This course is designed to address safety and medical assessment and treatment considerations associated with Confined Space and Trench Rescue Environments. Attendees will learn how to size-up the ...

While the majority of emergency medical services (EMS) and fire-rescue agencies provide emergency care to children, pediatric calls are rare. In fact, because many agencies see fewer than eight ...

NHTSA's Office of Emergency Medical Services has published a final report titled "Feasibility for an EMS Workforce Safety and Health Surveillance System." Created with help from stakeholder groups ...

The Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST) at Drexel University just launched the COVID-19 RAPID Mental Health Assessment (RAPID), funded in part by the US Federal Emergency ...

Janine E. Curcio and Dr. Robert Lowe provide a seven-point scale based on speech and responsiveness to decide whether or not to use sedation for an agitated patient. Managing an agitated or aggressive ...

The Blount County EMS Board on Thursday voted unanimously to hire a third party to review local ambulance services, specifically its contract with American Medical Response (AMR). Following a year of ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Emergency Medical Service (EMS) professionals are the first ones who provide assistance to patients in the critical moments before they even arrive to a hospital. “We typically ...

Jun. 24—MITCHELL — The rural ambulance board is counting up the doors in Davison and Hanson counties with a little help from the assessor's office. The Davison Hanson County Ambulance District, a ...