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Divergence of Care: A Palliative Paradigm for Consultations With Patients and Relatives
In the United Kingdom, paramedics assist palliative care patients in crisis or symptom management, discussing care options that may diverge between curative and palliative approaches.
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NY Medical Transport Bus Crashes with Dump Truck; One Killed, Four Injured
One person was killed and four were seriously injured after a medical transport bus collided with a dump truck at State Route 488 and Freshour Road in Hopewell.
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Londonderry (NH) to Provide Ambulance Services for Neighboring Litchfield
Londonderry entered a three-year contract to provide ambulance services to Litchfield starting in January.
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Boy, 8, Dies After Being Struck by Falling Tree at MA YMCA Summer Camp
A Sudbury boy hit by a falling tree at Camp Chickami in Wayland died after being taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Prehospital Intubation: What the Evidence Actually Says
Studies of paramedic endotracheal intubation in the field found 77% first-pass success and 89% overall success, rising to about 90% with RSI, with outcomes improving in trained EMS systems.
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Rebuilding the EMS Workforce: Why High School Pipelines, Not Retention Alone, Are the Future
Emergency medical services (EMS) face a workforce crisis, with providers leaving for other careers. Agencies must adopt a workforce waterfall model to plan for turnover and stabilize staffing.
9 min read
AI Arrived Before EMS Did
AI-guided bystanders are changing emergency response—and EMS must decide how to capture the critical data they gather before crews arrive.
7 min read
Scaling Prehospital Ultrasound: How Artificial Intelligence May Overcome the Barriers to Adoption
AI may help EMS adopt point-of-care ultrasound by supporting image acquisition, interpretation and quality assurance, but it should augment, not replace, clinician judgment.
13 min read
The Mindset Shift Required for Community Paramedicine
Community paramedicine can be less physically demanding than traditional EMS while allowing deeper connections that may improve care and provider fulfillment.
7 min read
Federal Policy Complicates How Organizations Battle the Opioid Crisis
SAMHSA banned federal grants for public drug test strip distribution, affecting groups like Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition, which said the policy could make overdoses harder to prevent.
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Surge of Deadly Bacterial Infections Hits Gulf Coast
Louisiana health officials urged beachgoers to take precautions as the state confirmed nine Vibrio vulnificus infections this year, including five deaths.
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Opioid Overdose Cases Plummet in MA City
Lowell saw its fewest June opioid overdoses on record since 2011, with 17 total overdoses and 11 patients needing Narcan.
5 min read
Beyond the Podcast: Three Essential Resources Every EMS Provider Should Read About Freeze-Dried Plasma and Prehospital Blood
The FDA approved the first freeze-dried plasma product for civilian use in the United States, a step for trauma care and EMS.
5 min read
When to Stop, When to Go: Termination of Resuscitation in Pediatric Nontraumatic Arrests
Maryland Institute of EMS Systems developed pediatric termination-of-resuscitation criteria in 2019, and a review of 1,395 non-traumatic pediatric arrests found 99.7% specificity.
10 min read
- Prehospital Intubation: What the Evidence Actually Says
- Friday Night Lights: Shift 23 – The Disconnect
- Why Paramedic Airway Performance Varies: What EMS Leaders Can Learn from a Qualitative Study
- Through a Different Lens: A Perspective on Airway QA
- Friday Night Lights: Shift 22: Slow and Steady Isn’t Always a Good Thing
Three Killed in CA Wrong-Way Crash
Three people died in a three-vehicle crash early Sunday on Highway 99 in Kern County, north of Bakersfield.
8-Year-Old PA Boy Killed in Farming Equipment Accident
An 8-year-old child died in a farm equipment mishap Friday near Stoneboro, Pennsylvania. State police responded to an Amish home in Lake Township.
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Sep 16
From Plans to Practice: Designing Effective Exercises
September 16, 2026 – 1 p.m. ET | This session provides a practical, step-by-step framework for building successful exercises: from simple drills to full-scale events.
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Beyond Documentation: Practical Ways AI Can Improve EMS
Watch now! | Discover AI’s practical applications that can improve workforce management, quality management, education, scheduling, fleet operations, revenue cycle, and decision-making.
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Critical Care: Not Just Transfers
Watch on Demand: This class will review common education and technology within the transfer environment and its utilization in 911.
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Pediatric Prehospital Care: It’s Not Always Child’s Play
Watch now! | Serious prehospital emergencies in infants and children are relatively uncommon compared to adults, and they often present with subtle signs that must be recognized in order to prevent deterioration.
