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Communications Outages Cancel RTD Trains, Shut Down Colorado DMVs, Hinder First Responders
News
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 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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Peter Stebinger
Perspectives
06/05/2024

By Peter Stebinger

By Peter Stebinger
When it seems things might escalate, your primary intervention should be a calm and understanding demeanor.
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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36 EMS and Air Medical Fallen to be Honored During National EMS Weekend of Honor
News
05/24/2024

National EMS Memorial Service

National EMS Memorial Service
The ceremonies are schedued for July 19–21 in Arlington, VA.
The ceremonies are schedued for July 19–21 in Arlington, VA.
The ceremonies are schedued for...
05/24/2024
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Kevin Freier Paramedic
Perspectives
05/23/2024

By Kevin Freier

By Kevin Freier
Being a good EMS provider doesn’t mean being perfect.
Being a good EMS provider doesn’t mean being perfect.
Being a good EMS provider...
05/23/2024
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NJ EMS Task Force
Feature Story
05/23/2024

By Richard Huff

By Richard Huff
Marking 20 years in service, the N.J. EMS Task Force challenged itself to ‘push the boundaries of what is possible’.
Marking 20 years in service, the N.J. EMS Task Force challenged itself to ‘push the boundaries of what is possible’.
Marking 20 years in service, the...
05/23/2024
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From EMSWorld
White Papers
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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Jeanine Newton-Riner
Podcasts
05/20/2024

Guest: Jeanine Newton-Riner

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 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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EMS World Expo Las Vegas
Press Release
05/20/2024

Ninth Brain and EMS World

Ninth Brain and EMS World
Fifty fortunate recipients will receive complete conference registration and $500 gift cards to attend EMS World Expo in Las Vegas this September.
Fifty fortunate recipients will receive complete conference registration and $500 gift cards to attend EMS World Expo in Las Vegas this September.
Fifty fortunate recipients will...
05/20/2024
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Matt Hart
Podcasts
05/16/2024

Guest: Matt Hart

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 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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Cyberattack has Michigan Hospitals Pausing Elective Procedures, Diverting Emergency Care
Feature Story
05/10/2024

By Justin P. Hicks, mlive.com

By Justin P. Hicks, mlive.com
Several hospitals were on diversion for EMS to ensure serious cases are triaged immediately.
Several hospitals were on diversion for EMS to ensure serious cases are triaged immediately.
Several hospitals were on...
05/10/2024
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Pediatric Video Tutorial: What Poison Control Wants You to Know
Videos
04/24/2024

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solut...
Scott DeBoer of Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions interviewed Poison Control to find out what they want us to know most. The moral of the story, if you remember nothing else, is to make sure you dial the correct number!
Scott DeBoer of Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions interviewed Poison Control to find out what they want us to know most. The moral of the story, if you remember nothing else, is to make sure you dial the correct number!
Scott DeBoer of Pedi-Ed-Trics...
04/24/2024
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Jeanine Newton-Riner
Podcasts
05/20/2024

Guest: Jeanine Newton-Riner

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 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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Matt Hart
Podcasts
05/16/2024

Guest: Matt Hart

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 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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Pediatric Video Tutorial: What Poison Control Wants You to Know
Videos
04/24/2024

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solut...
Scott DeBoer of Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions interviewed Poison Control to find out what they want us to know most. The moral of the story, if you remember nothing else, is to make sure you dial the correct number!
Scott DeBoer of Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions interviewed Poison Control to find out what they want us to know most. The moral of the story, if you remember nothing else, is to make sure you dial the correct number!
Scott DeBoer of Pedi-Ed-Trics...
04/24/2024
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Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions
Videos
02/15/2024

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solut...
Lisa interviews a pediatrician and inventor who is about to transform the world of pediatric ventilation as we know it.
Lisa interviews a pediatrician and inventor who is about to transform the world of pediatric ventilation as we know it.
Lisa interviews a pediatrician...
02/15/2024
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Rob Lawrence on the 35th Anniversary of EMS World Expo
Podcasts
02/05/2024

Host: Mike McCabe

Host: Mike McCabe
Lawrence talks with our host Mike McCabe about the origins, evolution and future of what he calls “the biggest and the best EMS conference in the country, if not the world.”
Lawrence talks with our host Mike McCabe about the origins, evolution and future of what he calls “the biggest and the best EMS conference in the country, if not the world.”
Lawrence talks with our host...
02/05/2024
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Crystal Little EMS
Podcasts
01/19/2024

Guest: Crystal Little

Guest: Crystal Little
Mike McCabe sits down with an EMS captain who shares her candid account of hitting rock bottom—and how you can follow her strategies to come back stronger than ever.
Mike McCabe sits down with an EMS captain who shares her candid account of hitting rock bottom—and how you can follow her strategies to come back stronger than ever.
Mike McCabe sits down with an...
01/19/2024
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Gathering of Eagles Meeting November 10, 2023:
Videos
01/02/2024

Metropolitan EMS Medical Directors Consortium

Metropolitan EMS Medical Directors Co...
European Eagles on severe weather events on their continent; David Miramontes on stroke transport protocols; Stein Bronsky on telemedicine's benefits in disaster evacuations; Chuck Brunell on new treatment in place legislation; and more.
European Eagles on severe weather events on their continent; David Miramontes on stroke transport protocols; Stein Bronsky on telemedicine's benefits in disaster evacuations; Chuck Brunell on new treatment in place legislation; and more.
European Eagles on severe...
01/02/2024
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Electrical cord bites children
Videos
12/21/2023

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solut...
Kids will put anything, including Christmas lights and electrical cords, into their mouths.
Kids will put anything, including Christmas lights and electrical cords, into their mouths.
Kids will put anything,...
12/21/2023
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Lisa and Scott had the unique opportunity to tour "Disaster City," a realistic Texas training facility complete with makeshift meth lab, to learn how to stay safe in sticky situations.
Videos
12/06/2023

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions

Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solut...
Lisa and Scott had the unique opportunity to tour "Disaster City," a realistic Texas training facility complete with makeshift meth lab, to learn how to stay safe in sticky situations.
Lisa and Scott had the unique opportunity to tour "Disaster City," a realistic Texas training facility complete with makeshift meth lab, to learn how to stay safe in sticky situations.
Lisa and Scott had the unique...
12/06/2023
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Cory Davis Verizon
Podcasts
12/04/2023

Host: Mike McCabe

Host: Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe sits down with Verizon Frontline's vice president of public safety to discuss the significance of recently released survey findings that spotlight the communication needs of first responders.
Mike McCabe sits down with Verizon Frontline's vice president of public safety to discuss the significance of recently released survey findings that spotlight the communication needs of first responders.
Mike McCabe sits down with...
12/04/2023
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Peter Stebinger
Perspectives
06/05/2024

By Peter Stebinger

By Peter Stebinger
When it seems things might escalate, your primary intervention should be a calm and understanding demeanor.
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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Kevin Freier Paramedic
Perspectives
05/23/2024

By Kevin Freier

By Kevin Freier
Being a good EMS provider doesn’t mean being perfect.
Being a good EMS provider doesn’t mean being perfect.
Being a good EMS provider...
05/23/2024
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EMS Then and Now
Perspectives
12/26/2023

By Lew Steinberg, MPA, NRP

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 training continue to evolve, one constant remains: When in doubt, assess the patient.
As prehospital equipment and...
12/26/2023
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Gwen Powell
Perspectives
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 daily. How do we make sense of the suffering?
EMS sees tragedy and grief...
12/01/2023
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Russell Myers chaplain
Perspectives
10/02/2023

By Russell Myers, D.Min.

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 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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Christopher Kelly Attorney
Feature Story
03/15/2023

By Christopher Kelly

By Christopher Kelly
Does the key to a sustainable EMS system lie within the critical access hospital model?
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
Perspectives
03/03/2023

By Jonathon S. Feit, MBA, MA

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 change—or in not being assured of getting it.
We aren’t alone in wanting...
03/03/2023
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Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest: The Unseen Effects
Perspectives
01/05/2023

By Alexandra Jabr, MS, EMT-P

By Alexandra Jabr, MS, EMT-P
Every single player and spectator was a secondary patient. They should be evaluated and treated accordingly.
Every single player and spectator was a secondary patient. They should be evaluated and treated accordingly.
Every single player and...
01/05/2023
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Education/Training
08/28/2022

John Todaro, BA, NRP, RN, TNS, NCEE, CHSE, CHSOS 

John Todaro, BA, NRP, RN, TNS, NCEE, ...
Please make your voice heard, push the cause of professionalism, and stand for what is right for EMS. We must demand that paramedicine be recognized and managed as a health care profession, with all those rights and responsibilities.  
Please make your voice heard, push the cause of professionalism, and stand for what is right for EMS. We must demand that paramedicine be recognized and managed as a health care profession, with all those rights and responsibilities.  
Please make your voice heard,...
08/28/2022
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Nick Stohlman (Photo: SOMA Global)
Operations
08/26/2022

Nick Stohlman 

Nick Stohlman 
More real-time awareness can inform better deployment of vital resources.
More real-time awareness can inform better deployment of vital resources.
More real-time awareness can...
08/26/2022
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07/24/2018
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Introduction: Paramedic program directors struggle with balancing limited time available in clinical and field learning experiences with accomplishing required objectives and allowing for...
10/27/2020
Introduction: The advent of online education has opened the door to novel training options. However, it is unclear if online programs can match the success of their traditional counterpar...
10/27/2020
Introduction: There are several factors that can affect a student’s academic performance. These include family and peer support, previous education, and socioeconomic status (SES). Resear...
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Background: For paramedic students to be situationally aware, they must identify a situation, interpret the situation, and then be able to predict how that information will affect future ...
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Introduction: Student performance has been documented to be dependent on size, socioeconomic status, and attendance, yet not on other classmates’ performance. This study seeks to determin...
10/27/2020
Introduction: Students must act as team leads in the field to successfully graduate from their paramedic program. The team leads allow the student to develop technical skills, scene manag...
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Introduction: A lack of standardization among paramedic programs has long been identified as one of the most significant problems in prehospital education. One example of this lack of sta...
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Hypothesis: A short survey of clinical questions and student perceptions can be used to identify student outcomes on the NREMT cognitive EMT exam.
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Introduction: The flipped classroom methodology is based on students gaining first exposure to new material outside of class, followed by the assimilation of that knowledge through in-cla...
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08/20/2021

Brian Potter, MS, ATC, NREMT 

Brian Potter, MS, ATC, NREMT 
Know the main injury threats athletes can face.
Know the main injury threats athletes can face.
Know the main injury threats...
08/20/2021
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Education/Training
06/28/2021

Sandy Hunter, PhD, NRP

Sandy Hunter, PhD, NRP
Being prepared can ease stress and help you work with these patients and their caregivers.
Being prepared can ease stress and help you work with these patients and their caregivers.
Being prepared can ease stress...
06/28/2021
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05/28/2021

Simon Taxel, BA, NRP

Simon Taxel, BA, NRP
What should you know when regular sedation isn’t cutting it?
What should you know when regular sedation isn’t cutting it?
What should you know when...
05/28/2021
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04/30/2021

Michael W. Supples, MD, NRP, and Austin N. Baraki, MD

Michael W. Supples, MD, NRP, and Aust...
Risks, prevention, and how departments can help.
Risks, prevention, and how departments can help.
Risks, prevention, and how...
04/30/2021
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CE Article: Death Communication—What We've Failed to Teach
Education
03/01/2021

Alexandra Jabr

Alexandra Jabr
There’s nothing optional about the reality of confronting it on scene.
There’s nothing optional about the reality of confronting it on scene.
There’s nothing optional about...
03/01/2021
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