The Latest
A Paramedic Saved Her Life. Now She’s Changing EMS.
Liz Harney discusses her recovery, EMS education, and leadership at Baptist Health in Kentucky and Indiana, including compassionate care and paramedic training.
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You Didn’t Know I Was Recording You?
Rapidly spreading AI-enabled wearable recording devices, including smart glasses, cameras, pendants, watches, and ambient AI scribes, raise ethical and legal issues for EMS.
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Congo Begins Ebola Vaccinations for Health Workers in the Epicenter of the Outbreak
Congo began vaccinating healthcare workers against Ebola in Bunia, Ituri province, prioritizing front-line staff in the outbreak’s hardest-hit zones.
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Air Evac Closes Its Base in Decatur (IL)
Air Evac Lifeteam closed its Decatur base, ending Decatur-based air ambulance service. Coverage will continue from Mattoon and Effingham.
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Rethinking Vehicle Extrication
Dr. Tim Nutbeam discusses EXIT project findings on vehicle extrication, questioning prolonged in-vehicle treatment and spinal immobilization, and favoring rapid extrication and outside resuscitation.
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The Essential Role of Effective Preceptors in EMS Education and Workforce Retention
EMS faces growing workforce shortages, yet the profession often fails to support the very students who represent its future.
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The Most Important EMS Project You’ve Never Heard Of
In 2005, Indiana EMS agencies launched a shared ePCR system that moved 2,700 clinicians off paper and pioneered today’s cloud model.
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Medical Oversight as a Foundational Requirement for High-Reliability EMS Systems
Medical oversight helps EMS systems improve clinical governance, reduce care variability, strengthen accountability, and advance patient safety.
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Rebuilding the Medic Safety Net
Learn how four Pennsylvania communities restored ALS capacity after Crozer Health System collapsed.
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CT Ambulance Crew Arrives ‘Just in Time’ to Help Deliver Baby
Lisbon Ambulance 654 crew helped deliver a baby boy in Lisbon. Mother and baby were stabilized and taken to Backus Hospital.
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Indianapolis EMS Conducts 50th On-Scene Blood Transfusion
Indianapolis EMS reached 50 on-scene blood transfusions since adding prehospital blood to Marion County’s 911 system.
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New EMS Program Delivers Blood for Transfusions to Ambulances in Two MA Towns
Worcester EMS ambulances in Worcester and Shrewsbury will carry blood for transfusions.
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FL Dengue Fever Outbreak Kills Its First Victim
Gay Small died at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida, on her 80th birthday after developing dengue fever, her family said.
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EMS Has Raised the Standard Everywhere—Except Ventilation
Why advanced monitoring, clinical competency, and lung-protective strategy should be essential—not optional— during transport.
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Worker Dies After Being Trapped When Trench Collapses in CA
One worker died Friday after a trench collapsed at a work site near Hickman, Stanislaus County fire officials said.
IA Child Dies in ATV Accident
Nile Kron, 9, of Iowa City died Tuesday from injuries sustained in an ATV accident, according to an obituary posted by Lensing Funeral Home.
Virtual
Upcoming
Oct 05
Beyond the Ambulance: An Overview of Mobile Integrated Health at Austin-Travis County (TX) EMS
October 5, 2026 – 1 p.m. ET | This webinar will provide a high-level overview of the programs within the ATCEMS Clinical Navigation Division, including community paramedicine, case management, clinical communications and navigation, substance-use response, street medicine, behavioral health initiatives, pop-up resource clinics, and alternative pathways for low-acuity 911 callers.
Virtual
Upcoming
Oct 07
Closing the Safety Gap: From Resistance to Advocacy in Ambulance Safety
October 7, 2026 – 1 p.m. ET | This webinar explores how EMS leaders can drive meaningful safety improvements through education, leadership, SOPs, and proven change-management strategies.
Sponsored By:
IMMI
IMMI
Virtual
Upcoming
Oct 13
A Modern Learning Management System for Fire & EMS: Training That Connects Readiness, Compliance, and Performance
October 13, 2026 – 12 p.m. ET | Join us for a live webinar where Kevin Gardiner and Jeff Schneider of Clarion pull back the curtain on the Elite Learning Management System.
Sponsored By:
ImageTrend
ImageTrend
Virtual
Upcoming
Dec 08
The Future of EMS: Lead the Innovation or Face Disruption
December 8, 2026 – 1 p.m. | This presentation will challenge conventional thinking around AI, present real-world technological capabilities, and provide a roadmap for EMS leaders to position their agencies at the forefront of innovation.
