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.
There are a number of ways that organizations involved in the campaign can participate
Tuesday’s theme aims to foster a culture of safety, collaboration and preparedness within the EMS industry and in local communities
This symbol shows that we belong to something important and we are part of the power, strength and knowledge of every EMT
Nick Riordan said he’s taking things day by day after being diagnosed with neuroendocrine carcinoma
Paramedic Amy Benson, firefighter Jessica LaMer and police officer Sylvie Boy wanted to symbolize “what those guys and gals have to carry every day”
A local restaurant donated 15 percent of their proceeds to Rory Barros, who is currently hospitalized after being hit by a drunk driver
A resident’s recent flight bill was $34,000, but the town’s membership covered what insurance would not pay
A daylong event featuring musical acts and ending in a candlelight vigil for those affected by heroin overdoses brought the issue to the forefront
The goal is to provide the bar and restaurant owners the antidote in order to help addicts who overdose – often in bathrooms
Here’s a roundup of what EMS providers wish the public knew in order to separate fact from fiction
Being a reliable and engaged community partner takes your EMS organization to lead agency status and makes you the authority when it comes to community health care
Ben Schultz was injured during a training exercise in June; the money will help pay for medical and travel expenses
Priority topics include use of opioid antagonists and therapeutic hypothermia following cardiac arrest
Chief Travis Myklebust offered strategies to create community partnerships and collaboration to achieve a reduction in 911 calls the fire service responds to
Fire Up A Cure featured teams of firefighters and paramedics competing in events such as tug of war and a relay obstacle course for the Cure It Foundation
Several community events have been held this year to put the focus on the opioid addiction issue in the region and to discuss recovery solutions
The goal of the event is to give kids a chance to interact with responders, their vehicles and their equipment in a fun, relaxed way
The autism ambulance is the second ambulance specially wrapped as a joint project between the Whitley County Fiscal Court and Whitley EMS
Tim Cernohous was saved by Paul Gucinski when he collapsed during a half marathon
The crew helped Margaret Durham after she appeared to be overheated
The report ranked each state based on how they were preventing things like distracted driving, prescription painkillers and falls
This vicious cycle experienced by many addicts has added a new facet to Ohio’s grim war against opioid abuse: compassion fatigue
Ronald Ellis was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in April
The text-to-911 service will aid people who are speech or hearing impaired or crime victims
Tracy Parker, 36, lost her fiance when her car flipped over, landing on its roof
The EMS chief said commissioners are no longer allowed on their property unless it’s an emergency
County commissioners proposed a budget that would force a permanent closure of the station
The idea stemmed from a community survey that showed residents wanted to promote health, wellness and physical activity
The paramedics wanted to interact with the public in a casual setting instead a traumatic one
Sophina keeps a list of her first responder friends and, with her mother’s help, prays for them at bedtime
The gym provides CPR and AED training and has a heightened concern about stroke because it has a number of older people who exercise at its branches
