen with Hurricane Beryl, which eventually upgraded to a...

The device is one of the latest...

07/09/2024

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Staying Safe While Saving Lives: A Paramedic's Guide to the 4th of July & Firework Injuries

07/03/2024

Paramedics and first responders play a vital role in immediate care and preventing complications for those who suffer from firework-related injuries. Find out how to prepare for the holiday.

Paramedics and first responders...

07/03/2024

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Mary E. Meeks Selected as the 2024-25 Recipient of the Jack Stout EMS Fellowship for Leadership Development

07/03/2024

According to Mike Taigman, Improvement Guide at FirstWatch and the chief mentor for the Stout Fellowship Program, “Mary is exactly the kind of emerging leader Jack Stout loved."

According to Mike Taigman,...

07/03/2024

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Hurricane Beryl Takes Aim at Caribbean With Jamaica in Its Path; Chris Becomes a Depression

07/01/2024

Hurricane Beryl, which became the season’s first major hurricane on Sunday, reaching Category 4 strength, saw its intensity tick down to 120 mph early Monday morning, making it a Category 3 storm as it approached the Caribbean.

Hurricane Beryl, which became...

07/01/2024

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Royal Ambulance Secures Role as Advanced Medical Provider at Burning Man

06/26/2024

Royal Ambulance to deliver emergency department-level care and ambulance services at Burning Man 2024.

Royal Ambulance to deliver...

06/26/2024

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Webinars

Advancing Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation: Evidence-Based Practices and Continuous Improvement

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The webinar "Advancing Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation: Evidence-Based Practices and Continuous Improvement" focuses on enhancing patient outcomes through the latest evidence-based resuscitation techniques and a continuous improvement mindset. It delves into the pathophysiology of cardiac ...

How to Meet NREMT Requirements, Digitize Skill Sheets, and Simplify Training Management

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Do you feel confident that your EMS personnel are keeping up with their continuing education units to meet NREMT requirements? Regardless of the size of your EMS agency, streamlining your EMS training program to achieve recertification goals is crucial for ensuring that your personnel m...

The Network for the Most Connected Cohort in Public Safety

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Fire, law, dispatch, and emergency management are all critical to our nation's public safety. EMS, though, is unique among them. EMS serves as the lynchpin, connecting those in the field to critical care in the hospital. EMS, too, embraces technology to directly and positively impact t...

The Top Four Training and Recertification Challenges for EMS Agencies and How to Overcome Them

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In the fast-paced world of EMS, ensuring your agency stays compliant and your providers stay competent is no easy feat. With EMS continuing education and NREMT recertification requirements, it's crucial to have accurate insight into where your team is with CEUs to quickly pivot your tra...

Into the Future of EMS: A Discussion on Degree Requirements for Providers

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The topic of degree requirements for emergency medical services providers has recently become a fierce debate. Regardless of which side you are on, most providers agree that wages and working conditions need to be examined. With a proposal being considered for the establishment of a mas...

Podcasts

Bridging the Gap: Enhancing EMS-Hospital Communication

Podcasts

Bridging the Gap: Enhancing EMS-Hospital Communication

07/25/2024

Communication is key to operational success. However, according to podcast host Mike McCabe, "Clear and coordinated communications between field units and receiving hospitals has always been and continues to be a problem." In our newest...

Communication is key to...

07/25/2024

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Data-Driven Research: ‘The Way We Are Going to Progress as a Profession'

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Data-Driven Research: ‘The Way We Are Going to Progress as a Profession'

06/05/2024

Guests: Peter Antevy and Charlie Coyle

Guests: Peter Antevy and Charlie Coyl...

Data-driven research might sound like a dry topic, but according to podcast host Mike McCabe it’s “the way we are going to progress as a profession.” In our newest episode of EMS World Podcasts, McCabe sits down with Peter Antevy, MD, CEO and...

Data-driven research might sound...

06/05/2024

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Jason Mitchell Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team

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Jason Mitchell on Mission-Critical Communications

05/24/2024

Guest: Jason Mitchell

Despite their variety of backgrounds, certifications and areas of expertise, the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team galvanizes behind a single mission when disaster strikes.

Despite their variety of...

05/24/2024

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Podcasts

Delivering Optimal Community Paramedicine Services

05/20/2024

Guest: Jeanine Newton-Riner

Jeanine Newton-Riner provides clarity and guidance around getting yourself fully prepared to offer quality MIH-CP services to your community.

Jeanine Newton-Riner provides...

05/20/2024

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Podcasts

A Shift in Paradigm: Transforming EMS Ambulances for Better Patient Care

05/16/2024

Guest: Matt Hart

How do you get the most out of your ambulance fleet while ensuring the highest-quality patient care, especially when funding and resources are stretched thin?

How do you get the most out of...

05/16/2024

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Podcasts

Beyond the Sirens: Exploring First Responders' Essential Ambulance Requirements

02/23/2024

Videos

In this third installment from Anchorage, Scott DeBoer of Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions visits with EKG expert Bob Page to discuss more helpful pediatric EKG tips.

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Pediatric Video Tutorial: 12-Lead EKG Tips

07/15/2024

Scott DeBoer ;

In this third installment from Anchorage, Scott DeBoer of Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions visits with EKG expert Bob Page to discuss more helpful pediatric EKG tips.

In this third installment from...

07/15/2024

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Scott DeBoer continues his conversation with EKG and capnography expert Bob Page to find out if those leads really need to be placed in a particular order if you're just performing a simple three-lead EKG.

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Pediatric Video Tutorial: Limb Leads and Accidental V-fib

07/12/2024

Scott DeBoer ;

Scott DeBoer continues his conversation with EKG and capnography expert Bob Page to find out if those leads really need to be placed in a particular order if you're just performing a simple three-lead EKG.

Scott DeBoer continues his...

07/12/2024

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Curious about mastering EKG interpretations? In our latest video, we sit down with EKG expert Bob Page, who shares some of his top tips and insights. Don't miss out on his invaluable advice!

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Pediatric Video Tutorial: Lead Placement Pitfalls from an EKG Expert

06/21/2024

Scott DeBoer sits down with EKG expert Bob Page, who shares some of his top tips and insights. Don't miss out on his invaluable advice!

Scott DeBoer sits down with EKG...

06/21/2024

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Drowning incidents can be life-threatening, but does the type of water significantly affect treatment?

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Pediatric Video Tutorial: Drowning in Saltwater vs. Freshwater

06/14/2024

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solut...

Drowning incidents can be life-threatening, but does the type of water significantly affect treatment?

Drowning incidents can be...

06/14/2024

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Pediatric Video Tutorial: EMS and Lookalike Poisons

06/05/2024

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solut...

To many pediatric patients, candy and medication, Gatorade and antifreeze, and Tylenol and tic tacs all look the same.

To many pediatric patients,...

06/05/2024

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Perspectives

Perspectives

The Psych Call We Can All Learn From

06/05/2024

By Peter Stebinger

When it seems things might escalate, your primary intervention should be a calm and understanding demeanor.

When it seems things might...

06/05/2024

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I’m a New Medic. And I’m Scared to Death

05/23/2024

By Kevin Freier

Being a good EMS provider doesn’t mean being perfect.

Being a good EMS provider...

05/23/2024

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Perspectives

EMS Then and Now

12/26/2023

By Lew Steinberg, MPA, NRP

As prehospital equipment and training continue to evolve, one constant remains: When in doubt, assess the patient.

As prehospital equipment and...

12/26/2023

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Asking Hard Questions Before You Need Hard Answers

12/01/2023

By Rev. Gwen Powell, MS, MDiv, BCC

By Rev. Gwen Powell, MS, MDiv, BCC ...

EMS sees tragedy and grief daily. How do we make sense of the suffering?

EMS sees tragedy and grief...

12/01/2023

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EMS Employee Wellness Has Passed the Tipping Point

10/02/2023

By Russell Myers, D.Min.

The first 20 years of this century brought a gradual increase in awareness of and concern for the emotional weight borne by EMTs, paramedics and dispatchers.

The first 20 years of this...

10/02/2023

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Two Views: Mobile Medicine and Innovation at the Point of Absurdity

08/04/2023

By Jonathon Feit

As mobile medicine continues to grow, how beneficial is this emerging innovation? Jonathon Feit shares his thoughts on where technology can help—and hurt—in EMS.

As mobile medicine continues to...

08/04/2023

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The Future of EMS Response and Behavioral Health

07/11/2023

By Dan Gerard

The face of emergency response for behavioral health patients in the US is on a trajectory of change, and adopting new policies such as the alternative response model for behavioral health emergencies can help EMS providers improve the system...

The face of emergency response...

07/11/2023

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The Question Ambulance Cost Data Collection Does Not Ask

03/15/2023

By Christopher Kelly

Does the key to a sustainable EMS system lie within the critical access hospital model?

Does the key to a sustainable...

03/15/2023

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Deck/teaser: We aren’t alone in wanting change—or in not being assured of getting it

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Two Views: The New Normal

03/03/2023

By Jonathon S. Feit, MBA, MA

We aren’t alone in wanting change—or in not being assured of getting it.

We aren’t alone in wanting...

03/03/2023

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Ambulance Underpayment Recovery: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

02/07/2023

RVNU EMS Staff

Do you simply accept the underpayment, appeal it, or balance bill the patient?

Do you simply accept the...

02/07/2023

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E-Books

Joe Pawlows, Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team senior manager for Arizona and Southern Nevada, likens a cellular telephone network to a tube to explain how traffic jams occur during high-usage situations. “If you think of communication as a tube and all the cell services going through this tube, all of a sudden you get a hundred [responders] using this tube [and] that tube gets smaller and smaller and smaller,” says Pawlows. This is where the Verizon Frontline team steps in to help. “What do we do wh

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The Critical Need for Network Redundancy in Public Safety

Joe Pawlows, Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team senior manager for Arizona and Southern Nevada, likens a cellular telephone network to a tube to explain how traffic jams occur during high-usage situations. “If you think of communication as a tube and all the cell services going through this tube, all of a sudden you get a hundred [responders] using this tube [and] that tube gets ...

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A Shift in Paradigm: Transforming EMS Ambulances for Better Patient Care

The landscape of emergency medical services is undergoing a significant shift driven by technology, and the traditional ambulance model is also transforming to address challenges with rising demand resource limitations that threaten to impede re

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Creating the EMS System of the Future: The Role of the EMS Education Agenda

The EMS Education Agenda for the Future—released in 2000—is a vision for the future of EMS education that builds on the broad concepts of the 1996 EMS Agenda for the Future.

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Mission-Critical Communications

Despite their variety of backgrounds, certifications and areas of expertise, the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team galvanizes behind a single mission when disaster strikes.