There is a lot to learn from the Page, Wolfberg and Wirth examination of hospital bed delays and the rights of EMS to return to service. Read the seven things I learned from the three-article series on EMS1. 7 things we’ve learned from the ‘Ambulances held hostage’ series After you read, sign-up for a live […]
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1. Mass. considers monitored injection sites What if injecting heroin was in a controlled, monitored and clean environment? The state’s opioid battle has prompted some lawmakers to endorse the idea of “supervised injection sites” as another way to reduce overdose deaths. “The Massachusetts Medical Society and the Massachusetts Hospital Association back the idea. In a […]
On a quick road trip from Wisconsin to Kansas City and back for the weekend I had a few ambulance sightings. Fraser Ambulance seen on Interstate 80 east of Des Moines, Iowa. Kansas City Kansas Fire Department ambulance 5 at the KU Medical Center ambulance drop off. Johnson County MED-ACT at the KU Medical Center […]
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I belong to many communities. Two of which I am most proud to belong, EMS and runners, were at their best at the finish line of the Boston Marathon a month ago today. Boston EMS, countless of other EMS professionals that were medical volunteers, as well as runners, and spectators ran to give aid to […]