Cyberwarfare Beyond the Hospital: Emergency Medical Services as a Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability.

Authors

Kelsey R Gordon, Edward E Denton, Carlos Talledo, Grace Mathew, Jessie Nicholson, Christian Angelo I Ventura

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Open access emergency medicine : OAEM. Volume 18. Pages 613972. Epub Aug 05, 2026.

Abstract

This commentary examines cyberwarfare targeting healthcare supply chains as an underrecognized threat to emergency medical services (EMS) in the United States, using the March 2026 Stryker cyberincident as a case study. We argue that in the context of prehospital settings, cybersecurity is inseparable from patient safety, operational continuity, and equipment readiness.

PMID:
42577241
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 11 Aug 2026.

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