Community Awareness
The community awareness topic brings together a range of articles about how communities around the world come together to uplift individuals or help EMS providers when in need.
Matt Zavadsky, MS-HA, EMT, details the impact of integrating a 211 system into the 911 process and the benefits to the community
Taking the concept of the right care, to the right person at the right resource to a new level
How Mehlville Fire Protection District used ET3 and community paramedicine to improve overall health and quality of life for the community
Twenty Norsemen football players and four coaches sat down in Bingham Township to become certified in CPR
Bettendorf High School students apprentice as vehicle service technicians before gaining national registry certification and work as an EMT
EMS was called to the Worcester home after the teen had become sick and fainted after eating a chip seasoned with Carolina Reaper and Scorpion peppers
An expansion of Medi-Cal funding has helped Clinica Sierra Vista deliver medical care to the homeless population
A Ross/West View EMS ambulance will posted at a Sheetz for faster response to elderly residents
Hundreds visited New Castle County paramedics to learn about what they do
Oneida officials sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul in support of bill that authorizes full insurance payments to ambulance services across the state
Wapello County Board of Supervisors have moved towards a referendum but worry about EMS funding
A N.C. EMS employee makes sure EMS is in on the Barbie trend
Traverse City voters will decide if they want to tax themselves more to have the FD takeover transport from Mobile Medical Response
Shortage of EMS personnel across the country is highlighted by Olmsted County Fair organizers trying to find EMTs
Scottsdale Fire Fighters Association leader says the planned hospital would worsen a shortage of medical professionals
New Haven’s Elm City Compass supports the work of first responders by sending social workers and people with lived experience to 911 calls
3,100 paramedics weigh in on reducing stress, staffing challenges and leadership shortfalls
Portable Solutions Group’s donation will help the Greenup County Ambulance Authority with the purchase of their first ambulance
From house calls to heartfelt care: Inside the evolution of a Texas county’s community paramedicine program
Share your wish list with your community via social channels; you may be surprised at the generosity of your fellow citizens!
Mobile Integrated Health in Clark County will focus on reducing non-emergency 911 calls and providing resources for the medically-vulnerable population
Odessa firefighter/paramedic Josh White thought the pain he was experiencing was a ruptured appendix
HELP training is a new program offered to houses of worship and religious community groups
EmergyCare’s Camp EMS offers a view into a career in EMS with hands-on training and demonstrations
Fire Chief John Alston told the AMR graduates, “You are joining a noble profession,” and said that firefighters “work hand-to-hand with AMR”
Monadnock’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare program started in response to the pandemic and is the busiest in the state
Knowing how xylazine presents clinically, as well as how it impacts overdose management is important for any provider responding to illicit drug overdoses
31 residents died in the Christmas 2022 storm that dumped over 50-inches of snow with hurricane-force winds
“Every recoverable victim was saved,” Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said, highlighting the work by EMS crews
EMTs, paramedics and firefighters have a responsibility to identify fall hazards and share prevention tips with patients and at the public events we host
Calif. voters want behavioral health professionals to respond to non-life-threatening 911 calls
Nick Theofilis served the Rosedale Beach Club as a lifeguard and member of the swim team for several summers
