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.
Let people know how to stay safe in the sun and heat, in the water and on the road
Poor decisions impact the public trust in the agency and the profession
EMS agencies focus on patient care, but customer service is equally important
The tranquil, respectful environment was instantly transformed during this particular call...
DOT program will tie emergency contact info to driver’s license; will allow police to get critical info when it’s needed the most
EMS unit hour utilization is always calculated as the number of transports divided by the total number of unit hours in the measurement interval
There’s nothing I love better than doing the job I do in this great nation of ours
Campaign will focus on how the trust assesses and grades each call to dictate the right response time
At the end of the day, we are in the healing business
After watching yet another television show that attempts to glamorize public safety providers, I thought about what really goes on inside our world
Examination of cardiac arrests yields evidence, specialist says, of need for increased education in rescuscitation
Identifying a media-friendly visual opportunity for Halloween is probably easier than you’d expect
Ride to emergency department is not always solution to issues ‘frequent flyers’ face, yet we have few alternatives to implement
Albany Chick-fil-a honoring local heroes by offering free lunch to anyone in uniform
‘Operation Ouch’ give youngsters taste of what happens when ambulance is called
Mental compartments are imperative, as long as they are opened relatively quickly and their contents sorted through and put away for good
We have to think outside the box to convey message that ounce of prevention is truly worth pound of cure
Hodgepodge of state licensing rules reflect scientific uncertainty and public angst about driving and elderly
Freedom House in 1960s Pittsburgh trained young African-American men and women to become some of the first US paramedics
Taking patient history for elderly patients can reveal actual hunger or risk factors for going hungry
Although everyone in public safety will never all know each other, it’s still like being part of a family, with all of its strengths and dysfunctions
Campaign was funded with $5,000 FEMA grant, asks pedestrians to stop, look and listen before crossing street
2 strangers with age difference of 30 years meet in the back of an ambulance, where so much more than EMS happens
We created a quick poll to get your feelings about this incident, and here are your answers
Board: Support of local EMS officials and the community was instrumental in retention of program
‘I thought he was going to die’
Over the past 1,269 days, the Richmond Ambulance Authority (RAA) reports they have taken 374 pedestrians to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle
Ambulance Authority’s “Crossing Alert” campaign and video hopes to inform pedestrians how to cross the street properly
Interactive band contains critical information, link, phone number so responders can easily access complete medical synopsis
Like with seat belts, airbags and helmets, it’s only matter of time before government intervenes
Reports of injuries to distracted walkers treated at hospital emergency rooms have more than quadrupled in the past 7 years
Plan requires that schools teach Red Cross or AHA curriculum for CPR and obstructed airway treatment