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.
How the latest partnerships between EMS and digital health providers are giving patients faster access to high-quality care through mobile integrated health
The artificial intelligence revolution has arrived; learn how OpenAI’s most popular innovation can add value to EMS
Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
High-performing EMS systems need to ensure their personnel are ready for spikes of unusual presentations from trending recreational drugs
A spike in the use of the synthetic drug led to 53 people sickened since Friday
A study of over 800 paramedics suggests poor working conditions are causing low morale, low productivity and mental health issues
St. Charles County Ambulance District received a grant from Costco to check on seniors during periods of high heat and humidity
A wife struggling to manage medication for her husband reminds me that I wish we could do more, maybe through community paramedicine, for our patients
The Bridgeport, Mass. AMR operation trained students in their schools in Mass. and Conn. for the 3rd annual World CPR Challenge
During the 3rd annual World CPR challenge, AMR personnel at 70 locations beat their previous record by more than 5,000 participants
After losing his father, a firefighter, in a tragic accident, Josh decided it was time to change his life
Survivor celebrations promote awareness of cardiac arrest and create an opportunity to celebrate EMS success
There is ongoing concern about someone with little or no medical training administering naloxone to treat overdoses; is the risk worth the reward?
Candy Hall of Stowe Rescue has made a lifetime commitment to her community and will keep serving as long as she is able
Frederick the friendly paramedic treats an injured skateboarder to help kids understand what to expect during a medical emergency
The dispatchers accepted his handwritten note, and during a tour of the dispatch center they showed him how prank calls put the public at risk
Katherine Scott Brantley suffered three strokes at the age of 24; this is how it felt, and how it’s impacted her life
He recognized the signs, but they subsided by the time he drove himself to the ER, and he said he never should have left without seeing a doctor
The Queensland Ambulance Service paramedic was carrying the contagious virus while transporting patients to four hospitals
Nearly $200,000 per unit received from the community to replace two units totaled in a parking garage fire
Reports say the driver was weaving in and out of traffic, and failed to yield to the ambulance, which had lights and sirens on
EMT Siren and the FDNY150 Ambulance will represent FDNY in parades and community events throughout the year
A REMSA employee cited HIPAA and asked a reporter to stop filming a man resisting police in a public space
Opportunity for all EMS providers to learn about national initiative and contribute to shaping the future of EMS
Saturday marked 42 days since Liberia’s last Ebola case, and officials declared the end of the epidemic seven months after the international outbreak
The unit now features an image of Yellowstone Cutthroat trouts as part of a Wyoming Medical Center ambulance drawing contest
It was approved after several elderly residents refused an ambulance because they couldn’t afford the bill
Stroke assessment and interventions are time-critical and lifesaving
Volunteer providers are the foundation of EMS in the U.S. and the realities of volunteers don’t match the mythology #StopVollieBashing
Her husband who held her at knifepoint allowed her to place an order at Pizza Hut, and under the comments section she asked for 911
Analysis at the county level shows dramatic changes in drinking patterns, especially by women, over a 10-year period
The hoax 911 calls made by online gamers put expensive and dangerous demands on law enforcement and EMS
