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Iowa FD's whole blood pilot program proves worth with stabbing victim
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (233+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa " A Des Moines pilot program allowing paramedics to perform blood transfusions in the field is being credited with saving lives and changing how trauma care begins. Launched in November, the program equips certain ambulances with blood and…...
The economics of saving lives (and explaining it to your finance director)
10+ hour, 9+ min ago (862+ words) By Randall Schaefer, DNP, RN, CEN; Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, NREMT In EMS, we've gotten pretty good at doing extraordinary things with limited resources. We can intubate in a ditch, run a cardiac arrest in a living room full of Labradors,…...
Lawsuit accuses former N. C. EMT of taking photos of dying patient
10+ hour, 24+ min ago (123+ words) Bill Carey is the associate editor for Fire Rescue1. com and EMS1. com. A former Maryland volunteer firefighter, sergeant, and lieutenant, Bill has written for several fire service publications and platforms. His work on firefighter behavioral health garnered a 2014 Neal Award nomination....
Minn. paramedic pushes for memorial honoring fallen EMS
16+ hour, 29+ min ago (299+ words) A rendering of the EMS Line Of Duty Death Memorial on the Minnesota State Capitol grounds. Minnesota EMS Line of Duty Death Memorial Foundation BOCK, Minn. " EMS providers are the only first responders in Minnesota without a memorial at the…...
CAL FIRE helicopter crew rescues tree worker 75 feet up during medical emergency
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (174+ words) SAN JOSE, Calif. " A CAL FIRE helicopter crew helped rescue a tree worker who suffered an apparent medical emergency while cutting a palm tree about 75 feet above the ground on April 24 in San Jose, officials said. San Jose firefighters responded…...
Boston medevac service opens base in N. H. to cut response times, expand critical care access
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (688+ words) By Jonathan Phelps The New Hampshire Union Leader MANCHESTER, N. H. " Boston Med Flight is already seeing the impact of its fifth permanent base, which opened recently at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. "The first day we got here we actually had three missions…...
HHS halts CDC vaccine study publication
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (509+ words) A sign with the CDC logo is displayed at the entrance to the agency's headquarters in Atlanta on March 2, 2025. By Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer NEW YORK " U. S. health officials stopped the publication of a study on whether the COVID-19 vaccine…...
Crestline Ambulances returns to FDIC 2026 with bigger, fleet-ready CCL 166 Type III ambulance
1+ week, 6+ day ago (31+ words) Visit Booth 5574 to see how the CCL 166 Type III delivers 16 inches more interior space and 25% more ALS storage " engineered specifically for the pressures of modern fleet procurement...
Demers Ambulances debuts award-winning Type I ambulance at FDIC 2026
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (21+ words) Experience the all-new FXP 174 ambulance with industry-first FX Action Seats during FDIC 2026 from April 23-25, 2026...
N. Y. paramedic injured, attacked by patient
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (210+ words) FAIRPORT, N. Y. " An Upstate New York paramedic was injured by violence while providing care, according to multiple reports. Perinton Ambulance told the Democrat & Chronicle that an EMS provider was assaulted at 2 a. m. Saturday during a medical call in the Village of Fairport....