EMS Team Wins Across Seas

An international EMS competition this month may have taken place in the Dead Sea region of Israel, but the Sussex County (Del.) EMS team’s performance was far from dead — their exceptional performance saving lives in emergency scenarios (although simulated) earned them third place out of 37 teams from across the globe.

Sussex County EMS, an annual participant in the JEMS Games competition at the EMS Today Conference and Exposition and 2005 gold medal winners, are thrilled with their international win. Paramedics Holly Donovan, Stuart Hensley, Jill Wix and Robbie Murray comprised the team that flew to

Infection Control for Emergency Responders

JEMS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ted Lee speaks with Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe, director of Infection Control for Emergency Responders Collaborative and Training Hub.

FDNY Dispatch System Under Scrutiny After Bronx Man Dies Waiting 19 Minutes for Ambulance

A 24-year-old Bronx man, Nick Costello, died in December 2023 after waiting nearly 20 minutes for an ambulance—despite multiple paramedic units being stationed less than…