Administration

Replacing unit-hour utilization

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Exploring alternatives that just might make this time-honored metric obsolete

Former Texas EM official pleads guilty to possessing illegal images found on FD tablet

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A forensic analyst found more than 5,200 images and nearly 1,600 videos of child sexual abuse on the tablet

Training Day: How to use CPR feedback differently

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Bound Tree Medical

Practice these 3 scenarios where CPR feedback can be beneficial to help your providers achieve and maintain quality compressions and resuscitation in a variety of situations

1K+ apply for jobs with Texas county’s new ambulance service

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Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 was inundated with applications after opening its employment portal last week

Field supervisors: Bridging the gap

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Linking field providers to organization vision by involving field supervisors in decision making and administrative training

Cultivating leadership

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On and off-the-record training to teach new leaders how to achieve change, and that in some cases, failure is “OK”

Acadian Ambulance holds grand opening of new operations center in Southwest La.

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The new 18,000-square-foot facility in Lake Charles will be Acadian's administrative and fleet center for the region

Fire Chief Marc Bashoor calls for a single federal parent over fire, EMS

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A standardization of fire and EMS could be the next ‘giant leap’ for public safety

Pa. county to conduct comprehensive study of public safety services

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While the state will select and pay for a consultant, the study will include input from "fire chiefs, fire and EMS personnel and municipal leaders"

When a medic dies

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How to let each other know that a fellow medic has died and process the death collectively

Can public safety employers require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

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Understanding the legal exemptions to vaccine mandates, and 4 next steps for public safety organizations

Where should you start when it comes to benchmarking?

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The AMIHI benchmarking project focuses on high-performance, high value operational measures

Ambulance transfers: Who should be financially responsible?

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On this episode, our hosts discuss a recent dispute out of Oregon regarding the cost of ambulance transfers between urgent care facilities and hospital followups