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.
Because of EMS, emergency care begins closer to the point of illness or injury than ever before
On Day 2 of EMS Week, we are talking education – both for providers and community members
Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
Self-harm might be most overlooked and under-addressed EMS occupational risk says former paramedic and professor
EMS1 readers add to list of 10 things the New Orleans EMS “Nightwatch” cast wants the public to know about EMS
Three school-aged girls remind us that kids can make a life-saving difference in their community
The public loves heart-warming stories of EMS reuniting couples and saving lives
Culturally and ethnically diverse volunteers to learn skills to help with emergencies in their community
They were found unresponsive in a N.C. home; officials say a kerosene generator, used as a power source, had been moved from the backyard to the kitchen
On the occasion of Facebook’s 10th anniversary, these are the recent EMS1 posts you have shared and liked the most
A commercial to help end domestic abuse highlighted a 911 recording where a dispatcher realized a woman who called to place a pizza order was having an actual emergency and couldn’t talk
A new secure network allows public safety agencies to send targeted news and alerts to specific neighborhoods
Incidents in a specific downtown area are sapping responders’ resources: officials are exploring alternative ways to address those in need
A paramedic was in critical condition in one; officials issued a reminder to drivers of Florida’s Move Over law
Officials hope to implement the service by July 1
The bag is designed to be used by a non-medical person during an incident where EMS can’t immediately access the injured due to scene safety restrictions
Read the response and add your own thoughts in the comments
Assess any publicity or marketing efforts to ensure congruence to your mission, goals, and audience
Bystanders performed CPR and EMTs revived him with a defibrillator after he went into cardiac arrest
About 5 percent of emergency calls are from Spanish speakers, and the department wants to recruit more bilingual employees
He worked with local businesses and leaders to purchase CPR assist devises for the community, and conducted training for town employees and EMS providers
Steciak had just been promoted to captain in November and first joined the volunteer ranks at the age of 14; he was remembered as someone who helped and protected people
70 percent of business is medical care; dedicated medic unit enhances service provided by fire departments
The department is seeking community help to raise $150,000 to replace an aging ambulance in order to continue to provide free emergency services to residents
Paramedics stocked ambulances with bags containing small items aimed at keeping people clean, healthy and warm, and will hand them out when they see someone in need
Money would go to life jackets at boat landings through the ‘Kids Don’t Float’ campaign
A timely, genuine, and respectful approach will defuse the situation and win you support
Her water broke during a flight and she was taken by ambulance to a hospital after an emergency landing; the baby was in breech
The storm swept from California into the Mojave Desert and Nevada, bringing snow to parts of northern Arizona and New Mexico along the way
He resuscitated a 50-year-old unresponsive woman who may have overdosed; earlier in the week he revived a 13-day-old baby
