Disaster Management
The red flags and steps to take to make the scene safer for yourself, other responders and the patients
The emergency physicians who resuscitated Damar Hamlin share their insights into SCA and CPR training
Why technology is the key to avoiding the next 9/11 and MCI preparedness
Capt. Frank Leto, deputy director of the New York Fire Department Counseling Service, outlines how COVID-19 impacted members’ behavioral health, and how the department is meeting their needs
Responses to the survey will inform future pediatric disaster education curriculum
Mobile Medical Response EMT Jacob Federer’s home was destroyed after a dam failure resulted in historic floods
The guide aims to help public safety and public health officials adapt their disaster plans in light of COVID-19
The volunteer team of 22 paramedics exclusively handles calls involving confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases
Our co-hosts sit down with Manatee County (Florida) EMS Assistant Chief Tim Nowak, who gives an overview to his department’s COVID-19 response
The Riley Boatwright Act is named after a middle school football player who died from injuries during a game last year
During a video testimony to the U.S. House’s coronavirus committee, FDNY EMT Diana Wilson said the government had failed first responders
A bold proposal to change the way we educate and certify EMS providers
Floodwaters rose after the breach of a trouble dam on the Tittabawassee River; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called the major flooding “a historic event”
A non-profit School Emergency Response Coalition is equipping students with life-saving emergency response training and equipment
Examining the extraordinary measures to recruit current and former volunteers to fill gaps in career staffing
The kit helps agencies navigate the complexities of returning to full operations and prepare for other significant events during the pandemic
Five key financial and operational asks to keep EMS afloat and financially solvent
The Rapid Assessment Quick Response Force is modeled after strike teams sent to natural disasters such as hurricanes
On this episode of Inside EMS, Chris Cebollero interviews Kelly Grayson on his experience treating and transporting virus patients in Louisiana
Anatomy and pathophysiology frame what ET students will experience in the clinical setting
Our co-hosts speak with New York EMT David Konig about how his agency prepared for the pandemic and what it was like as the number of people diagnosed began to rise
The first responders were trying to help a resident who was trapped by a fallen tree when another tree or large tree limb fell on them
Our co-hosts speak with Chief Mark Alexander, director for CoxHealth EMS in Springfield, Missouri, about his pandemic preparation plans
Funding a system of readiness through telehealth, treatment and alternative destination reimbursement for EMS
If members of your community are looking for ways to help during the COVID-19 pandemic, direct them to these blood donation FAQs
Our co-hosts speak with EMS1 columnist Catherine R. Counts, who talks about using data gleaned during the pandemic to make decisions going forward
FDNY EMT Gregory Hodge, 59, was a 24-year veteran of the department who assisted with World Trade Center rescue and recovery efforts
Hundreds of EMS providers from across the U.S. have traveled to New Jersey to assist the state’s COVID-19 response
In this episode, our co-hosts speak with Hilton Head (South Carolina) Fire Department EMS Battalion Chief Tom Bouthillet about how his organization is preparing for the pandemic
The founder of The Healthy Dispatcher explains why understanding your emotions, and those of others, is so valuable in the 911 call center
Hundreds of AMR personnel and ambulances have been sent to the greater New York area, which has become the epicenter of the U.S. COVID-19 crisis
Administrator Pete Gaynor urges immediate and decisive action to defeat the spread of the virus
It is critical that agencies prepare, educate and train dispatchers to evaluate the signs and symptoms of COVID-19
