Paramedicine
“I don’t want to just throw fire engines at EMS problems. I want to throw fire engines at fire problems,” said Medford Fire Chief Thompson
Departments can play a large role in supporting the health and safety of underserved residents
Your agency should have a policy covering communication with Deaf and hard-of-hearing people; are you familiar with it?
Fire and EMS professionals must go beyond the “how” to understand the “why” of every technique and tool in our arsenal
Hanover Fire Captain Fred Freeman earned the award for his work in establishing the department’s MIH program and using it to expand access to COVID-19 testing
Newark’s fire and police unions raised concerns about training, equipment and compensation related to the new response plan
EMS, fire and police representatives testified before the committee saying ketamine is important for first responders’ safety
Chief Bashoor looks at how fire departments can integrate MIH approaches
Agencies emphasized the critical role of EMS in the fire service and highlighted the accomplishments of EMTs and paramedics
Ethan Lutz was a college student working as an EMT deployed to New York during the COVID-19 crisis; as he watched the city grapple with the PPE shortage, he came up with an idea to make providers safer in the future
4 reasons the ketamine-focused case should serve as a wakeup call to first responders
An Illinois service partnered with the health department to vaccinate vulnerable populations in homeless shelters, nursing homes, jails and congregate living facilities
Hall County is changing its pay structure to give paramedics a flat $10,000 more than EMTs
Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter-Paramedic Dennis M. Bender, 78, was Nebraska’s longest-serving paramedic
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Answering key questions about safety, efficacy, mutations, side effects, conspiracy theories, and what’s ahead as new vaccines roll out
Personal experience showed me the impact of grants in getting crews the tools they need to help patients like my son
Data points to evaluate at your agency as we move into a new phase of COVID-19 response
Scott Davidson, 45, is the second Kansas City Fire Department member to die from the virus over the weekend
Ron Morin, who has worked in EMS for 50 years and served as Carrabassett Valley fire chief for 17, crashed his truck after suffering a cardiac arrest in August
How to identify, onboard and manage community paramedics to succeed in their unique role in improving community health
Walla Walla County Fire District 4 Firefighter-Paramedic Jestin Goodson was hiking with his family when he discovered a woman at the bottom of a ravine
Paramedic school is a commitment, so it’s important to invest time in a quality program
“Community paramedics hold a unique skill set to address the overlapping mental, medical and social conditions that homeless individuals may be presenting”
CP/MIH provides outreach, promotes wellness and navigates patients into and through the healthcare system as part of a greater objective – community risk reduction
Natick Firefighter-Paramedic Jake John Francis Feeney IV, 30, is remembered as “kind, strong and true” and a “conscientious hard worker”
Facing mounting fiscal challenges, many departments are forced to eliminate or reduce training, fire prevention, travel and physicals
American Medical Response Philadelphia Paramedic William “Brad” Blackman worked in EMS for more than 35 years and is remembered as a “true hero”
The city is poised to direct the funds toward the Portland Street Response program that would dispatch paramedics and behavioral health experts on some calls
The clinical decline in patients with HCQ toxicity can be quite precipitous: be prepared with close cardiac monitoring
A paper published in the Journal of Rural Health calls for changes to paramedic scopes of practice for airway and ventilator management in response to COVID-19
The year’s awardees will be recognized for their mobile blood transfusion and mobile integrated healthcare programs
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