Newsletters/June 7, 2026

EMS Briefing: Sunday, June 7, 2026

June 7, 2026
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Prehospital Academy

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Welcome to your Prehospital Academy daily briefing. Here are the top stories and research impacting your practice.

📰 EMS News Recap
New Minn. mobile ECMO program helps save cardiac arrest patient
EMS1

A new mobile ECMO program in Minnesota demonstrates early success with the resuscitation of a cardiac arrest patient.

N.C. rescuers find injured man stranded in river for days after cliff fall
EMS1

North Carolina rescue teams successfully located and extracted a man who was injured and stranded for several days following a cliff fall.

Three Hospitalized After Plane Crash in NM
JEMS

EMS crews responded to a small plane crash in New Mexico, resulting in the transport of three patients to the hospital.

📋 Clinical Medicine Updates
Feasibility of Electric Vehicle Adoption in US Ambulance Fleets: A Retrospective Analysis of NEMSIS Data
Prehospital Emergency Care

A retrospective NEMSIS data analysis suggests that a significant portion of US ambulance responses are within the operational range of current electric vehicles.

Incidence of Adverse Events with Prehospital Use of Droperidol for Nausea or Vomiting
Prehospital Emergency Care

Research indicates a low incidence of adverse events associated with the prehospital administration of droperidol for treating nausea or vomiting.

Service Ready Ambulance Surfaces and Emergency Medical Services Clinicians are Routinely Contaminated with Clinically Important Pathogens
Prehospital Emergency Care

A new study confirms that ambulance surfaces and provider equipment are frequently contaminated with clinically significant pathogens, highlighting infection control needs.