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Leadership Under Fire: Integrating EMS and Security in High-Threat Environments
02/27/2026
Allen Lewis, CEM, CEMSO, CFO, EFO, FWEM, NRP
High-threat EMS is not simply conventional EMS performed with ballistic protection. It’s a fundamentally different operating environment that demands a recalibration of assumptions, priorities, and leadership behaviors.
High-threat EMS is not simply conventional EMS performed with ballistic protection. It’s a fundamentally different operating environment that demands a recalibration of assumptions, priorities, and leadership behaviors.
High-threat EMS is not simply...
02/27/2026
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EMTs assessing a child while a parent watches
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Results of First Comprehensive Assessment of Pediatric Capabilities of EMS and Fire-Rescue Agencies Published
02/26/2026
New study describes nationwide baseline of prehospital pediatric readiness
New study describes nationwide baseline of prehospital pediatric readiness
New study describes nationwide...
02/26/2026
EMSWorld
Woman having a heart attack
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Following AHA Procedures Improves Polk County Fire Rescue’s STEMI Care
02/25/2026
James Careless
American Heart Association standards seek to reduce the EMS-to-Balloon time for STEMI patients.
American Heart Association standards seek to reduce the EMS-to-Balloon time for STEMI patients.
American Heart Association...
02/25/2026
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Members of the Grapevine Parks and Recreation team, the dispatch alarm team, and members of the fire department were recognized by Assistant Fire Chief, Wes Williams at the Feb 3 city council meeting for saving the life of Zach Smith (left gray sweater) who went into cardiac arrest at The REC in Grapevine on December 15.
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Grapevine Staff, First Responders Honored for Saving Teen’s Life at a Rec Center
02/24/2026
Kristin Carroll
Grapevine city employees and the fire department are credited for saving the life of a 17-year-old who went into cardiac arrest at a recreation center in December.
Grapevine city employees and the fire department are credited for saving the life of a 17-year-old who went into cardiac arrest at a recreation center in December.
Grapevine city employees and the...
02/24/2026
EMSWorld
Fentanyl v carfentanil
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Carfentanil and the EMS Response: Pharmacology, Clinical Challenges, and Emerging Treatments
02/23/2026
Daniel Gerard, MS, RN, NRP
The veterinary anesthetic carfentanil has found its way into the illicit drug supply, creating a high-risk environment for EMS.
The veterinary anesthetic carfentanil has found its way into the illicit drug supply, creating a high-risk environment for EMS.
The veterinary anesthetic...
02/23/2026
EMSWorld
Man working on property while concealing a pistol
Feature
Your Captain Speaking: When Your Patient Packs Heat
02/11/2026
Dick Blanchet, BS, MBA; Samantha Greene
Solid procedures around safe weapon handling keep everyone on the scene safe.
Solid procedures around safe weapon handling keep everyone on the scene safe.
Solid procedures around safe...
02/11/2026
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larger woman
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Adapting CPR on Bariatric Patients
02/04/2026
Frances Hall, NREMT-P
Research shows shocks might be more effective on bariatric patients.
Research shows shocks might be more effective on bariatric patients.
Research shows shocks might be...
02/04/2026
EMSWorld
Stretcher demonstration
News
New Tactical Rescue Stretcher Designed to Improve Patient Transfers in Confined and High-Risk Environments
01/30/2026
The patient-handling solution is aimed at addressing long-standing challenges in emergency transport.
The patient-handling solution is aimed at addressing long-standing challenges in emergency transport.
The patient-handling solution is...
01/30/2026
EMSWorld
listening to heart and lung sounds on a training dummy at EMS World Expo
Feature
Potential Pitfalls of Lung Auscultation
01/23/2026
Frances Hall, NREMT-P
Lung sounds aren't always a good indicator of patient condition, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take them.
Lung sounds aren't always a good indicator of patient condition, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take them.
Lung sounds aren't always a good...
01/23/2026
EMSWorld
simple pain scale
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A Simple 1–10 That Isn’t Simple at All
01/07/2026
Kirstie Breneman, NRP
Pain is more than a number on a scale—It's a reflection of the patient, the situation, and the EMS provider.
Pain is more than a number on a scale—It's a reflection of the patient, the situation, and the EMS provider.
Pain is more than a number on a...
01/07/2026
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EMS World Winter 2025 Issue

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Ottawa To Deploy Taxis to Back Up Ambulances
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Ottawa To Deploy Taxis to Back Up Ambulances
04/09/2024

By James Careless

By James Careless
To manage excessive offload times keeping ambulances off the streets, the city-run Ottawa Paramedic Service will begin transporting non-critical patients to the hospital by taxi.
To manage excessive offload times keeping ambulances off the streets, the city-run Ottawa Paramedic Service will begin transporting non-critical patients to the hospital by taxi.
To manage excessive offload...
04/09/2024
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San Diego, CA - January 05: A Falck ambulance speeds along El Cajon Boulevard on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 in San Diego, CA. (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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With Profits Slow to Materialize, San Diego Considers Another Overhaul of its Ambulance Service
05/09/2024

By David Garrick, The San Diego Union-Tribune

By David Garrick, The San D...
Ambulance service in San Diego may soon undergo significant changes despite the recent success of a new model where private ambulances transport patients and the city oversees deployment, staffing, and billing.
Ambulance service in San Diego may soon undergo significant changes despite the recent success of a new model where private ambulances transport patients and the city oversees deployment, staffing, and billing.
Ambulance service in San...
05/09/2024
EMSWorld
binder lift phase patient handling
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The Power Paradox
06/10/2024

By Rick Binder

By Rick Binder
The contradiction of power stretchers and manual patient lifting in EMS.
The contradiction of power stretchers and manual patient lifting in EMS.
The contradiction of power...
06/10/2024
EMSWorld
FDNY EMS Leadership’s 9/11 Responders to Headline HMP Global’s 2024 EMS World Expo in Las Vegas
Press Release
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 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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