ACEP Now
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Extraglottic devices, however, are in the scope of practice for both advanced emergency medical technicians (AEMTs) and paramedics, making the devices more widely applicable. The guidelines, updated most recently in 2019, note that endotracheal intubation is reserved for paramedics.
JEMS
JUNE 11, 2025
Grant Funding In 2022, the county reported 28 overdose deaths, and in 2023, 27 overdose deaths were reported. 2 Nearly 70% of these overdose deaths were opioid-related, mirroring statewide statics on opioid-related deaths. 2 Moreover, the local jail reported three opioid-related deaths of incarcerated persons in 2022/2023.
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JEMS
JUNE 11, 2025
While advanced EMT training and certification is recognized at the state and national registry level, there’s a great deal of variety in how agencies use AEMTS. AEMTs in a Hybrid EMS System Steven Kroll is the chief and executive director of Delmar Bethlehem EMS (DBEMS), an agency that covers the town of Bethlehem in Albany County.
JEMS
JUNE 16, 2025
10 min read EMS Operations Exclusives AEMT EMS EMT New York Mobile Integrated Health Significantly Reduces Opioid-Related Deaths Mobile health and harm-reduction strategies led to a 70% drop in opioid overdose deaths through innovative, life-saving care. It’s not more expensive than faxing and second secure emails, over and over again.
JEMS
JUNE 12, 2025
Since beginning my EMS career in 1993, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved over 3,000 new medications, averaging over 110 new drugs yearly. 1 Many of these approvals represent entirely new drug classes or treatment approaches. It would be a great display in training centers, simulation labs and EMS stations.]
JEMS
JUNE 13, 2025
Importantly, these overdoses are often incompletely responsive to naloxone, creating confusion and concern among first responders. Medetomidine acts independently of the opioid receptors and cannot be reversed by naloxone. 2 Withdrawal from medetomidine presents a different challenge. 2,6 What About Withdrawal?
NCOAE
MAY 25, 2022
National Registry Certification examinations evaluate the competence of EMS practitioners at a variety of levels, including Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), and Paramedic. If that’s the case, please feel free to call our office for additional support.
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