Emergency Medical Services (EMS/EMT): Getting Started
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News from EMS1.com
- Mont. EMS provider dies following ambulance crashThis link opens in a new windowJun 26, 2025Everett Edwards, a Clarks Fork Valley EMS provider, died after his ambulance was struck by a pickup truck and overturned
- Whole blood use expands in Colo. countyThis link opens in a new windowJun 26, 2025In partnership with UCHealth, Ute Pass Regional Health Service District joins a small group of EMS providers equipped to deliver prehospital blood transfusions
- N.J. lifeguard impaled through armpit by beach umbrella in freak wind gustThis link opens in a new windowJun 26, 2025A lifeguard in Asbury Park was impaled by beach umbrella, forcing first responders to cut the metal rod into sections before transporting her to the hospital
- Pa. township EMS holding steady amid regional hospital closures and declared emergencyThis link opens in a new windowJun 26, 2025Following the closure of Crozer Health and an EMS emergency declaration, Radnor Township reports steady call volumes, response times and patient offloading metrics, with no major impact on local ambulance services
- Mich. FD moves closer to becoming city's primary ambulance transport serviceThis link opens in a new windowJun 26, 2025Traverse City is adding firefighters, paramedic training and a new ambulance to transition its fire department into the city’s main EMS transport agency, supported by a voter-approved millage and long-term planning efforts
- Heat dome pushes East Coast temps past 100 degrees, triggering spike in hospitalizationsThis link opens in a new windowJun 25, 2025A powerful heat dome has pushed temperatures above 100°F across the Eastern U.S., setting records and causing heat-related hospitalizations, power conservation warnings, and heightened public health risks
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