For EmergyCare, the largest EMS provider in Northwest Pennsylvania, success begins and ends with people. President David Basnak emphasizes that no piece of equipment can replace skilled, supported professionals.
Just after midnight on September 26, 2023, Jesse Sopko, a paramedic with the South Central Ambulance District (SCAD) in Ashtabula County, Ohio, and a patient were in the back of SCAD’s Unit 639 when they were T-boned by a speeding
As EMS practitioners, we are committed to improving patient care and outcomes in the prehospital setting. We know that a highly trained EMS service means a safer community and more positive outcomes when duty calls today and tomorrow.
Emergency medical services has long been a cornerstone of emergency response, primarily focusing on rapid transportation and immediate medical care. Traditionally, EMS has operated under the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) jurisdiction, reflecting its origins in emergency transportation.
This manuscript details how to implement or evaluate a quality assessment and quality improvement (QA/QI) program. We detail the methods that Monroe Fire Department used to improve its EMS delivery, including the combination of a data-driven quality management system with comprehensive training initiatives.
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 ...
A year after acquiring a helicopter, Bulgaria Heli Med Service is looking to acquire six helicopters by the end of 2026 to help EMS staff access challenging areas, such as the country’s southwestern mountainous region.
A year after acquiring a helicopter, Bulgaria Heli Med Service is looking to acquire six helicopters by the end of 2026 to help EMS staff access challenging areas, such as the country’s southwestern mountainous region.
Charlie, a greyhound therapy dog based at the Miami-Dade (Florida) Fire Rescue Department, recently passed from a malignant tumor. Find out how the department is celebrating his lifetime of service.
Charlie, a greyhound therapy dog based at the Miami-Dade (Florida) Fire Rescue Department, recently passed from a malignant tumor. Find out how the department is celebrating his lifetime of service.
The annual fund is established to pay the tuition/course fee for EMS providers to take the NAEMSE Level One Instructor Course annually at the NAEMSE Symposium.
The annual fund is established to pay the tuition/course fee for EMS providers to take the NAEMSE Level One Instructor Course annually at the NAEMSE Symposium.
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 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.