EMS1_full-color.jpg

EMS1

LATEST ARTICLES
EMS in St. Charles County, Mo., has launched an opioid and heroin overdose treatment referral program by partnering with facility partners.
Researchers at Embry-Riddle asked men and women about getting care in a driverless ambulance that offers care from two paramedics instead of one.
Community paramedicine can assist opioid addicts after discharges, teach families to use naloxone and share harm reduction techniques.
This California bill assures the right for EMS workers to rest and eat, protections against on-duty assault and access to mental health care.
Throwing addicts in jail is not the answer to opioid use, according to an expert on these trends. Learning how abuse happens could lead to better answers.
Paramedic Stephen Hatez writes about the EMS fee-for-service model and community paramedicine in the wake of an Obamacare repeal.
Injury related to marijuana intoxication is sure to increase with marijuana legalization. The EMS experience in Colorado can help prepare municipalities.
Most citizens expect their municipalities to provide EMS service, but they are blissfully unaware of some basic facts about paying for EMS.
Maryland school and health officials stocked schools in several counties with Narcan to counteract opioid overdose as part of their 2016 budgets.
Our columnist Robert Avsec offers alternative strategies for EMS funding.