Tag Archives: EMS News

Opioid use, practically heroin, has been on a sharp increase in recent years causing a spike in overdose deaths. In response Mister Narcan will hit the streets to bring a miracle life saver to the general public.

A new emergency medical services cost cutting initiative has left some saying, “that’s crap.” Faced with poor third quarter earnings, American Ambulance Medical Response (AAMR) has announced a new program designed to improve the health of emergency responders, while saving ...

Last week noted EMS blogger and journalist Kelly Grayson upset many people by making the claim paramedics can diagnose a patient. Now this week the NREMW, is set to announce a new level of EMT.

Virginia house bill 1010 is proposing to lower the number of hours of training required for EMTs and Paramedics in that state. The authors of the bill say this will encourage more people to be willing to staff volunteer EMS services.

States have been considering giving Nebulized THC treatments for certain patients. Medical marijuana is being more accepted to help with pain management, stress management and helps with glaucoma.  

The staff at the Delucia Ambulance Service in Delucia, Nebraska was surprised to see the turnout for the unveiling of their new CPR assist device, but it was not for the reason that they thought.

Tuesday night in his State Of the Union address President Obama used the term Ambulance Driver to describe EMS workers. This comment has sparked outrage in the EMS community

This week the community of EMS and Public Safety related pages on Facebook lost a dear friend, a man who used the name VooDoo. Here are a few stories about the legend that is VooDoo

A quick trip to McDonald's turned into an embarrassing incident for a new EMT. Danny "Galls" Noonan, a new EMT with Gemenon Township Volunteer Fire Department in rural NY, stopped for lunch with friends at a local McDonald's when another customer standing in line collapsed.

Provisions in Obamacare will make getting approved for an organ transplant much easier. Unfortunately the supply of organs is still very low. So in an effort to get more organs harvested, Paramedics will be trained to accomplish the task, on scene.