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.
“As healthcare professionals, it is not the purview of EMS providers to judge our patients. It is our job to care for them”
The dos and don’ts of operating in an era where everyone has a camera on you
Helping a fall patient back into bed, a chair or onto the ambulance cot should launch risk mitigation in the patient’s home to prevent future falls
The Buckle Up for Life Safety Lab will travel around Austin and serve as an interactive training center for families
The tools are designed to help agencies communicate crucial information and send alerts during emergencies
Port Matilda EMS’s annual membership drive received an outpouring of support as the service struggled to stay open
The Brooklyn group says they want to fill a “significant void” in EMS for Orthodox Jewish women in two borough neighborhoods
An EMS social worker describes how a new program in Texas is serving patients while decreasing 911 calls
Officials hope to eventually provide training to middle and high school students so they can familiarize themselves with the kits
Paramedics Lt. Lanny Bivens and Ron Huggins escorted Evan and Colton Stafford as part of GEMS’ community engagement program
Paramedics will pick up and transport Jimmy to a shopping mall, where he will participate in the 13th annual Safe Street Trick-or-Treat
Montana has long had workforce shortages in a variety of healthcare fields, including both rural and urban areas
EMS providers were OK’d to administer the vaccine after 19 new cases were recorded in the state last week
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Local alerts allow governments and first responder agencies to relay critical information to citizens on the social media platform
A closed-loop, full-spectrum and comprehensive health information exchange validates the difference EMS makes for patient outcomes
EMS, police and fire personnel need to prepare for being asked to leave a restaurant, coffee shop or grocery store
Educate partners and update CPR protocols while considering how to deploy a mechanical CPR device in the field
Members of the Tulsa police, fire department and EMS are joining the cause to raise veteran suicide awareness
Citizens are the force multipliers of public safety, and have the potential to save lives before EMS arrives
“First Responders Live,” produced by Dick Wolf of “Law & Order” fame, will offer live coverage of fire, police, EMTs and other first responders as they react to calls throughout the country
Three ambulances were used to deliver food to the Lincoln Park Community Center and the Penn Hills Service Association
In his liaison role, emergency medical technician Tracy “TJ” Boyd Jr.’s duties will include training first responders on health care conditions that frequently affect LGBTQ people
The tipping point that led to the resignations was the way fire leadership handled the hiring and firing of former firefighter Steve Schaefer and investigation into the department that followed.
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Leaders said the program in its first six years has produced measurable results, including lower costs by helping people avoid intensive medical services they don’t need
To celebrate National EMS Week, NAEMSP is challenging EMS agencies across the country to come up with the most creative and educational CPR video
“Our dispatchers are the first line of defense for not only the people calling in, but for the officers and others who are out handling the calls in person”
Data analysis is important to evaluating MIH programs, but it will never show the whole picture of community paramedicine success
She helped local EMTs pay for their training and continuing education courses
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