Arkansas Stroke System

A stroke band is to be put on ALL patients that test positive on a recognized stroke scale.

Arkansas Department of Health stroke home page

Below is a link to the Arkansas Stroke Registry

Arkansas Stroke EMS Toolkit

Stroke Band Newsletter

EMS1 Top Articles

The EMS Pulse: Medics remain divided on the McClain ruling June 24, 2026
From legal accountability to clinical decision-making, providers share what they believe EMS should learn from the case
The EMS Pulse: Top career advice from 400+ EMS professionals June 24, 2026
From retirement planning and physical fitness to mental health and backup careers, more than 400 EMS professionals reveal the lessons they learned the hard way
Wash. county EMS cardiac arrest survival rates beat state, national averages June 24, 2026
Clark County’s EMS system helped save 53 cardiac arrest patients last year while improving safety in airway procedures and reducing lights-and-sirens transports
Ore. hospital denies ambulance for paramedic’s infant son’s funeral procession June 24, 2026
Coworkers sought to include an ambulance in the funeral procession for Stephanie Sell’s infant son, but Harney District Hospital EMS leaders denied the request
Divers injured in search for child in Lake Michigan June 24, 2026
Dangerous waves and rip currents turned the rescue effort treacherous, sending three divers to the hospital as crews searched for a missing young swimmer
Maine EMS chief faces long recovery after fatal mill explosion June 23, 2026
Searsmont EMS Chief Sarah Tompkins remains hospitalized with severe burns from the Robbins Lumber explosion that killed two firefighters
N.J. hospital EMS is first in nation to earn AABB accreditation for blood program June 23, 2026
University Hospital became the first EMS program in the nation accredited under new prehospital transfusion standards
Over 30 injured in fatal Calif. freeway crash June 23, 2026
Los Angeles County firefighters declared a mass casualty incident after a tractor-trailer crossed a freeway median and collided head-on with multiple vehicles
How to safely provide off-duty assistance at crash scenes June 22, 2026
Know when to stop, how much assistance to provide and how to hand off patient care to responding authorities
How Delta County Ambulance built a sustainable community paramedicine program June 22, 2026
From securing initial funding to partnering with payors,here'show one rural EMS agency turned a vision into a thriving MIH program.

NIST Live Feed

2026 NIST-NSF Disaster Resilience Research Symposium August 18, 2026
In cooperation with the National Science Foundation, the Engineering Laboratory at NIST, Gaithersburg, is proud to host the 9th annual symposium featuring the Disaster Resilience Grant Research Program recipients on August 18th-19th, 2026. This in
New AI Model Shows How to Evacuate for Fires One Safe Step at a Time June 4, 2026
A NIST-led team has created a new AI model that can identify safe evacuation routes in a single-story floor plan during a fire, with a multilevel version in the works.
Wear and Tear Changes Measurable PFAS Levels in Firefighter Hoods, Gloves and Wildland Gear May 13, 2026
In the fourth of an ongoing series of reports, NIST shows that wear and tear increased the levels of PFAS found in hoods and gloves.
NIST’s Alex Maranghides Receives Service to America Medal July 17, 2025
The award recognizes Maranghides for 25 years of work investigating devastating wildfires in the United States and creating actionable guidelines on how to save lives and property.
2025 Material Flammability Research Highlights June 30, 2025
Members of the Material Flammability Characterization Project recently presented or co-authored a series papers at the 16th International Conference and Exhibition on fire science and engineering (Interflam 2025, UK), the Flame Retardancy of
5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit June 3, 2025
REGISTER NOW 5x5 ― the confirmation of a strong and clear signal ― and the place to make your voice heard and drive public safety communications forward. In 2025, the FirstNet Authority and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public
NIST Updates Critical Wildfire Evacuation and Sheltering Guidance April 24, 2025
The ESCAPE report redefines how to save lives in the face of fast-moving wildfires.
Staff Spotlight - Dr. Brittany Stinger March 10, 2025
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Brittany Stinger to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellow in the Flammability Reduction Group of the Fire Research Division (FRD). Dr. Stinger
PFAS Found in Firefighter Gloves, Hoods and Wildland Gear December 17, 2024
The amount of PFAS in each sample varied greatly, so it may be possible to design gear that reduces exposure.
AI Can ‘Hear’ When a Lithium Battery Is About to Catch Fire November 14, 2024
NIST researchers have trained AI to detect the telltale sound even in noisy environments.