Community Awareness
Explore our directory of articles on Community Awareness in EMS, designed to help professionals engage and educate the public about emergency services and safety practices. This collection covers public outreach, safety campaigns, and partnerships with community organizations. Building community awareness is essential for fostering trust and cooperation between EMS providers and their communities. For related insights, check out our resources on Community. Enhance your community engagement strategies with expert-driven content.
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Inspiring ways to recognize providers’ contributions, educate the community and recruit the next generation
This year’s EMS Week theme is “We care. For everyone.” How is your agency honoring your service?
Poor decisions impact the public trust in the agency and the profession
Allentown EMS have been given iPads equipped with access to Lehigh Valley Health Network’s live video medical language interpreting service
EMS agencies focus on patient care, but customer service is equally important
Fairfield Mayor Jamie Paden, who also is a volunteer EMT, said many calls could be less severe or prevented if the patient simply had access to regular care
Lakewood EMS’ STEADI initiative aims to reduce the number of calls related to senior citizen falls
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
The AJPlus video covers issues such as funding, dangers paramedics and EMTs face, response times and lengthening travel times to hospitals
The agency’s “Operation Engage” program, which was kickstarted last year, looks to educate the community on overdose symptoms and how to respond
Former Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling says he has a new perspective on life after nearly drowning
“It’s not that millennials and alphas don’t want to work; it’s that they don’t want to be lied to anymore, and let’s be honest: EMS has been living a lie for too long.”
This week’s photo highlights Durham County EMS’ support for Pride Month, featuring a crew member in a custom rainbow-themed shirt
Crews with Richmond Ambulance Authority participated in a spontaneous CPR/AED demonstration in coordination with the American Heart Association of Virginia
Members of MercyOne Air Med donated blood during a joint event with LifeServe Blood Center; crews assisted in collecting 234 units of blood, which will save 702 lives
From truly serious matters to silly moments, here’s a look at how providers observed the annual week that shines a light on their service
Initial findings showed that if cardiac arrest occurred in public, Black and Hispanic adults were 41% less likely to receive bystander CPR than white people
Illicit fentanyl is the biggest driver of the recent rise in U.S. overdose deaths, according to the CDC
How do we adapt to the changing environment of EMS? It’s simple really.
The award recognizes agencies that have demonstrated creative approaches to improving therapies for patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and sudden cardiac arrest
The American College of Surgeons is also seeking donations to help send bleeding control supplies to the region
Actor James McDaniel says that the story of the pioneering EMS service is needed now
The actress said she prepared for her role by learning from EMS providers and other medical professionals
Hennepin Healthcare, which has been told to address racism and health inequities, is investigating
Hennepin Healthcare issued a letter two weeks ago pledging to address racism
The lack of EMS availability in the area has led a group of Stamford Fire Department members, EMS providers and residents to form the Northern Catskills EMS Council
How Austin Travis County EMS is publicly selecting its next EMS chief – How would you fare?
CARESTAR grants will go to Nuestra Communidad, the National Indian Justice Center and the Loma Linda University Health Department of Emergency Medicine
A Crisis Car pilot program is pairing three disciplines: police, mental health and EMS to respond to behavioral emergencies
Lifeguard Ambulance hosted a “Jeeps for Kids” toy drive to benefit pediatric patients at the local children’s hospital
Zechariah Cartledge is recognized by cops and firefighters across the US who know him from his videos that capture him running a mile for each first responder killed on duty
