Emergency Medical Services (EMS/EMT): Getting Started
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News from EMS1.com
- Mich. tech students face an MCI for final graduationThis link opens in a new windowMay 15, 2025Van Buren Tech students responded to "Mayhem Market" where a small crop duster crashed into a busy flea market
- 'We made a couple of mistakes': Kennedy admits 9/11 health program firings were an errorThis link opens in a new windowMay 15, 2025HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted it was a mistake to cut staff from the World Trade Center Health Program but stopped short of promising to fully restore staffing
- Researchers aim to use AI to guide disaster response through social media scanningThis link opens in a new windowMay 15, 2025Researchers are developing AI systems that analyze social media posts during emergencies to help responders act faster
- Md. first responders evacuate students as flash flooding hits schoolThis link opens in a new windowMay 14, 2025Severe flooding in western Maryland led to rescues at a school, as emergency crews from multiple counties responded to rising waters and ongoing evacuations
- Pa. EMS department creates bike team in active bicycle communityThis link opens in a new windowMay 14, 2025Cumberland Goodwill EMS, Carlisle, rolls out 12-member bike medic team with BLS gear, Narcan and AED to reach patients faster at parades and festivals
- Maine fire and EMS departments face fresh turmoil with latest departuresThis link opens in a new windowMay 14, 2025With two more key exits, including the fire chief, Gouldsboro seeks new leadership to steady its embattled ambulance service amid past fraud and recent firings
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