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.”
The American Red Cross in Wyoming collected about 5,000 thank-you letters to first-responders from elementary school students across the state
Medics have been trained to look for medical ID bracelets, but many may not know that calling the number on the back of the bracelet provides access to an on-call medical expert
Profits from Thanksgiving Day fundraiser to go to Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, which aided boy with Guillian-Barré syndrome
With current system, some patients do not forward the EMS reimbursement checks their insurance companies send them
The first-ever national alert will last about 30 seconds and start Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Mark Hughes started his CPR-instruction business to “create additional revenue streams” so he could provide First Relief International with donations
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Bill would provide grants for programs to teach schoolchildren and teens CPR and how to use an AED
A sticker placed on the back windshield of a vehicle would direct firefighters and EMTs to a folder in the glove box with facts about the driver’s health
Bruce Mandel, 47, had taken a patient to St. Barnabas Hospital and was returning to Maplewood when he began feeling ill
A 40-year-old man was about one-tenth of a mile short of finishing the race in downtown San Jose when he fell to the ground
Richard “Boo” Bourgeois, 44, suffered a brain bleed and severe head injury due to a July 9 accident
WTC burn victim Lauren Manning reveals her ‘Unmeasured Strength’
The point of the film is to remind people that in an emergency, every second counts, and to reach emergency situations in time, responders need the cooperation of the public
When her great-grandmother lost consciousness, Shanya Williams, 4, applied a lesson she learned from her summer reading to get the woman the help she needed
During his weekly WOR radio appearance Friday, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the question of whether to discontinue the tradition has come up before
The prince heard first hand from firefighters who were pelted with bricks while trying to put out blazes started by hundreds of looters and rioters who torched cars and shops
The service, from DT Interpreting of Carnegie, will give Plum’s police officers and paramedics access to interpreters when, in an emergency, they encounter someone who speaks a foreign language
Besides uniforms, the shop features additional protective and safety gear such as hats, jackets, shirts, pants, vests, boots and firefighter turnout gear
A Texas man walked by a bee hive about four times before they attacked after his cellphone rang
Louie Sanchez, 29, and Marvin Norwood, 30, of Rialto in San Bernardino County, were charged Friday with felony mayhem, assault likely to produce great bodily injury and battery causing serious bodily injury
Expecting teens to be prepared to be first responders at accident scenes is a big jump
Additional ambulances are being added to the EMS fleet this week in the hopes of bucking growing need amid the scorching temperatures
Over the years, other options have emerged for people looking to find a way to store crucial medical information
Health problems resulting from his work at Ground Zero won’t stop Glenn Kaminsky from trying to help others
Officials were elated that the public appeared to get the message by staying off the roads
Classes could be offered by driver’s education schools, high schools, firefighters or others, as long as they are certified courses