Prehospital EMS Physician & JEMS Games Judge performs field Amputation in Philadelphia By A.J. Heightman, JEMS Editor-in-Chief When she received a call at her home to respond to a horrific night time scene on the train tracks in Philadelphia, long-time emergency responder and emergency department physician, Melissa Kohn, MD, MS, FACEP, EMT-PHP, never thought that […]

By JEMS Editor-in-Chief, A.J. Heightman The EMS Community is saddened to learn of the death of trauma pioneer Norman McSwain, MD, FACS. Dr. McSwain had been in critical condition in the Neuro ICU at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans after suffering a cerebral bleed last Friday. Best known as the pioneering trauma surgeon who […]

    Watch the Premier of the ABC Series “BOSTON EMS” tonight at 10 PM ET. There will be two 30 minute segments (back-to-back). Tonight: Boston EMS teams walk railroad tracks at night following reports someone was hit by a train. Also: Go to www.jems.com to watch JEMS Editor-in-Chief, A.J. Heightman’s interview with Boston EMS […]

The producers of the critically-acclaimed “Hopkins, “Boston Med,” and “NY Med,” are premiering “Save My Life: Boston Trauma” tonight. The six-week series follows trauma cases from the actual scene to the trauma center.

    30,000 emergency responders got a chance to see the new FERNO iNX Patient Transport and Loading System at the FDIC conference in Indianapolis recently. Just as the space shuttle revolutionized and simplified complex space travel and payload delivery to the International Space Station, the new Ferno iNX Patient Transport and Loading System, introduced […]

Join Fire Engineering EMS Editor Mike McEvoy and JEMS Editor-in-Chief A.J. Heightman as they introduce you to the FERNO IN/X Patient Platform that require NO LIFTING. Just introduced today to the EMS and Fire Community at PennWell’s FDIC Conference in Indianapolis – attended by 30,000 emergency responders. Watch the 30 minute Google Video show and […]