News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| EMS1 readers respond: Should IV acetaminophen replace opioids as first-line pain control? | Wednesday February 11th, 2026 |
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EMS providers debate whether making IV acetaminophen the first-line option improves patient care or limits provider judgment |
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| Mich. medical center owner, staff to stand trial after hyperbaric chamber explosion kills 5-year-old | Wednesday February 11th, 2026 |
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Four Oxford Center employees face felony charges, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, after a hyperbaric chamber caught fire and exploded during treatment in Troy |
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| Calif. city renews crisis team contract after hundreds of diverted ambulance transports | Wednesday February 11th, 2026 |
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The San Rafael SAFE Team, a two-person mobile unit pairing a crisis counselor with an EMT, responds to 3,000 nonviolent calls annually, reducing ER visits |
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| At least 10 dead, 27 injured in British Columbia school shooting | Wednesday February 11th, 2026 |
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Seven victims were shot inside a Tumbler Ridge secondary school, and two were found dead at a connected residence |
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| Quick ‘mass casualty’ call credited with saving lives in 18-car Mich. pileup | Wednesday February 11th, 2026 |
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Whiteout conditions along Lake Superior led to a chain-reaction crash in Marquette County that injured eight people as vehicles continued striking the scene |
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| AmeriPro Health expands Fla. operations with new interfacility transport partnership | Tuesday February 10th, 2026 |
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AmeriPro Health has launched operations in Walton County, shifting an estimated 4,800 annual transfers off county EMS |
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| Ohio schools launch EMS pathway to help fill firefighter and EMT shortages | Tuesday February 10th, 2026 |
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Mentor Public Schools, the Mentor Fire Department and Lakeland Community College have partnered to give high school students hands-on EMS training, college credit and a path to EMT certification before graduation |
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| Wash. FD seeks opioid settlement funds for overdose data system | Tuesday February 10th, 2026 |
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Longview firefighter-paramedics could soon use new data analytics software to guide overdose responses and alternative transport decisions, as outlined in a City Council meeting video discu |
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| Mass. hospital CEO warns federal health care cuts could strain EMS and emergency departments | Tuesday February 10th, 2026 |
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Baystate Health President and CEO Peter D. Banko says new federal policy changes could drive more uninsured patients into emergency rooms, increasing pressure on EMS |
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| Ohio FD gets nearly $46K grant for mechanical CPR devices | Monday February 9th, 2026 |
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West Foundation and Cleveland Clinic Fairview awarded funding to equip Avon Lake Fire Department with two LUCAS devices |
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