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

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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.

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Falck Launches in Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

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The company will provide advanced life support, critical care transport, and 911 emergency response—delivering timely, expert care with professionalism and compassion. Falck Southwest begins operations in Fort Worth and plans to rapidly expand its presence across the broader DFW area.

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AmeriPro Health Bolsters Mississippi Presence with New Emergency Services Agreement in George County

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AmeriPro will provide two advanced life support (ALS) ambulance trucks 24 hours a day, and a full suite of advanced technology and equipment, including state-of-the-art cardiac monitoring, LUCAS devices capable of delivering automated chest compressions during a cardiac arrest, ZOLL ventilators, and other high-tech patient care tools.

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Lifesaving Whole Blood Program Begins in CO

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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.

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Simulation Training as a Strategy for Workforce Retention in EMS

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1 The author’s employer, a Michigan-based life support agency, further represents clinician shortages, experiencing only a 70% retention rate of EMTs and a 77% retention rate of paramedics. 2 Life support agency executives must overcome these challenges through the implementation of a strong retention plan.

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The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’—And the EMS Revenue Collapse No One’s Ready For

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Treat in Place and Community Paramedic Recently, EMS professionals contacted Congress during EMS on the Hill Day to advocate for the Community Paramedicine Act and H.R. The Community Paramedicine Act and H.R. Our number one discussion should not have been the Community Paramedicine Act and H.R.

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PA Fire Department, Children’s Hospital Partner for Pediatric EMS Training

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About 10% of EMS calls involved patients aged 18 or younger, and only 1% were extremely sick, according to CHOP’s Center for Life Support Education & Outreach. So when you’re in that high-stress situation, you don’t second guess your decisions,” said John Chattley, a fire service paramedic with the Philadelphia Fire Department.