SD EMS Staffing Shortages Threaten Emergency Response Systems

South Dakota emergency medical services (EMS) providers are not immune to the staffing shortage plaguing agencies across the United States.
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Front of an EMS ambulance with activated emergency lights in an urban setting.

SD House Committee Kills Bill Defining EMS as Essential Service

A South Dakota bill classifying emergency medical services as essential died in committee this week.
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A cell phone tower.

New FirstNet Cell Sites in the Black Hills Support First Responders

First responders in the Black Hills are getting a major boost in their wireless communications.
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Conducting and Evaluating a High School EMT Course

The authors implemented a hybrid-model EMT course in South Dakota and say they may have an answer to recruitment and retraining problems.
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