EMS1 Daily News

Fox Valley Technical College students performed CPR and used an AED after longtime EMS instructor Karl Arps went into cardiac arrest during class

A University of Michigan-led team is developing mobile treatment units that could help with specialized scans and procedures in underserved communities

Scientists say the powdered synthetic platelets could help save trauma patients in ambulances, on battlefields and in remote areas

Ross/West View EMS stabilized a critically bleeding patient just days after launching the program

Police said a tracking device helped officers find the Northeast Ambulance vehicle in Buxton after it was stolen from Biddeford

Frederick County paramedics, firefighters and dispatchers were recognized by Shock Trauma for helping save a teen who suffered catastrophic injuries

Piedmont Medical Center’s parent company has applied to build a standalone ED as health care providers expand across the growing Rock Hill region

Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Hero Academy gave about 70 Girl Scouts hands-on emergency response training

PSTrax provides an operational readiness platform used by public safety agencies to track inspections, equipment status, and operational documentation

Officials called the fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber a mass-casualty event in Searsmont

5.11 Tactical, Academy Sports & Outdoors, Carhartt and others offering discounts during National EMS Week

New legislation gives EMS legal protection to stabilize and transport injured police dogs in emergencies without violating veterinary practice laws

Foxborough Fire Rescue added two support vehicles for World Cup events, Gillette Stadium operations and other major events

A medical transport plane crashed in rugged terrain near Ruidoso, starting a wildfire that quickly spread in dry, windy conditions

Eleven people were taken to hospitals after a vehicle struck a dairy cow on Route 116 in Sunderland and then collided with a second vehicle

Rescue and EMS incidents accounted for nearly 60% of Lodi Fire Department calls last year as crews transitioned to ALS capabilities and prepared for a new regional ambulance partnership

The resignation of Santa Fe’s Alternative Response Unit manager leaves the program with five employees as concerns grow over staffing cuts, reduced call volume and the removal of EMS captains

Annapolis and Anne Arundel County officials are proposing a jointly funded peak-time medic unit to handle growing EMS demand

Tulsa's partnership between the 911 center and mental health clinicians diverted thousands of crisis calls, saving time and reducing unnecessary emergency calls

Cleveland firefighters and a medical helicopter responded to Amaero Advanced Materials after an industrial explosion