While some agencies in the COVID-19 hotspots have seen increases in transports, the majority of departments are seeing decreased call volumes (and corresponding reductions in reimbursements) due to fewer patients wanting to go to a hospital. Keep Reading
The IAFC continues to receive myriad reports of little or no PPE in your fire departments because of depleted inventories and decimated budgets because of overtime to cover those out sick and quarantined. Keep Reading
The Federal Healthcare Resilience Task Force recently published two documents to support EMS workers responding during COVID-19. Keep Reading
After the recent signing of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act by President Donald J. Trump, International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) President, Fire Chief Gary Ludwig, expressed mixed emotions about the stimulus package. Keep Reading
Sometimes the focus is on how we can get to an incident faster, or how can we get more personnel to do all that we need to do. Keep Reading
The size of the market is attractive enough that many companies would seek to capture just even portions of it. Keep Reading
ALERRT investment will provide in-person training to an estimated 15,000 first responders, in addition to the 9,000 who received the training in 2017. Keep Reading
A pilot study has found that body worn cameras can help to reduce paramedic errors in pre-hospitalization documentation. Researchers studied Hennepin County (Minnesota) EMS paramedics, who were equipped with head-mounted BWCs attached to clear lens occupational safety glasses. After documenting each event from memory, paramedics then reviewed the video to make any corrections. The researchers, led… Keep Reading
Although 92 percent of respondents reported their EMS agency has a written policy regarding alcohol and drug use, only 26 percent provide a substance abuse program to help those struggling with dependence or addiction. Keep Reading