EMS Advocacy
The EMS advocacy topic features related articles, news, resources and videos concerning EMS issues and efforts to keep them in the forefront.
“You can’t oversee EMS medicine from behind a desk.” With a full-time medical director, providers gain a mentor, coach and advocate.
Equipping citizens to put down the cell phone and save lives in an emergency
FEMA, wildfire response and a fire chief running calls on expired licensure: Chris and Kelly break down the biggest news from around the country
Kentucky paramedic favors EMS providers who care
HBO documentary film about Boston Marathon bombing earns respect of emergency responders and survivors
Kevin Walker, 70, said one of his most memorable moments was saving the life of a woman he knew as a receptionist at a hospital
The charity will raise money to buy safety equipment for first responders and help support their families when they’re injured or killed
Capt. Mike Guillot and EMT Brent Pearson arrived at the home of a woman who was going into labor, and didn’t have time to transport her to the hospital
Vaishali Konowitz was born in 2007 at her family’s home, where firefighter-paramedic Christopher Bak helped deliver her
Specially trained paramedics work with mental health patients by identifying problems, intervening and de-escalating situations
One dispatcher said that a public safety job like dispatching can be taxing and that no work shift ever is like the one before
Responders exhibited courage and tenacity in their work by pulling people from burning cars and diving into canals to save a crash victim
Owen Wood, 32, said he enjoys the teamwork that comes with the profession as well as the daily interaction with different people
Here’s a wish list of EMS priorities for the first 100 days of the Trump administration
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Very basic first aid skills can be enough to save lives and allow an individual to render care while waiting for trained medical personnel to arrive
The girls, ages 11 and 8, used the funds to give “a hug and a mug” to firefighters, EMS and police
Responding to the medical needs of the 2015 Nepal earthquake survivors pushed a Calif. medic out her comfort zone as she strived to make a difference
There are not many jobs that can truly make a difference in someone’s life
EMTs and paramedics escorted the children and their families in an ambulance to offer constant care during Halloween
Small acts of empathy and gratitude are deposits of kindness to get EMS providers through the worst calls
This job does eat away at me every day; there have been days that the toll is taken in one fell swoop
EMS providers need to know and share the updated American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep recommendations with parents and caregivers of infants
Advocate for EMS improvement starting with your agency because a rising tide lifts all boats
The family stopped by the fire station to thank the crew for their efforts
The woman’s husband followed dispatcher instructions while they waited for paramedics to arrive
Your partner seems to be struggling both on and off duty; did you make the right call?