Demystifying Ambulance Remounts: A Key Solution to the Vehicle Crisis
The shortage of new ambulances being produced continues to pose a challenge for EMS agencies nationwide. One option that isn’t new but has been getting renewed attention is ambulance remounts. What ex...
21 Apr 202321min
Violence Against EMS Responders: Is Self-Defense a Viable Strategy?
Historically, EMS has not been subjected to the levels of violence perpetrated on other first responders such as law enforcement officers. But that’s changing. Attacks and assaults against EMS provide...
17 Mars 202322min
EMS Indictments, Terminations, and the Need for Culture Change
In the last month, five EMS providers have been terminated and two of them were charged with murder as a result of treatment provided to patients. EMS is under the microscope and significant changes a...
13 Feb 202336min
Live From Expo 2022: Intravenous Acetaminophen for Pain
Analgesia has always been a standard component of prehospital care. If you’re in pain, we can take care of it. But times are changing, and so are the mechanisms with which we treat the “5th vital sign...
2 Feb 202330min
Suboxone: The Missing Link in Breaking Opioid Addiction?
Opioid overdose calls in EMS seem unrelenting. Naloxone can help in resuscitation efforts but it won’t lessen the opioid epidemic without being paired with long-term treatment options. Enter suboxone,...
10 Jan 202321min
Peter Antevy on the Top EMS Research of 2022
The year 2022 saw significant research updates that should be refining your EMS protocols—working cardiac arrests on scene, whole blood in the field, neuroprotective CPR and much more. If you missed s...
1 Dec 202233min
Live From Expo 2022: Rob Lawrence on Public Relations in EMS
Politics, social media and public relations all quietly play a crucial role in EMS. When it comes to cultivating your public image, if you’re not at the table, you are on the menu. Rob Lawrence has de...
14 Nov 202219min
Crippling Long-Term Effect of a National Ambulance Shortage
“It’s a supply chain issue.” You hear it everywhere, in all sectors of service, and EMS is no exception. We are in the midst of an ambulance procurement crisis and it’s not likely to improve anytime s...
25 Okt 202222min
