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.
Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
Your agency should have a policy covering communication with Deaf and hard-of-hearing people; are you familiar with it?
Chief of Training Brian Brush encourages first responders to trust the public’s unquestionable faith in fire/EMS members to power an unquenchable passion for the mission
As opioid overdoses rise, more people without medical training will be able to use the drug without a prescription
EMS needs to improve how we communicate our successes to local media and policy makers with consistent and valid performance measures
A fifth grader, whose dad works as a firefighter, came up with the idea to put decals on his football team’s helmets to honor EMT/firefighter Dennis Rodeman
Stroke severity and type, age, ethnicity and gender were strong factors in determining who called an ambulance and who didn’t
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss awareness to prostate cancer
Paramedics in 12 communities make house calls to tend to less time-sensitive needs
The man was spotted at crash and fire scenes but the local ambulance and fire companies say he’s not with them
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The program’s goal is to have a more diverse group of EMTs to help diverse Minn. communities
The suspected gunman, described as a disgruntled former employee, is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries
Bill introduced in Texas legislature seeks to prohibit imposter ambulances and is a model for all states
Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that has historically been prevalent in Africa and Asia, is making its way to the U.S.
The ordinance would levy and $84 annual user fee on almost all properties, which many landlords called illegal and unfair
Three nonprofit groups are backing a House bill to establish a permanent EMS memorial in Washington D.C.
Statewide, there have been more than 1,900 emergency department visits from April through June alone, prompting an existing list of banned substances to include new chemical compounds
The city council increased basic transport fees from $600 to $750
EMS providers said it’s not uncommon to see emergencies caused by people wearing headphones and not paying attention to their surroundings
EMS leaders learn suicide risk factors and the imperative to provide a non-punitive culture for seeking help
The increase is due to bees, wasps and fire ants being active in the spring and summer months
To combat the heroin epidemic, firefighters developed “your life matters” cards with help line numbers for addicts they treat
We have a long way to go to improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest
Citizens will be trained to respond before EMTs arrive; the program is modeled after a successful community response program in Israel
AT&T releases new ‘It Can Wait’ injury prevention video and launches virtual reality experience tour to increase awareness of the dangers of phone use behind the wheel
Be calm, rational and don’t get baited into a confrontation which will make you the villain of a viral video
Since launching a program to teach CPR to the public, the number of people who have had their pulse restored has gone from 12 percent in 2011 to 51 percent in 2013
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