EMS Advocacy
The EMS advocacy topic features related articles, news, resources and videos concerning EMS issues and efforts to keep them in the forefront.
Explore the latest Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System findings and what they mean for EMS funding, reimbursement rates, and advocacy in 2025
Consider these gifts and tips for showing your appreciation during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
MMR shares their journey to adopt a pet who provides unconditional support
The images on the ambulances illustrate the emotional hardships EMS personnel experience during difficult calls
More than 6,200 ER visits and over 1,000 ambulance transports have been avoided; there’s also been $9.6 million in savings to patients and the health care system
The nurses had cleared the boy’s lungs and restored breathing before an ambulance arrived a short time later
Funds are being raised to pay for a hip replacement and recovery for the 40-year paramedic
Impress your potential employers with your knowledge, preparation and alignment with the requirements of the job by using these five success tips
Stipe Miocic won by first-round TKO, and sent a message of gratitude to first responders
In this week’s episode, our co-hosts sit down with an EMS professional to discuss important issues surrounding volunteering in EMS
CPA by day, EMT-CC Gary Stehr gladly answers a third of his agency’s calls
Over 75,000 are being monitored for lung and asbestos-related cancers; 5,441 cases have already been diagnosed
Enable communications personnel to be the brains of the service and recognize their important quasi-supervisory role
Olive Garden said they’ve served 10K meals since beginning the service 15 years ago
Jon Hagen responded to a fatal crash in 2002, and his actions inspired a young woman to pursue a career in nursing
The page has raised over $13,000 in the last eight days
EMS crew who arrived on the scene thought Travis Shaw was a paramedic from another fire station, not a dad who happened to be trained to help
Both recipients of the award risked their lives to help others
Qualitative research project leads to four recommendations for healthier first responders in EMS, police and fire departments
Rates have increased partially due to enhanced medical training and techniques for military medics
Improving resiliency through regular exercise and smart nutrition is essential to helping EMS providers cope with traumatic stress
As hard as I tried, I couldn’t protect our children from every episode that ripped through our house. Here’s our story.
A debrief of how one search and rescue team handled calls for help during the Louisiana Floods of 2016
NAEMT is accepting nominations until Sept. 5 for EMTs who are in financial need due to a severe injury
From dangerous scenes to an increased role as patient advocate, the profession shows signs of evolution
With a 9 percent increase in population growth since 2010, there has been a 37 percent increase in 911 call volume since 2008
When the woman choked on her food, her two children sprung into action and performed the maneuver
In EMS, shift change is one of the biggest indicators of how the rest of the day is going to go.
In this week’s episode, our co-hosts discusses the sometimes complicated relationship between fire departments and EMS
As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary, there are important lessons for EMS from the protector of America’s crown jewels
Three truths about relationships for new paramedic graduates to succeed as professionals in a radically changing world of health care
Buchanan County EMS said it wants to “be associated with the community”
In a time of absolute fear, excruciating pain and helplessness, an EMT with a spinal cord injury credits compassionate providers for making a world of difference