When buildings, land, apparatus, equipment and other assets are included as part of EMS departments, the agencies are multimillion-dollar organizations. Thus, they are businesses, and they must be ...

The paramedics did almost everything right. They responded to a call for an unconscious man slumped on a bus bench. He was barely breathing. His pupils were pinpoint. The signs pointed to a narcotics ...

For decades, EMS reimbursement has depended on moving the ambulance. TIP flips that model, rewarding clinical judgment over mileage — if payers, protocols and QA can keep up.

RICE, rapid transport and a quick fridge check can change the outcome before a bleeding disorder turns into a major emergency ...

Over the past years, the U.S. fire service has become more and more involved in the delivery of emergency medical services. From basic first aid training to advanced levels of paramedicine, fire ...

Las Vegas Fire & Rescue, in partnership with the College of Southern Nevada, is piloting a new Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training program, and they wan ...

A trainee in the emergency medical services (EMS) fellowship at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences was recently honored for her clinical research study on fatal ambulance collisions ...