News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Md. county debates grant-funded whole blood program for EMS | Thursday May 7th, 2026 |
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EMS leaders say the grant-funded program could save trauma patients in rural Somerset County, but local officials worry taxpayers may be left covering the cost |
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| Okla. EMS director sounds alarm on funding crisis | Thursday May 7th, 2026 |
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Woodward County EMS officials say soaring ambulance costs, staffing shortages and inadequate Medicare reimbursements are straining services |
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| Mont. air ambulance service seeks $2M for new helicopter | Thursday May 7th, 2026 |
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The Logan Health Foundation is raising funds to buy a Bell 429 helicopter, which would give ALERT more space, safety and in-flight treatment |
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| 10 hospitalized after chemical leak at La. business, including firefighters | Thursday May 7th, 2026 |
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A valve malfunction involving boron trifluoride at a Lafayette Parish business prompted evacuations and hospitalized workers and first responders |
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| ‘You just stuffed it down’: First responders, dispatchers confront mental health crisis | Wednesday May 6th, 2026 |
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EMS personnel, dispatchers and other first responders are speaking more openly about PTSD, burnout and stigma as more agencies expand mental health programs |
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| Pittsburgh EMS brings ‘mini hospital’ to NFL draft | Wednesday May 6th, 2026 |
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More than 100 paramedics staffed the three-day event, using foot teams to reach and treat patients in dense crowds |
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| 'The hands of God': Heart attack patient returns to thank Va. paramedics, EMT | Wednesday May 6th, 2026 |
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Weeks after suffering a massive heart attack at home, Shayne South returned to Lynchburg Fire Station 7 to thank the firefighters and paramedics who revived him and rushed him to lifesaving treatment |
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| 3 injured when dump truck overturns onto car in N.Y. crash | Wednesday May 6th, 2026 |
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Rosendale police said a loaded tri-axle dump truck lost control and flipped onto an oncoming vehicle, trapping three people inside |
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| NYPD waited 41 minutes for EMS before rushing patient to hospital, where he died | Tuesday May 5th, 2026 |
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Officers made two calls for EMS before transporting the 22-year-old themselves during a medical emergency |
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| EMS1 readers respond: Should IV acetaminophen replace opioids as first-line pain control? | Tuesday May 5th, 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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