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A $500 fee and a 60% drop: How one department tackled its lift assist crisis

6 days ago | ems1.com | Rachel Engel

In 2014, the Decatur (Illinois) Fire Department responded to 430 calls for lift assist services. By 2023, the number had risen to more than 1,000. Even with the large Baby Boomer generation moving into their twilight years, city officials did not believe the increase in lift assist requests was related to the aging population.
N.Y. ambulance service projects $3.8M in revenue in 2025

6 days ago | ems1.com | Robert Harding

By Robert HardingThe CitizenAUBURN, N.Y. — Kezia Sullivan, director of operations for Auburn City Ambulance, told the City Council Thursday the agency is projected to generate $3.8 million in revenue during the 2025 fiscal year, which ends in June. Its budget for the year was $3.3 million. So far, the city-run service has $2.5 million in revenue and expenditures totaling $2.3 million in the current fiscal year. Sullivan said the agency is bringing in about $315,000 a month.
1 dead, another injured in Ind. ambulance, bike collision

6 days ago | ems1.com | Sue Loughlin

By Sue LoughlinThe Tribune-StarTERRE HAUTE, Ind. — One juvenile died and another suffered life-threatening injuries in an accident Tuesday evening in Terre Haute involving an ambulance and two youths on an electric bike. The second youth was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital with life-threatening injuries, city police said in a news release. Neither the Terre Haute Police Department nor the Vigo County Coroner’s Office had released the identities of those involved as of Wednesday afternoon.
Former Pa. EMS chief sentenced for sexual assault of teen in junior EMT program

6 days ago | ems1.com | Maddie Seiler

By Maddie SeilerThe SentinelMOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa. — A former chief Yellow Breeches EMS in South Middleton Township will spend up to 17 years in state prison for sexual assault and other charges, the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.
N.J. university medical center EMS now carrying whole blood

1 week ago | ems1.com | Bill Carey |Bill has written

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Thanks to a newly expanded blood bank license and a regulatory waiver from the New Jersey Department of Health, specially trained paramedics at Hackensack University Medical Center can now carry and administer blood transfusions at the scene or en route to the hospital. This seemingly small change is already having a lifesaving impact, like in the case of a man who suffered a traumatic abdominal injury in a table saw accident, the university stated in a press release.
Off-duty N.Y. paramedics save woman during anniversary dinner

1 week ago | ems1.com | Greta Stuckey

By Greta Stuckeysyracuse.comGEDDES, N.Y. — A couple who work together as paramedics in Baldwinsville were finishing their anniversary dinner Friday night when they heard someone yell that a woman was choking. Justin and Winona Schindler rushed over to try to help the elderly woman who was choking at Daniella’s Steakhouse in Geddes. The couple, who are paramedics for the Greater Baldwinsville Ambulance Corps, often work together in the ambulance.
Iowa paramedic charged with allegedly stealing painkillers from ambulance

1 week ago | ems1.com | Bill Carey |Bill has written

CARROLL COUNTY, Iowa — A Carroll County paramedic has been charged with felony drug fraud after allegedly stealing a liquid painkiller from an ambulance and replacing it with saline to hide the theft. Teresa Marie Johnson is accused of unlawfully obtaining a controlled substance while working as a licensed paramedic in February 2025, KCCI reported.
Calif. FF/medics have first in-field whole blood transfusion

1 week ago | ems1.com | Bill Carey |Bill has written

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — Ventura County Fire Department paramedics from Rescue Ambulance 50 performed the department’s first prehospital whole blood transfusion during a call in Oxnard. Rescue Ambulance 50 responded to a call on April 10 involving a male victim with a stab wound to the upper thigh that had punctured an artery. The response was a coordinated effort with Oxnard Police, Oxnard Fire and Gold Coast Ambulance, edhat Santa Barbara reported.
EMS Week 2025 theme focuses on the dedication of EMS professionals

1 week ago | ems1.com | Bill Carey |Bill has written

RIDGELAND, Miss. — The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) will celebrate EMS Week from May 18–24, 2025, honoring the vital work of EMS professionals. In its 51st year, EMS Week highlights the dedication of those who protect the health and safety of their communities. This year’s theme is “We Care.
$350K grant helps N.Y. ambulance service purchase ALS 'fly car'

1 week ago | ems1.com | Bill Carey |Bill has written

LE ROY, N.Y. — A $350,000 grant from the New York State Dormitory Authority has allowed the Le Roy Ambulance Service to purchase two new emergency vehicles at no cost to the organization. As part of the upgrade, the service plans to replace its 2010 Chevy Suburban with a 2023 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor First Response Vehicle, commonly known as a “flycar,” The Daily News reported.