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.
Poor decisions impact the public trust in the agency and the profession
EMS agencies focus on patient care, but customer service is equally important
“It’s not that millennials and alphas don’t want to work; it’s that they don’t want to be lied to anymore, and let’s be honest: EMS has been living a lie for too long.”
He travels across the sandy dunes, tending to the sick and critically ill; four years ago began managing a government dispensary and upgraded to a jeep
I’ll root for Cleveland sports teams until the day I die, but EMS agencies don’t always inspire the same public loyalty
A doctor on the scene recalls the moment a medic brought in the boy who clung to him crying “I want my father,” and the fate of him and his siblings
She pulled out from the four-way stop and the ambulance, with lights and sirens running, plowed into her and flipped over
The company announced it would no longer keep an ambulance in a nearby town overnight, which has raised concerns about response time
Residents will vote on whether to approve a property tax levy that will fund one-third of the EMS budget, including maintenance, operation and salaries, for the next three years
Medics arrived and Byron Barton, who cannot walk and has had a stroke, was put into an ambulance to be transported to the VA hospital, but protesters lined up underneath it
A teaspoon of the powder is equivalent to 25 cups of coffee; the agency is considering regulations after an Ohio teen consumed a lethal amount
They were prepared with equipment and medical staff on standby to demonstrate danger of being left inside a vehicle in the heat
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Those ordinary calls make you stop to appreciate the world outside your own
When he mentioned his desire to attend his son’s graduation during a hospital transport, and EMT who lost her father talked to her supervisor and got the ball rolling
After he purchased the vehicle at a reduced cost, hundreds raised $40,000 to ship the ambulance to the poor city of Dedougou, and he set up a nonprofit to teach them EMS skills
When a cardiac emergency strikes, a nearby AED can help save a life – and Physio-Control’s new database helps you find one
He’s raising money for a nonprofit that helps families afford survival swimming classes
Regardless of the law, there most likely will be a community expectation to render care when a person is in need
LA Fitness members sprang into action when he collapsed playing racquetball: “Get the defibrillator right now! It’s behind my desk!”
You have permission to go behind the scenes of the media outlet you want to cover your agency, so take full advantage of this opportunity
She was at work when someone ran into her office and asked if anyone knew CPR; she got her certification this year
A man collapsed on a pull-up machine; another man working out had recently finished an advanced cardiovascular life support class, and put his skills to the test
Robert Moses, 86, hasn’t missed voting in an election since he was a teen, and wasn’t about to break that record
Fundraisers have been set up for Kayla Smith, a single mother with three kids who is expected to be out of work for at least six months
The Austin Public Safety Commission unanimously voted to fully staff the 911 center, which means reducing the number of new police officer hires
The state has declared flu season to be over, and it was a particularly deadly one for young and middle-aged adults
The health department is running a vaccination clinic for anyone who ate at the Red Robin between May 8 - 16
A tractor-trailer carrying 460 hives flipped; the driver and passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries
It will be a public relations nightmare if assertions that response times have gone prove to be true
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