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.
I am thankful for the EMTs and paramedics who serve their community and make a difference in the lives of others
6 helpful tips from the Seminole County (Fla.) Fire Department
CPs should have extensive prehospital experience and a strong network of peers in related disciplines
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
The plan calls for having physicians in dispatch centers to determine who needs transport to the ER
The show features “unusual emergency calls, told by real-life EMTs” and is meant to give viewers an inside look at what EMTs deal with on a daily basis
All participants in the class received a certificate of completion and an emergency resuscitation kit that included two doses of Narcan.
The Pa. woman got into the building by saying she was EMS; the person who buzzed her in got suspicious when there was no ambulance outside
Here I am, naked and exposed in a public forum, making a confession that, quite frankly, scares the crap out of me: Hi, I’m Kelly, and I suffer from depression.
The value of community participation in disaster mitigation enhances the response knowledge and manpower during a disaster
Fifteen percent of patients in the Portland area leave the hospital alive, compared to 10 percent nationwide
He was hitting and kicking for a good 15 minutes; she and her partner called for police three times and got no response
The bill is in the Senate; proponents say public safety organizations can provide free training, but a group opposed says it will amount to “another unfunded mandate”
A chiropractor who changed his cycling route, a sheriff’s office SWAT team sniper trained in CPR and a man carrying an oxygen tank in his car for his asthmatic child all came to his aid
They have symbolized hope and rebirth since the blast, and have a special place at the new EMS building built to replace the one that was destroyed
The former ER doctor told his driver to pull over; she had started to breathe when medics took over, and is expected to survive
