Politics

Sentimental Journey: Granting hospice patients one last wish

Be inspired by this awesome partnership between an EMS agency and a hospice in Colorado.

Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Striking Canadian Paramedics Disrupt Olympic Security Exercise

The paramedics have been on strike since April 1. The B.C. government introduced legislation this week that would impose a contract and require them to return to work.

Posted Friday, November 6, 2009

Flu Fells Emergency Workers in Calgary

As much as 20 per cent of the STARS air ambulance workforce in Calgary is not reporting to work due to illness.

Posted Friday, November 6, 2009

Where Do We Go From Here?

EMS Insider columnist weighs in on the recent MAST/Kansas City Fire Department merger and offers tips for effectively designing EMS systems.

Posted Thursday, November 5, 2009

IAFF, IAFC Show Support for Fire-based EMS

Prehospital 9-1-1 emergency response is an inherent governmental function and one of the essential public safety functions provided by fire departments throughout the United States and Canada, the IAFF Executive Board said.

Posted Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Amarillo IAFF Local Pitches City-owned Ambulance Service

The president of the Amarillo firefighters union plans to make a public pitch for the city to run its own ambulance service at today's Amarillo City Commission meeting.

Posted Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Devil Is in the Details

Let's take a closer look at health-care reform and possible implications for EMS.

Posted Thursday, October 29, 2009

Pittsburgh Pulls off EMS Coverage during G-20 Summit

Get lessons learned from the the largest EMS mobilization in the history of Pennsylvania.

Posted Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Boston EMS Takes Issue with FD Union Video

The statements in these ads are outright lies, said James Orsino, president of the Boston Police Patrolmens Association/EMS Division.

Posted Tuesday, October 27, 2009

H1N1 Vaccine Production Falling Behind

Since April, swine flu has killed more than 800 people in the U.S., including 86 children, 39 of them in the past month and a half, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than half of all hospitalizations since the beginning of September were people 24 and under.

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009