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Documentary on the Life and Legacy of James O. Page Will Inform and Inspire

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Admin/Leadership News EMS EMT Headlines James O. The… EMS Training News News Feed Georgia Headlines Baltimore to Downgrade Some ALS Units as Staffing Shortages Persist The Baltimore City Fire Department is preparing to downgrade four Advanced Life Support (ALS) units to Basic Life Support (BLS) starting next month.

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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, July 2025

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This suburban, combined ALS and BLS EMS system responds to greater than 120,000 combined requests for service a year. Of the groups with positive findings, Sp02 increased on average from 89.6% Individual agencies are dispatched via a common communications center using commercially available Emergency Medical Dispatch software.

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Lifesaving Whole Blood Program Begins in CO

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We know that putting blood in the hands of firefighters, paramedics and EMTs is the first step in saving those lives.” “About 40% of the people who bleed to death do so before they get to one of our hospitals. “That 40% is why we’re here today. The others are in Clear Creek and Grand counties.

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Simulation Training as a Strategy for Workforce Retention in EMS

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According to the 2024 Michigan Healthcare Workforce Index, a staggering 10-year shortage of paramedics between 2023 and 2033 will rise to 1,160 paramedics and 621 emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Many reasons are given for the EMT and paramedics’ departure from the EMS career field. About the Author Daniel R.

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The Widely Varying Role of the Advanced EMT in Modern EMS

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Enter the Advanced EMT Actually, it’s more complicated. There’s also the advanced EMT, an EMT with training in additional concepts and specific ALS skills such as starting IVs, administering a few carefully chosen medications, using advanced airways and other carefully selected skills.

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Baltimore to Downgrade Some ALS Units as Staffing Shortages Persist

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EMS Operations Ground Ambulance Operations News Ambulance Crash EMS EMT Headlines LODD Montana Paramedic More News New Cobb County (GA) Paramedic School Doubles Training Capacity Cobb County will soon have more paramedics thanks to a new partnership between Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services and Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service.

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Double-Decker Bus Carrying Students Plunges Into River in England in ‘Terrifying’ Crash

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The… EMS Training News News Feed Georgia Headlines Baltimore to Downgrade Some ALS Units as Staffing Shortages Persist The Baltimore City Fire Department is preparing to downgrade four Advanced Life Support (ALS) units to Basic Life Support (BLS) starting next month. 3 min read Admin/Leadership News EMS EMT Headlines James O.