Jeff Frankel
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Revisiting the Role of Thiamine in EMS
The goal of the article is to revisit the use of Thiamine in EMS and the justification of its use by EMS professionals. → Read More
Randy Mantooth: Tim Donnelly’s Death ‘Created a Hole in Our Hearts’
To Randy Mantooth, Tim Donnelly was just like the character he played on the groundbreaking ’70s TV drama "Emergency!" → Read More
MassBay EMT Student Helps Deliver Baby on First Day of Internship
Just six hours into her daylong internship with Patriot Ambulance, Corinna Kent, 18, got some unique on-the-job training. → Read More
United Hatzalah of Israel Sending Team to FL Condo Collapse
United Hatzalah of Israel is sending it's Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit to assist in efforts in Florida's condo collapse. → Read More
Tampa (FL) Paramedics Vaccinate Homebound Residents
Florida rolled out a pilot program to vaccinate homebound residents in February — starting with 1,500 doses. → Read More
Wake County (NC) EMS Paramedics File Lawsuit in Overtime Case
Paramedics with Wake County EMS have filed a lawsuit in alleging their employer did not pay correct overtime wages. → Read More
How to Use EtCO2 During CPAP
This is how you use CPAP and how you properly identify how CPAP is doing on your patient. → Read More
Abbott EMS (IL): Ambulance Response Improving
Effingham County Ambulance Oversight committee members took a closer look at "Status Zero" ambulance calls this week. → Read More
OR Launches Earthquake Alert System
People in Oregon will be better prepared for earthquakes. It's particularly important in the Pacific Northwest because experts say “the big one" is coming. → Read More
NJ Department of Health’s Management of EMS ‘Stinks,’ State Senator Says
New Jersey State Sen. Declan O'Scanlon says he has tried to work with a reluctant Department of Health (DOH) in fixing major flaws in the New Jersey EMS system. → Read More
Amazon Will Now Allow EMS Access to Medical Supply Store
Amazon said Friday it will allow emergency medical service providers access to its medical supplies, after first limiting sales to hospitals and government organizations. → Read More
Happy Land Fire at 30: ‘I’m Still Getting Through It’
Peter Hosey, the EMS Incident Commander at the scene, recalls the devastating fire at the Happy Lands Social Club and medical response 30 years later. → Read More
Welcome to EMS Today 2020!
EMS Today pre-conference kicks off today in beautiful Tampa, Florida, at the Tampa Convention Center. → Read More
New Jersey’s EMS Director Suddenly Fired
Scot Phelps, New Jersey’s director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services, says he was unexpectedly fired this afternoon without reason. → Read More
EMS 'Legend' Gene Gandy Passes Away
William E. "Gene" Gandy, JD, LP, NREMT-P, a legend in the emergency medical services world, passed away at his Arizona home yesterday after an illness. → Read More
Paramedic Collapses at Wisconsin House Fire
SPARTA, Wis. – A paramedic responding at a house fire collapsed this weekend while at the scene. → Read More
FDNY EMS Rally Demands Equal Pay
NEW YORK – Dozens of FDNY medics and supporters rallied outside of City Hall yesterday demanding equal pay, the New York Daily News reports. They are calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to close the pay gap between EMS employees and police and firefighters. One EMS worker said he works nearly 80 hours a week... → Read More
Ambulance Drivers Can’t Find Homes in Rural Utah
BLUFF, Utah –A new effort is underway in rural areas of the state to get ambulances to homes with no actual street address, according to a report. This is an issue in San Juan County, Utah and in Navajo Nation, the 27,000 square mile Tribal land that spans the Four Corner states of Utah, Colorado,... → Read More
Changes Coming to British Columbia’s 911 System After Woman’s Death
VANCOUVER – Changes are coming to British Columbia’s 911 system after a woman died while waiting more than half an hour for help to arrive, according to the CBC. It took the ambulance crew 35 minutes to reach 56-year-old Tracey Gundersen back in November 2018 because both the doors to her apartment building and an... → Read More
Low Pay for EMS Workers in the National Spotlight
Two new reports are shining the spotlight on the low pay EMTs and paramedics face while on the job. Those reports being published in The New York Times and Salon over the weekend. In an editorial published on Saturday, The New York Times called on New York City and the FDNY to pay its EMTS... → Read More