EMS1 Daily News

EMS doesn’t choose people — it prioritizes patients based on risk, access and the realities of an unstable scene

Hall Ambulance EMTs used a new five-lead, AI-enabled ECG to confirm a heart attack in the field

A growing number of EMS calls routed to a contractor-run nurse line are not subject to response-time standards, prompting concern from officials and labor leaders

Advocates say Worcester’s dispatch model sends armed officers instead of clinicians, raising safety concerns and questions about EMS system design

Sublette officials say increased demand and lost grant funding are forcing a push to staff a newly deployed ambulance

A private ambulance driven by a relative ran a red light and crashed into another car, leaving an infant dead and the child’s mother hospitalized, police said

Union leaders warn up to 1,500 EMTs and paramedics may leave in 2026 as pay disparities with firefighters worsen staffing shortages and response times

Lillian Bonsignore, the first former EMT to lead the FDNY, reflects on the department’s uneasy 1996 merger with EMS

Advocates and lawmakers warn staffing shortages at the World Trade Center Health Program are causing treatment delays for sick 9/11 responders and survivors

Programs that send mental health clinicians instead of police to crisis calls are expanding nationwide, but inconsistent funding and limited Medicaid reimbursement threaten their long-term stability

The new Quick Response Unit designation allows Ferndale firefighters to respond to medical calls and reduce long ambulance wait times in their rural community

The new free service notifies trained Danville community members when someone nearby is in cardiac arrest, helping start CPR and locate an AED

Therapy dogs from the nonprofit Go Team give first responders, dispatchers a chance to decompress from the emotional toll of emergency calls

Strategic East Coast expansion strengthens nationwide 1–2 day shipping and extends live customer care hours for First Responders

Flint will put another ambulance in service around the clock as the fire department’s EMS program surpasses 900 calls this year

A Bridgeport investigation found a gunshot victim waited about 10 extra minutes for EMS transport after the first ambulance took an officer experiencing anxiety from the scene

The Council Bluffs Fire Department has partnered with OneDose to calculate medication doses, helping paramedics deliver faster and more accurate care

A sold-out fundraiser organized by the South Fork Lions Club drew 250 people and will help purchase new medical equipment

Hyde County EMS plans to use FAA Part 103-compliant electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles to deliver paramedics

Authorities say an armed man rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township before being fatally shot by security