EMS Advocacy
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Embracing smarter, more effective strategies to keep pace with the evidence-based advancements reshaping our profession
A six-year push for the day of appreciation, inspired by heroism and tragedy, culminated in the designation of Oct. 28 to honor first responders
More than ever, those on the front lines need to see their work elevated and appreciated
Firefighters, EMS providers and police officers attended the award ceremony, in which three first place prizes were selected
Dispatcher Liesel Hadfield instructed the boy’s sister and father how to perform CPR
Daniel Wesley’s high school raised $5,000 to help him with medical expenses
Kaheem, 5, who is battling leukemia, started out his dream-come-true day on a Montgomery County fire truck
Dolores Miozza offered to give the two paramedics money for the cake, but they turned her down
Firefighter Jose Zambrano said he hopes his “special kind of crazy” will support his effort to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Paramedic Josh Cooper helped Breshon Atkins deliver her son before transporting them to the hospital last month
Dispatcher Kelly Dennis guided officers to a stabbing victim who didn’t know her location by having officers honk their horns in the area
The dispatcher talked the man through delivering the newborn until first responders arrived
Joseph Leifkin told paramedics he couldn’t die, because he had a date scheduled with his wife for his 91st birthday
William Schmidt was in his living room when he heard honking and a loud crash outside his home
O’Fallon-Shiloh EMS said they started collecting toys for one child last year for one of their own whose daughter had been diagnosed with cancer
Lawrence Kurtz said he will never forget a call where a man’s leg and foot were touching his right ear after a tractor accident
Colleagues said whenever Caron Wind’s voice was heard over the radio, responders knew exactly who it was
Lt. Anthony Perkins said becoming a first responder has never been a question, it has always been a given for him
Although the Ambulance Driver had a year he wants to forget, there are five noteworthy events in EMS propelling us into 2017
Lou Meyer performed CPR on a elderly man who went into cardiac arrest at a hair salon
Terri Ebert, who is retiring at the end of the month, said over the last 33 years, she’s seen the number of domestic violence and DWI calls increase
Robin Schwarze became a dispatcher in 1992 after being laid off and needed a career that could support her three children
EMS providers across the country went above and beyond for their communities — no matter how big or small the deed
A nurse and his wife, a paramedic, pulled over to the side of a highway after they saw a body in the road
During Dr. Fiona Moore’s tenure, cardiac arrest survival rates doubled
A paramedic performed a thoracostomy on Sandy Kelley, a move that doctors said likely saved her life
Tucson’s pilot program is pulling habitual 911 callers out of the system, here’s how
Artist’s image shows a behind-the-scenes look at how some calls can be difficult to walk away from
Consider the benefits of seeing a mental health professional to help manage EMS acute and chronic stress
Fairbanks Paramedic Academy graduates and students took home first place in every category, crediting their training and education for their wins
Peter Amato fought through blankets of snow to transport a woman awaiting a kidney transplant, a gift his brother had received 18 years ago
As the students piled out of their vehicle to help, paramedic and professor David Fifer’s first worry was for their safety
