JEMS

JUNE 24, 2025

1 min read EMS Training EMT Training Paramedic Training Podcasts EMS EMS Week EMT Paramedic The JEMS Report Celebrating Emergency Medical Services: Insights on EMS Recognition Day JEMS Managing Editor Jeff Frankel talks with Dr. Thomas Lardaro to discuss the critical role of EMS in our communities. Maia Dorsett.

First Responder

JEMS

JUNE 17, 2025

Falck USA has officially launched ambulance operations in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex, marking a major expansion into the Southwest. With this launch, the global emergency medical services leader brings its internationally recognized standard of care to one of the fastest-growing regions in the country.

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JEMS

JULY 25, 2025

announced the launch of the Interactive EMS History Timeline, a first-of-its-kind, research-driven digital resource tracing the evolution of Emergency Medical Services in the United States—from the Civil War to the present.

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JEMS

JUNE 26, 2025

Jim Page is often referred to as the father of modern EMS,” said Keith Griffiths, his partner in founding JEMS, the Journal of Emergency Medical Services, in 1980. People in public safety need to be reminded of his legacy and vision, and audiences of every age and background will be inspired by his brilliant story.”

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JEMS

JUNE 10, 2025

Many fire and EMS agencies automatically assign pregnant women to medic units, assuming these roles are less risky. However, as Stacee and Dani pointed out, the ambulance environment carries its own hazards—violent encounters, infection risks, and unpredictable physical demands—that can jeopardize both mother and fetus.

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JEMS

AUGUST 11, 2025

Mobile Integrated Health in Rural America Is More Than a Concept Washington County Ambulance District operates across 1,500 square miles in a region with some of Missouri’s poorest health indicators and limited access to traditional primary care facilities. Here, economics and advocacy committees coordinate to analyze bills like H.R.

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JEMS

JULY 3, 2025

She clarifies how EMS-specific CDC guidelines account for unique factors like ambulance ventilation systems, the rear exhaust fan and closed suction systems that impact airborne and droplet disease transmission risks. Maia Dorsett.

Mobile Integrated Health

JEMS

JULY 8, 2025

You arrive, exit the ambulance, and enter a residence where you find a school aged child in the corner of their bedroom experiencing an obvious behavioral health crisis. Moisa, “Communication with Pediatric Patients: More Than a Medical Act,” International Journal of Communication Research, vol.

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JEMS

JULY 22, 2025

The Warren-Wentworth Ambulance Service abruptly ceased operations earlier this month after its remaining staff reportedly quit, leaving both Grafton County towns scrambling to fill the gap. Years of financial strain The abrupt end of the ambulance service came as a shock to some of the employees, according to Ball.

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JEMS

JULY 17, 2025

EMS Operations News News Feed Headlines Overdose Must View Rush (NY) EMS Service Wins Reprieve, Will Remain Operating Through End of Year After months of heated debate, the Rush Fire Department will continue operating its own emergency medical service at least through the end of the year.

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JEMS

JUNE 21, 2025

The George County Board of Supervisors approved the agreement, paving the way for an enhanced mutual aid partnership with neighboring Greene County after AmeriPro took over EMS services there in September 2023.

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JEMS

JUNE 11, 2025

Page Legacy Scholarship, endowed by Hartwell Medical, by the Fitch EMS Foundation. This national honor recognizes exceptional leadership, innovation, and commitment to advancing the future of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Page Legacy Scholarship honors his legacy of excellence in patient care and public service.

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JEMS

JULY 21, 2025

It allows medics to toggle seamlessly between protocol guidance and dose calculations, minimizing steps and delays. According to Kevin Moore, District Chief of Emergency Medical Services at Martin County Fire Rescue, “OneDose is affordable, easier to use, and gives us more control than other options.

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JEMS

AUGUST 14, 2025

The 25-member National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC) was fired Wednesday in an effort to streamline the U.S. government, according to federal officials.

JEMS

AUGUST 6, 2025

For decades, Acadian Ambulance has provided the lion’s share of ambulance services not handled by East Baton Rouge’s own Emergency Medical Services, transporting patients from facilities like hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living centers and more in the parish.

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JEMS

JULY 22, 2025

12 Furthermore, burnout has been associated with a higher incidence of clinical errors, impaired team communication, and reduced patient satisfaction—all of which threaten the operational integrity of emergency medical services. Compassion fatigue in emergency medical services: A systematic review.

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JEMS

JULY 22, 2025

Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service announced that its Medical Director Dr. Yuko Nakajima, M.D., She serves as Physician Medical Director for Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service and is responsible for clinical oversight of more than 800 professional EMT’s and paramedics. © 2025 Marietta Daily Journal, Ga.

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JEMS

JULY 31, 2025

Andrew Tribula faces the charge after a collision between a Greenville Fire-Rescue ambulance and an SUV around 4:30 p.m. Police say the ambulance was responding to a call with lights and sirens activated and was traveling north on Arlington. No one in the ambulance was injured. Visit WITN for more.

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JEMS

JULY 29, 2025

Paramedic treating a patient in an ambulance [Illustration]. link] By Mike Doss Abstract In emergency medical services (EMS), technical competence is vital—but too often, it overshadows the softer side of care. Because at the end of the day, the most advanced thing in your ambulance isn’t the monitor. References 1.

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JEMS

JULY 18, 2025

Officers provided her medical aid until paramedics from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District arrived. They also worked on the woman and put her in an ambulance that took her to a hospital. Postal Service worker was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday in Northport.

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JEMS

AUGUST 11, 2025

About the Author Michael Mejia is a firefighter paramedic with over a decade of experience in emergency medical services (EMS), aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), technical rescue, and emergency management. And through this story, maybe he can help restore yours too. Treat the patient. Treat the family.

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JEMS

JUNE 23, 2025

Few public services are more essential and financially vulnerable than Emergency Medical Services (EMS). These policy shifts pose significant implications for emergency medical services (EMS), particularly concerning reimbursement, eligibility protocols, and provider participation.

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JEMS

JULY 7, 2025

This was a retrospective study from the London Air Ambulance (LAA) service for the 21-year period from 1999-2019. The London Trauma System serves over 10 million people and is a regional network consisting of the LAA, the London Ambulance Service (LAS), 4 major trauma centers, and 22 smaller trauma units.

E-9-1-1

JEMS

JUNE 27, 2025

“Less than 2% of all ground ambulances in the United States are carrying whole blood,” Dr. Sean Keenan, the EMS medical director in Teller County for UCHealth said. “To be able to give them a new tool … this is tremendously exciting and I think it’s really going to see some benefits for our community.”

Mobile Integrated Health

JEMS

JULY 3, 2025

Keywords: Simulation-based training, Emergency Medical Services, Workforce retention, cognitive load, self-efficacy, personality traits, training, professional development, job satisfaction A Common Scenario “What?! The closest ambulance is not available due to staffing. My mother is not breathing!” “I’m I’m sorry ma’am.

EMS

JEMS

AUGUST 5, 2025

From Responder to Reformer Brigandi’s story begins not in a therapy room, but in the back of an ambulance. At just 17 years old, he entered emergency services—rushing toward crises, stabilizing patients, and witnessing the worst of humanity with little to no emotional support. Prehospital Emergency Care, 26 (2), 123–131.

EMS

JEMS

JUNE 19, 2025

Rivera, DNP, MBA, RN 7 min read Share To: Shutterstock/Matt Gush Abstract All emergency medical service (EMS) systems across the United States face overwhelming pressure. More paramedics will not solve the problem because the real solution lies in reducing the number of unnecessary emergency responses.

Paramedic

JEMS

JULY 16, 2025

Drawing on his special operations experience, Walsh reveals how Valqari developed autonomous drone technology to deliver critical medical supplies quickly, slashing delivery times.

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JEMS

AUGUST 7, 2025

The Terrell County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the multi-year agreement, which follows AmeriPro’s recent takeover of EMS services in neighboring Sumter and Randolph Counties. “We are collectively taking a forward-thinking step that will bring urban-level emergency response times to Terrell County,” said Wilbur T.

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JEMS

JUNE 24, 2025

Webcast: Making Sure Emergency Medical Services Are Ready for Children The Psychology of Prehospital Pediatric Emergencies First responders need to be extra vigilant when evaluating and monitoring vital signs among children because they can decline more quickly than adults. ©2025 The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC.

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JEMS

JULY 23, 2025

After much time and coaching, both patients were convinced to go in two separate ambulances to the local Children’s hospital, where they were evaluated. Regretfully, it is reported both children spent several weeks in boarding in the hospital pending the outcome of Child Services. Keep your distance if possible; Approach slowly.

E-9-1-1

JEMS

JUNE 16, 2025

It is intended to empower Mobile Medical professionals to claim their seat at Healthcare’s Table of the Future—and get paid appropriately for doing so. To the contrary, physician, investor and Affordable Care Act architect Bob Kocher once described ambulance services as “the ones who bring in the revenue.” Finally, Dr.

Mobile Integrated Health

JEMS

JULY 18, 2025

Frequent tabletop exercises and planning meetings escalate in cadence as event dates approach, culminating in layered on-the-ground coverage within critical “hospitality zones” packed with ambulances, flight teams and specialized units. The program protects staff, supports quality assurance and aids patient care.

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JEMS

JUNE 11, 2025

And emergency medical service organizations are structured accordingly, right? Although its name and structure changed, the rural ambulance service merged with the town fire department’s paramedic-level EMS providers approximately ten years ago. That is a choice made by our medical directors.”

AEMT

JEMS

JULY 15, 2025

Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in emergency service personnel: a meta-analysis. Understanding the increased mental health risks facing emergency medical services [Internet]. Front Psychiatry. 2024 [cited 2025 Jul 14]; Available from: [link] 2. 2023 [cited 2025 Jul 14]. Available from: [link] 3.

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JEMS

JUNE 23, 2025

“These therapies are time-dependent,” said Christian Martin-Gill, professor of emergency medicine at Pitt, chief of the Division of Emergency Medical Services and an attending emergency physician at UPMC, specializing in stroke. 21—It was just after 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21—It was just after 2 p.m.

First Responder

JEMS

JUNE 26, 2025

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