JEMS

MAY 26, 2025

In EMT and paramedic school, we receive a brief introduction to how consent applies in EMS. We learn that informed consent occurs when a patient is awake, alert, able to […]

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JEMS

JULY 3, 2025

4 min read Admin/Leadership Exclusives Podcasts Chief’s Cadence EMS EMT Paramedic Podcasts Closing the Gap in Pediatric Pain Management Here are insights from a study on barriers and enablers in prehospital pediatric analgesia. Surgical masks, combined with proper vehicle ventilation protocols, suffice for most encounters. Want to hear more?

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JEMS

JULY 10, 2025

The deal calls for the agency, known as MEDIC , to increase the number of EMTs, paramedics and ambulances in the field to improve medical and fire response. Mecklenburg County provided for 50 new EMT positions and 10 ambulances in its 2025-26 fiscal year budget. Those efforts are ongoing.

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Unitek EMT

JUNE 14, 2025

How to Become a Physician Assistant: Duties, Requirements, Certifications, Job Outlook, and Salary If you’ve worked as an EMT or Paramedic, you already know how demanding—and deeply rewarding—the role can be.

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JEMS

JUNE 10, 2025

1 min read Patient Care Podcasts EMS EMS Week EMT Paramedic The JEMS Report Empowering Communities: The Significance of Save a Life Day Dr. Ted Lee looks at the impact and importance of Save a Life Day for EMS Week. Many women suffer in silence out of fear of stigma or being labeled as “problematic.”

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JEMS

JUNE 24, 2025

Mental Health and Wellness Podcasts EMS EMT Paramedic Podcasts The JEMS Report Trash Truck Hits Boy, 9, in MA A 9-year-old boy was left seriously injured Tuesday morning after he was hit by a trash truck in Amesbury. 3 min read EMS Operations Industry News News EMS Headlines Mississippi News Feed Press Release J.B.

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JEMS

JUNE 15, 2025

I could do this every day, all day, 24/7 and it wouldn’t be enough,” she said from behind the wheel of her county-issued Ford Fusion one cool spring morning. Since the county health department program launched in October, Breunig has provided direct medical care or medical case management to more than 110 people. They’re not going to dissolve.”

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Peter Canning

JANUARY 27, 2025

In 2016, the state of Connecticut unified all EMS services with statewide protocols , which adopted a format of each protocol starting at the EMT level and then moving up to paramedic. There were fewer than 50 protocols in the book, along with pages for 24 medications and 8 procedures. For instance, there was no protocol for stroke or STEMI.

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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Simultaneously, the EMS system has also experienced a huge increase in call volume, and, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has now experienced a critical loss of paramedics and EMTs, leaving those who remain to deal with the strain of overwork, stagnant wages, and, in many cases, forced overtime.

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SSCOR

JULY 5, 2025

As a paramedic or EMT, your first responsibility in patient care is to secure a patent airway.

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EMDocs

APRIL 25, 2025

A former EMT and a 24-year U.S. Originally published at The Pediatric EMS Podcast on March 5, 2035. Reposted with permission. Please visit their site HERE to see all the amazing podcasts or subscribe to their RSS HERE. Guest Expert Romeo Ignacio Jr.,

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JEMS

JULY 22, 2025

7 Additionally, research shows that approximately 20% to 25% of EMTs and paramedics meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD during their careers—a prevalence far exceeding that observed among other healthcare workers and the civilian population. Seeking help is still often perceived as a sign of weakness or professional inadequacy.

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NAEMSP

APRIL 18, 2025

Given the mixed beliefs regarding Ketamine, a recent joint position statement was issued by The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the National Association of State EMS Officials, the National Association of EMS Physicians, and the National Association of EMTs.

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Unitek EMT

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

According to a September 2018 article by the American Heart […] The post The 5 Basic Steps of CPR appeared first on Unitek EMT. A complete guide to life-saving CPR on adults, children, and infants Every second counts when someone experiences cardiac arrest, and the actions of a bystander can make all the difference.

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First Responders Foundation

JULY 21, 2025

For first responders, firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMTs, and dispatchers, that boundary is never so clear-cut. For most people, work-life balance means leaving the office at five and unplugging until the next day. Sustaining this over the long term can be especially challenging without support or intentional effort.

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JEMS

JUNE 17, 2025

7 min read Commentary EMS Operations Exclusives Flight Ambulance Operations Ground Ambulance Operations EMS EMT Paramedic Falck Launches in Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Falck USA has officially made a major expansion into the Southwest. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked, likely caused by circulation issues.

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JEMS

JULY 21, 2025

www.hinckleymed.com Industry News EMS EMT Florida Paramedic Must View Seven Hospitalized After Truck Crashes Into MA Federal Building A truck crashed into a building in Devens, sending eight people to the hospital. (AP) Many EMS tools are fragmented, outdated, or cumbersome,” said Moore. It keeps us nimble. 4 min read Industry News P.L.

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Irish College of Paramedics

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

MethodsWorld Cafs were hosted regionally, with 63 participants from the three practitioner levels (31 EMTs, 22 paramedics, 10 advanced paramedics). A draft guidance document was developed after the completion of a national consultation process though an electronic survey with EMTs. CIPD Associate Authors: Suzanne Dunne, PhD, Colum P.

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California Casualty

DECEMBER 17, 2024

That’s especially true for shift workers on the front line—EMTs, nurses, police officers, and firefighters. Balancing work and personal life during the holidays can feel like a juggling act. Even if […]

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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

JULY 11, 2025

Once someone who is seriously injured in a car accident or a shooting begins to hemorrhage, a clock starts ticking. Omaha Mayor John Ewing talks about the ability for Omaha firefighters to now carry whole blood products so they can transfuse at the scene of emergencies. “We know timing is everything,” he said. 070725-owh-new-blood-cm05.jpg

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JEMS

JULY 7, 2025

The median time between emergency call and thoracotomy was 22 (17-29) minutes. The underlying cause of the TCA was cardiac tamponade in 105 patients (18%), exsanguination in 418 patients (70%), or a combination of both in 72 patients (12%). for all other causes). The duration of TCA was also associated with survival (16% for 10 minutes).

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JEMS

JULY 11, 2025

Exclusives Mental Health and Wellness Podcasts EMS EMT Paramedic The JEMS Report More News Omaha (NE) Medics to Start Whole Blood Transfusions At the end of June, the Omaha Fire Department launched Nebraska’s first ground-based, prehospital blood transfusion program. Gastric decompression is an easy skill.

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Unitek EMT

JANUARY 17, 2025

Understanding this vital tool for EMTs in diagnosing and monitoring heart conditions An Electrocardiogram, commonly known as an EKG or ECG, is a medical test that measures the electrical activity of the heart. For Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), understanding EKGs is a critical skill. appeared first on Unitek EMT.

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JEMS

JULY 3, 2025

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. 4 SBT is divided into high and low fidelity.

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JEMS

JUNE 27, 2025

We know that putting blood in the hands of firefighters, paramedics and EMTs is the first step in saving those lives.” In some moments of trauma or crisis, blood is life. Paramedics with Ute Pass Regional Health Service District are now bringing another pathway to life when things go terribly wrong.

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JEMS

JULY 16, 2025

3 min read Admin/Leadership EMS Recruitment & Retention Podcasts EMS EMT Paramedic Tennessee Women’s Health Challenges in EMS and Fire Service Culture Stephanie White sits down with Stacee Ramirez and Dani Landholm to explore the overlooked health challenges women face in fire and EMS roles.

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JEMS

JUNE 23, 2025

While this mechanism has enabled states to draw down billions in additional federal funds, CMS argues that it distorts the fiscal integrity of Medicaid by allowing states to effectively cycle federal dollars back to providers without a commensurate state contribution or measurable expansion of care for enrollees.

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Pulsara

MAY 23, 2025

In those critical minutes, it is EMTs and paramedics who step in with confidence, skill, and unwavering dedication. Today is EMS Recognition Day, the final day of EMS Week and a time to recognize and celebrate the people who take on the challenge of serving their communities every single day.

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American Ambulance Association

MARCH 19, 2025

Medicare Ambulance Extender Bill Introduced in House Yesterday, March 18, Representatives Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Terry Sewell (D-AL), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Mike Carey (R-OH), Danny Davis (D-IL), Carol […] The post House Reintroduces Vital Medicare Extender and EMS Workforce Bills appeared first on American Ambulance Association. (..)

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JEMS

JUNE 18, 2025

MI – Officials are looking to the township’s police and fire departments to potentially help fill existing gaps in local EMS services. MI – Officials are looking to the township’s police and fire departments to potentially help fill existing gaps in local EMS services. He noted that he is also a paramedic. “It

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Peter Canning

APRIL 18, 2025

In Connecticut EMTs (nonparamedics) can administer intranasal naloxone, and can assist patients with both intranasal and rectal diazepam, but they are not yet allowed to administer glucagon or epinephrine intranasally. This intranasal method is so much better — quicker and clearly less invasive. We take the patient into the hospital.

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JEMS

JUNE 24, 2025

The training for some 500 paramedics and emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, covers how to recognize signs that a child’s health is rapidly declining, medication protocol, techniques for starting an IV on smaller bodies with difficult-to-find veins, and CPR for children. They’re fine until they’re not,” CHOP’s Walls said.

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JEMS

JUNE 11, 2025

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. It’s pretty simple, right?

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NVFC

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Outline your training programs, including initial certification courses, ongoing drills, and special opportunities like advanced rescue techniques or EMT classes. If youre not prepared to answer their questions, you might find your recruitment efforts fizzling faster than a dud firework. How much time do I really need to commit?

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JEMS

JULY 23, 2025

In one study alone, EMR/EMT Students failed to adequately recognize or suspect autism in simulated trauma victims 87% of the time. In one study alone, EMR/EMT Students failed to adequately recognize or suspect autism in simulated trauma victims 87% of the time. 3,4 The problem is as much an issue of comfort as it is knowledge.

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JEMS

JULY 22, 2025

The remaining staff planned to work three days on, three days off, which would have kept WWAS in service until at least the end of October, according to Ball. But a week after the layoffs, Ball was notified July 8 by the WWAS board of directors that his position was no longer needed or affordable.

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