EMS Advocacy
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State EMS Director Joe Schmider on how Texas’ data-driven plan brought in 10,915 new providers
Develop young journalists’ skills with strategic messaging and leverage media as a tool for public safety, funding and recruitment
“You can’t oversee EMS medicine from behind a desk.” With a full-time medical director, providers gain a mentor, coach and advocate.
The top EMS issues are more complex than ever and state representatives must hear the value of EMS from field providers and paramedic chiefs
“This is My EMS” by Leah Ferrone calls upon the public to let EMS providers know their work is appreciated and get to know them better
Verizon’s “The Team that Wouldn’t Be Here” series consists of 12 commercials and a documentary featuring NFL stars who owe their lives to first responders
EMS Agenda 2050 calls for an evidence-based, data driven industry that is integrated with the rest of the nation’s healthcare system
When asked how the FDNY EMT pay gap compared to his campaign for “equity and social justice,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said he thinks “the work is different”
Denzel Adonis, a graduate of FDNY High School class of 2011, was one of 50 paramedics who walked across the stage after a seven-year journey to fulfill his dream
Tom Ridge personally thanked Austin firefighters and EMS providers who saved his life in 2017
Tom Ridge, the first secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security and a sudden cardiac arrest survivor, advocates for EMS at NAEMSP 2019 Annual Meeting
It’s an emotionally punishing and high-stakes job, but veteran dispatcher Tracy Mosier said she couldn’t imagine herself doing anything else
James Ward and Evalie DuMars each put in more than 1,000 hours a year for the CERT program, treating it like a full-time job
Harry and Shiann Fisher are described as two dedicated EMTs with a passion for their job
More than 400,000 EMS providers are currently nationally certified at the EMR, EMT, AEMT or paramedic level
LifeGuard Air Ambulance flight paramedic Terri Staner, 55, was a stay-at-home mom before she decided to get EMS training “for fun”
Medic Ambulance’s Jimmy Pierson was among 33 Californians to be honored for their heroic acts and extraordinary contributions to EMS
When baby Leo was discharged from the NICU after a four-month stay, mother Yazmeen Tuskan stopped by the fire station to say “thank you”
Paramedic Josh Grzyb, who worked for President Bush and his wife, said Bush helped him get into medical school to become a physician assistant before he died
Paul Weston, father of Wade Weston, a flight paramedic who died in a medevac helicopter crash, was given the honor of lighting the Christmas tree
EMS Office Hours podcast sat down with Greg Friese to discuss the process of selecting news articles for EMS1 readers and assigning article topics to industry experts
New Orleans EMS officials said they are highly and uniquely trained to save people in even the strangest of situations
Scarlett Lewis praised audience members for being the”heroes” of trauma response and discussed the importance of social-emotional learning
Dan Miller, an 11-year veteran firefighter-paramedic, became an EMT shortly after his 2-year-old son died of choking
Albert Kreitz wrote “Partners for Life,” which is based on his experience working as an EMT in Los Angeles
First responders often feel underappreciated in the public sector
Our co-hosts are joined by EMS1 columnist and co-founder Kris Kaull to discuss his “30 things in 30 minutes” conference presentation
Our co-hosts are joined by EMS educator Joshua Ishmael, who coordinated this year’s St. Elizabeth EMS Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio
Our EMS expert panel identifies actions EMS leaders can take to improve clinical and operational performance, and to advance the profession
The 2018 EMS Trend Report asks EMS field providers, as well as leaders and chiefs, about their perceptions of the state of EMS in the U.S.
Recognizing three common patient care decisions that contribute to cumulative stress in EMS providers
Making the EMS Agenda 2050 become reality will require strengthening the collaboration between EMS, public health and healthcare
Our co-hosts discuss two current events that both put a spotlight on the career field and call attention to the individuality of its professionals
