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.
Following the Trump assassination attempt, first responders are fired or suspended for their social media comments
We must consider patient evacuation, resource allocation and training ourselves and our communities in the wake of an assassination attempt on former President Trump
Rick Gilbert, Milton Hershey School senior director of campus safety, shares his strategy
Both recipients of the award risked their lives to help others
If signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, California will join 34 other states that require CPR to be taught in schools
The newly formed Global Resuscitation Alliance offered four recommendations to increase cardiac arrest survival rates worldwide
The custodian was preparing to clean a bathroom at the Wisc. Department of Corrections when she mixed bleach with ammonia
Qualitative research project leads to four recommendations for healthier first responders in EMS, police and fire departments
A woman suffered a gruesome in-home accident and couldn’t stop the bleeding on her own
Adults can receive free training, certification and a prescription for naloxone in two-hour training sessions
By monitoring vitals during drug use, nurses can administer oxygen and IV fluids to keep patients alive
Experts said it sounds an alarm about the long-lasting impact of PTSD and depression on the brain
If passed, the county will implement “zero-balance billing” for emergency ambulance calls
A debrief of how one search and rescue team handled calls for help during the Louisiana Floods of 2016
As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary, there are important lessons for EMS from the protector of America’s crown jewels
Three truths about relationships for new paramedic graduates to succeed as professionals in a radically changing world of health care
Buchanan County EMS said it wants to “be associated with the community”
In a time of absolute fear, excruciating pain and helplessness, an EMT with a spinal cord injury credits compassionate providers for making a world of difference
A new bill would allow administrators to give students albuterol if necessary
Accurate data, specific to first responders, is critical in understanding and preventing suicide
The volunteer medic posted a screenshot of a donation made to the Code Green campaign
The musician weighed 112 lbs. when he died in April; an autopsy revealed that the fatal dose would have killed anyone regardless of size
EMS Authority of Okla. uses “Howler” sirens which drivers can feel up to 200 feet away
Officials believe greater access to Narcan and a new good Samaritan law have saved lives
Officials say the true number of heat-related illnesses is underreported
The medic said fellow responders are working the storm even through their own homes have been destroyed
The new drug, PZM21, offers pain relief without causing a surge of dopamine
Progressive programs like community paramedicine and MIH are important steps towards fixing a flawed, inefficient health care system
The organization supports a bill that would allow first responders with PTSD to qualify for worker’s comp. benefits
The award recognizes services for consistently doing EKGs for heart patients and transporting quickly
Many patients use 911 as their primary care because they are unable to afford anything else
As police become more active in Narcan saves, departments consider a new approach to the opioid crisis
Over 11K required ER treatment in 2015, but officials believe the true number is underreported
