JEMS

JULY 17, 2025

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Peter Canning

JULY 17, 2025

A man overdosed with his two young children in the car. The unidentified woman in the front seat next to him also overdosed. According to the children, he started falling asleep while driving and managed to pull into a parking lot, where he was found unconscious with his foot still on the brake. The woman was found blue and pulseless. The children, who couldn’t wake them up, let themselves out of the car and were found wandering in the parking lot.

Overdose

JEMS

JULY 17, 2025

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Ambulance

California Casualty

JULY 17, 2025

When temperatures soar, staying cool isn’t just a comfort—it’s a matter of safety. For law enforcement officers and first responders, the summer heat adds another layer of challenge to already demanding duties. Whether directing traffic under the blazing sun or responding to emergencies in heavy gear, heat stress can sneak up fast.

First Responder

JEMS

JULY 17, 2025

Beaufort County Community College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program just received a major upgrade, a new ambulance for hands-on student training.

Ambulance

SSCOR

JULY 17, 2025

In October of 2012, Superstorm Sandy hit New York City with a vengeance. As area hospitals braced for the storm’s impact, administrators had no reason to fear their back-up generators would fail to function if the city’s power grid went down. They were wrong.

JEMS

JULY 17, 2025

In an analysis of 911 data, The Baltimore Sun found that, while behavioral health calls in Baltimore surged in the past two years, the number of those calls diverted to mental health services dropped.

Mental Health Services

JEMS

JULY 17, 2025

Emergency medical vehicles responding to calls in Marblehead and Swampscott are no longer the familiar Atlantic Ambulances, but rather Beauport Ambulance Service.

Ambulance

American Ambulance Association

JULY 17, 2025

This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join! The post CMS Proposed Pro Forma Rule Implementing the Ground Ambulance Add-ons as part of the CY 2026 Ambulance Fee Schedule Proposed Rule appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Ambulance

JEMS

JULY 17, 2025

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Firefighter

Life in the Fastlane

JULY 17, 2025

Mike Cadogan Marshall Hall Marshall Hall (1790–1857): Pioneer of reflex physiology, anti-bloodletting reformer, creator of the Ready Method for resuscitation, and advocate for animal ethics.

Life Support

JEMS

JULY 17, 2025

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.

Emergency Medical Services

Life in the Fastlane

JULY 17, 2025

Mark Corden Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 363 Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 363 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind, enter the medical trivia of FFFF.