EMS Briefing: Sunday, August 30, 2026

An AED donated by a New York doctor 19 years prior was ultimately used to save his own life following a sudden cardiac arrest.

Crews responded to a tragic drowning incident at a Massachusetts park that resulted in the death of a toddler and hospitalization of his grandmother.

A hazmat response was initiated for a mercury spill, but no significant injuries were reported among the individuals evaluated on scene.

New research suggests community paramedics can be feasibly mobilized to provide standard-of-care follow-up for pediatric concussions.

A randomized trial found that a head-down body position may improve chest compression quality during CPR in simulated obese patients.

Researchers have identified key prehospital indicators that can help predict the need for blood transfusion in motor vehicle trauma patients.

Prehospital physiologic instability is a significant predictor of in-hospital mortality, even for non-trauma patients initially triaged as low-risk.

A major Alabama health system has opened a new centralized operations center to streamline logistics and plans to create up to 250 jobs.