EMS1 Top Articles
- Top 10 MIH or community paramedicine program funding sources March 31, 2025These sources of start-up and long-term funding can help launch and provide economic sustainability for mobile integrated health care
- How to avoid, survive an ambulance collision March 31, 2025Ambulance crashes and collisions, which happen with frightening regularity, often result in injury and are occasionally fatal, especially for private vehicle drivers
- 'It sounded like a bomb': Several injured, burned in Detroit apartment explosion March 31, 2025One patient suffered burns to 90% of his body in the early-morning apartment explosion
- Are you legally liable for your EMS partner’s poor documentation? March 31, 2025David Givot, the Legal Guardian, answers a reader's question about legal liability for his partner’s inaccurate and poorly written patient care narratives
- 'I'd go back to work in a heartbeat': Pa. paramedic searches for kidney donor March 31, 2025A veteran paramedic who lost a kidney over 50 years ago due to a traumatic accident and now faces declining health, is eager to get back on the job
- Duty to act, assess, treat and transport: A legal refresher for EMS providers March 31, 2025Make no mistake, every EMS provider in every state has a duty to act by performing a full and complete assessment on every living patient
- Non-transport PCR: Choose either thorough documentation or saving for a lawyer March 31, 2025A complete narrative in the patient care report that is reviewed and signed by the patient is your best protection against liability for the non-transport decision
- Md. county 3-year staffing plan nears completion in 2 years March 31, 2025Carroll County’s Department of Fire and EMS has successfully staffed 13 of 14 stations 24/7 with over 200 career personnel, completing its transition plan a year ahead of schedule
- Beyond the hype: Lessons on AI integration from public safety professionals March 31, 2025AI is not a silver bullet, but when used wisely — and led by values-driven professionals — it can be a powerful ally in advancing service, safety and equity
- Ind. college program fast-tracks paramedics in shorter program March 31, 2025Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo's Paramedic Science program will be graduating paramedics in four semesters rather than five in the traditional program
NIST Live Feed
- 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit June 3, 2025REGISTER 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
- Staff Spotlight - Dr. Brittany Stinger March 10, 2025We 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, 2024The 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, 2024NIST researchers have trained AI to detect the telltale sound even in noisy environments.
- New Smoke Alarms Are Better at Detecting Fires but Still Beep for Bacon September 18, 2024NIST research in a kitchen fire laboratory shows that updated smoke detectors still produce nuisance alarms during cooking.
- 2024 NIST-NSF Disaster Resilience Research Symposium August 20, 2024In cooperation with the National Science Foundation, the Engineering Laboratory at NIST, Gaithersburg, is proud to host the 7th annual symposium featuring the Disaster Resilience Grant Research Program recipients on August 20 and 21, 2024. This
- 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit June 25, 20245x5 ― the confirmation of a strong and clear signal ― and the place to make your voice heard and drive public safety communications forward. In 2024, the FirstNet Authority and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public Safety
- John W. Lyons, Who Led NIST in Times of Great Change, Dies at 93 April 11, 2024Lyons served as director of NIST from 1990 to 1993 and guided the organization as its mission expanded in support of U.S. industry.
- Wear and Tear May Cause Firefighter Gear to Release More ‘Forever Chemicals’ January 16, 2024Are firefighters at risk of increased exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in their protective clothing?
- NIST Researchers Develop Standards to Help Eliminate ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Foams September 18, 2023These foams contain chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have raised environmental and health concerns.