Rural EMS
Panel shares the lessons learned from launching the Northwoods EMS District at the Wisconsin Towns Association Conference
A panel of trauma experts calls for the urgent need to make EMS access to blood products available to all trauma patients
Office of Rural Health found that services with six or fewer members are at high risk of unexpected service outage
Pickens County Ambulance Service dropped to one ambulance in October due to a lack of funding
Charles Erickson joined the department when he was 16 and then became an EMT because there were only a few in the area
The grant connected seven rural Waushara County EMS stations via video for training and equipped vehicles with mobile hotspots and telehealth systems
Inyo County Search and Rescue listed several things that went wrong before and during the trek up Mount Whitney
A Maryland State Police medevac crew lifted the injured hiker from a wooded area in Carroll County
EMS agencies face significant geographic, racial and income-based disparities, impacting response times and patient care
First responders from five departments and local construction companies worked to save a person trapped inside a grain bin in Livingston County
Rescuers tunneled underneath the boy and used dish soap and friction-reducing sheets to free him
The research found that a 5-degree jump in the daily average temperature can prompt hundreds of additional calls to 911 over a month
First responders will have instant virtual access to emergency physicians, paramedics and nurses for guidance and support while en route to hospitals
Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen visited members of Meadville Area Ambulance Service to discuss recruitment efforts
15 office workers left to hike Mount Shavano but only 14 returned
The Allegany County administrator’s office has planned to take over the Georges Creek Ambulance Service as part of a plan to deal with EMS shortages
A decentralized mobile telemedicine system is rectifying care disparities in rural Georgia
First responders from several departments worked to rescue two men trapped inside a grain bin in Spring Township
North Shore Emergency Squad stated that financial and operational demands had become “increasingly insurmountable”
The DNR pilot was instrument-rated but, her helicopter was not outfitted with the necessary equipment to fly “blind”
Elko Regional Airport held a ceremony with the National EMS Memorial Service to remember 36 fallen EMS first responders
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The high temperature prevented a medical helicopter from transporting a patient in Nevada
Since 2010, 149 rural hospitals have either closed or stopped providing in-patient care
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Over 65 ambulances from more than two dozen rural EMS departments are using new technology during transports
Mount Desert Island Search and Rescue personnel responded to injured hikers in Acadia National Park
Training at the Mineral County Airport involved several departments and agencies dealing with a patient surge
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