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.
Medical professionals lament how quickly ESPN cut away from the life-saving actions of medical staff after the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin
Long-time paramedic hopes to educate her community on overdoses after son’s struggle
A small group is coordinating with the Ukrainian Government to ship ambulances and fire apparatus full of supplies to support Ukrainians, and they need your help
Counter cultural festival has chosen a new medical provider for the event that becomes the state’s 4th largest city for a week every August
The European Union will require all new vehicles be retrofitted by 2018 with crash sensors that transmit the location, time, direction and number of people in the vehicle
The spread of the virus is intravenous drug uses; it sparked a CDC alert and the state has spent more than $2 million on efforts to fight the outbreak
The powered alcohol was approved the FDA last month but six states have already outlawed it, and about 30 more states are working on legislation that would prohibit sales
With faster response times and a growing list of drivers that have delivered babies, Uber is ready to take on additional health care challenges
The worker fell asleep and passengers heard him banging on the aircraft for help as the plane took off
Volunteers from local businesses teamed up to remodel the station lounge to thank responders for their work during Boston Marathon bombing, and every day
The banners honored victims and survivors on the two year anniversary of the 2013 bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon
People openly wept and hugged as church bells tolled at 2:49 p.m., the time the first bomb went off at the race’s finish line April 15, 2013
Flakka is cheap, potent and has been described as the next generation of synthetic drug that has been linked to a string of bizarre, sometimes violent incidents
RapidSOS is an app in development designed to relay critical information to dispatchers with the touch of one button on a smartphone
Here are some warning signs of someone intentionally interfering with authorized radio communication, and steps for reporting these suspected illegal incidents to the FCC
They died in their sleep days after their utility company discovered a stolen meter and cut of electricity to their home, and the father bought a gas-powered generator
The police department and rescue squad teamed up for the rare rescues; usually they respond to a cardiac arrest only once a month
Two Ore. AMR paramedics came to the aid of a woman who had been knocked over in the street by a man trying to take the 2-year-old boy
The video teaches employees and civilians how to respond during and active-shooter incident
The EMS Roaddocs riding club event raises awareness of PTSD, depression, and substance abuse among EMS professionals
The recalls are related to sudden engine shut down and malfunctioning handles that may cause doors to open during a crash
Ed Smith spent months renovating the fire safety house used to teach kids what to do in a fire; he only agreed to the nomination because it comes with $10,000 for the department
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Local partnerships and community support are the keys to success for Lake Havasu City (Ariz.) Fire Department’s program focusing on reducing patient readmission rates
Leaving the home after speaking with the man’s family, officers found firefighters finishing the mowing
The countywide ambulance would operate as a support to the existing paid and volunteer squads in the county
Around 50 responders created a CPR chain to keep the effort going after a neighbor pulled the boy, who has also recovered neurologically, out of a creek
A former correctional officer trained in CPR was in the right place at the right time when a cyclist collapsed to the ground and stopped breathing
A contract with Humboldt General Hospital has been severed; festival organizers are exploring options for emergency medical services
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