EMS Briefing: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Good morning and welcome to your daily briefing. Here are the top stories shaping prehospital medicine and operations.
An EMT reflects on providing critical care to a police officer who was severely wounded in an ambush.
A former patient has become an advocate for improving EMS provider mental health and wellness programs.
North Carolina crews performed a technical rescue for a driver whose vehicle was wedged precariously in a waterfall.
A new pilot program in West Texas is introducing whole blood administration for prehospital trauma patients.
Health workers in the Congo are now receiving Ebola vaccinations to mitigate a recent outbreak.
A clinical review discusses the indications, placement, and management of temporary hemodialysis catheters in critical care.
New CDC research details the genomic sequencing of the measles virus from a recent Texas outbreak.
Recent data reveals significant delays in Denver's ambulance response times for thousands of emergency calls.
An Illinois city is re-evaluating its primary response areas and mutual aid contracts to optimize system coverage.
Air Evac has ceased operations at its Decatur, Illinois base, impacting regional HEMS availability.
This article discusses the legal and policy implications for providers when members of the public record EMS encounters.
Minnesota agencies recently participated in a large-scale MCI drill involving a simulated light-rail train crash.