EMS Briefing: Sunday, August 2, 2026
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Good morning and welcome to your daily Prehospital Academy briefing. Here are the top stories shaping EMS today.
An MCI was declared after a boat explosion at a Michigan fuel dock resulted in four injuries.
A mass casualty incident involving a transit bus in downtown Las Vegas resulted in at least 14 injuries.
JEMS provides a summary of recent prehospital literature covering various clinical topics relevant to current practice.
A new tourniquet, Multi-T™, is presented as an innovative solution for controlling hemorrhage in challenging anatomical locations.
A new report indicates nine counties in New Jersey are failing to meet the state's recommended EMS response time standards.
Oklahoma hospitals are advocating for increased state funding to support and improve struggling rural EMS and healthcare systems.
Global governments are making continued progress on a proposed pandemic preparedness agreement before the next World Health Assembly.
