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I know I tend to be on the conservative side on pain management, but this guy gets whatever meds he wants.

https://www.ems1.com/rescue/pittsburgh-ems-rescues-29-passengers-after-monongahela-incline-cars-stall

https://notthebee.com/article/minnesota-postal-worker-dies-in-county-jail-after-police-mistake-his-stroke-for-intoxication

A stressful situation for all involved… ICE officer likely owes the EMS crew an apology, because I doubt their actions were intentional https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/10/federal-officers-delayed-threatened-to-shoot-and-arrest-ambulance-crew-at-portland-ice-facility-report-says.html

As AI is slowly taking over the world, companies are investing in projects with AI components (often at the expense of others), and I have spent the last 2 hours using Microsoft Copilot to enhance my file management powershell scripts, I was curious if anyone had any ideas for how EMS providers...

https://www.wkyt.com/2025/09/24/ky-ems-team-under-fire-treating-man-with-antivenom/

https://www.ems1.com/ethics/fla-fd-emt-fired-over-comment-about-womens-vote-during-call

https://www.amny.com/police-fire/first-responders-grocery-delivery-nyc-council/

this one isn't nearly as cut and dry as previous charges... however, as a general rule, restrained people shouldn't be placed face down on the cot during transport... it could end poorly for all involved...

saw this on FB: EMTs start at 24.37/hr The interview and written components are virtual. The sim and PAT are done the first and second day of the academy. Feel free to email emsrecruit@wake.gov for more information on the relocation incentive. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16tUr83m6K/

Ambulance Data Reveals That Boston Drivers Are 4 Times More Likely to Run Over Pedestrians From Black Neighborhoods - Streetsblog Massachusetts https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/07/01/ambulance-data-reveals-that-boston-drivers-are-4x-more-likely-to-run-over-pedestrians-from-black-neighborhoods

I am going to wait until the investigation completes, but from the initial reports, it looks really bad... https://local12.com/news/nation-world/woman-dies-after-paramedics-negligence-allegedly-leave-during-medical-emergency-another-call-miami-florida-death-allegations

By first responder, I mean the non-transporting hose draggers mostly.... So I was in EMS con ed last night for cardiac arrest management, and one of the topics mentioned was how the medical director doesn't let FD do much in this county, and I brought up my dream that I wish FD first responders...

New Jersey State Police mistook the woman’s stroke symptoms for drug use, delaying medical care and leaving her permanently disabled, a lawsuit said https://www.ems1.com/legal/jury-awards-11-5m-to-n-j-woman-misidentified-as-drunk-during-stroke-arrested-by-police

https://www.ems1.com/ems-management/survey-finds-honolulu-medics-favor-being-merged-into-fd This is from the article: My only question is: how does getting merged into the FD improve any of these issues? if anything, won't this make the EMS the ******* stepchild of the HFD? The funding is...

Kind of a simple question: when would you request a supervisor (ie, a person on shift in a dedicated supervisor's vehicle) to respond to a scene? I'm not referring to when they would or should be included on the initial dispatch, or if you get into an MVC, but what would your criteria be for...

https://www.ems1.com/labor-issues/pittsburgh-ems-fd-feud-over-response-times-and-hostile-takeover

https://www.ems1.com/paramedic-chief/leadership-is-an-action-10-signs-of-a-bad-ems-supervisor

https://nypost.com/2024/09/15/world-news/elderly-man-dead-after-four-hour-wait-for-ambulance/

This might be more of an agency question, but how many providers do you know actually read the manual on equipment they use? like, the actual user's manual that comes with equipment? IE, the stairchair manual, the cardiac monitor manual, the BGL manual... anything with moving parts or...