EMS1 Daily News

Portland firefighters, OHSU trauma surgeons and AMR crews trained on a simulated structural collapse requiring a field amputation, technical rescue and whole blood administration

University of Arizona researchers will compare blood with crystalloid fluids in nearly 2,000 trauma patients treated by ground EMS agencies

Tulane University plans to turn New Orleans’ long-vacant Charity Hospital, shuttered after Hurricane Katrina, into a medical research and biomedical innovation hub

Sedgwick County’s $4.6 million EMS funding increase will add three ambulances and 15 full-time positions, including 10 EMTs and five paramedics

Muscatine firefighters used Simulation in Motion–Iowa mobile ambulance and ER simulators to practice rare emergencies, including childbirth and pediatric calls

A Portland EMT grabbed the keys from the ignition and stopped a man accused of trying to drive away in an ambulance while a patient was being treated inside

Cumberland Goodwill EMS will use a $70,000 state grant to provide free training and help EMTs advance to paramedic through its Rescue Ready workforce program

A military judge scheduled Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three alleged accomplices to stand trial beginning June 5, 2028, more than 26 years after the Sept. 11 attacks

Melinda Brugger, a former Plattekill EMS captain, and James Brugger, a former fire chief, were found dead at a Milton Turnpike residence

Volusia County Flight Paramedic Matt Brunelle jumped about 20 feet into Lake Woodruff to reach a fisherman as rescuers raced to the remote scene

Honolulu EMS responded to two clusters of suspected overdoses within an hour, with five patients requiring multiple doses of naloxone before being hospitalized in serious condition

Authorities confirmed eight relatives spanning four generations were killed before their Billings-area home burned

First Due is again the highest-ranked Fire & EMS software company on the list

Virginia plans to end Medicaid reimbursement for community stabilization and cut mobile crisis response coverage from eight hours to four

Luzerne County Community College’s new Olsen Family Endowment Scholarship will provide eligible paramedic students with $2,250 in financial aid to help cover tuition, books, uniforms and other training costs

Scranton’s proposed 2027 capital budget includes $190,000 to purchase three used ambulances as the city moves toward integrating public and private EMS response

A 64-year-old landfill worker was airlifted to a hospital after falling onto the tracks of a moving bulldozer while trying to climb back into the equipment

The Baraboo Area Fire and EMS District is asking its five municipalities for sharply higher contributions as unpaid patient bills, wage increases and rising operating costs strain its budget

Somerset County officials and volunteer fire chiefs are developing a policy that would allow EMS crews to assist with hoses, hydrants and equipment while remaining available for patient care

Naperville’s full-time Mobile Crisis Intervention Team pairs specially trained officers with clinicians to manage mental health emergencies