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.
When it comes to educating the public, nothing beats a catchy slogan
Early career exposure can make or break future career choices; here’s how one agency is fostering school-age children’s interest in an emergency services career
Know the risk factors and how to implement a screening tool during patient transports
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
There was an almost 62 percent drop in emergency room visits and a 63 percent decrease in ambulance use by frequent flyers
Do the right thing because it is right, but also do the right thing because your job, supported by the currency of public trust, depends on it
The rate of prescription opioids dispensed in Utah grew 30 percent from 2002 to 2015
The organizations will come together for the World CPR Challenge, which trains bystanders to recognize the signs of sudden cardiac arrest
The organization has become a prominent advocate for legislation such as the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act
Here are five research pearls from Cathy Hostettler, DNP after she studied MedStar’s Heart Failure Readmission Avoidance Program
The campaign kicked off with billboards that feature police officers, firefighters, paramedics and dispatchers from the city
Hundreds of emergency medical professionals will speak with Congress about EMS issues on April 25
A group is asking the EMS community at-large to help make a difference by completing a survey
Stewart Graham took a CPR course in college, but never had to put the skill to use
Aaron Davis-Quinn took off his belt and used it as a makeshift tourniquet on a man’s arm
Family members drew attention to the issue after bystanders videotaped, instead of calling 911, a hit-and-run
Interactive training materials are designed to empower bystanders to initiate simple lifesaving actions before EMS arrives
The one-hour alternative series will provide a 360-degree snapshot of the unceasing daily pressures EMS providers face
The Department of Parks and Recreation chose six parks in each borough to place AEDs
The city started installing AEDs in arenas and public buildings in 2001; there are now 1,000 devices in arenas, libraries, malls and private businesses
Trinity EMS will respond to reports of syringes found in parks or other areas that are called in to police
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