EMS Advocacy
The EMS advocacy topic features related articles, news, resources and videos concerning EMS issues and efforts to keep them in the forefront.
Protecting yourself from verbal abuse from a patient is one thing, but what if it’s coming from someone who is supposed to be your support network?
When I reached a tipping point in my career I realized I needed to change if I was going to last any longer as a medic
Recommendations for how Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.; and Dr. Oz Mehmet, nominees for the next Trump Administration, can improve America’s healthcare funding and patient care
New songs are regularly added to the Spotify playlist to inspire, encourage and entertain EMTs and paramedics
“The Paramedic” reflects on stages of his career and worries that he is on the doorstep of burnout
Two medics watched the crash unfold while driving, and immediately jumped out to pull the man from his burning vehicle
Zach Malwitz was 19 when he went into cardiac arrest, and was revived by medics
Local leaders, communities, agency leaders and the media all have a responsibility to help support emergency responders’ well-being through research, intervention, policy and education
1st Alliance has launched 1st Help, a searchable database dedicated to finding emotional, financial and religious assistance for first responders and their spouses
The effects of sleep deprivation are akin to alcohol intoxication; build a safe sleep room and a culture of watching over tired medics
Write a compelling narrative with passion, conflict and resolution to engage grant application reviewers in your project
EMS1 readers share their non-clinical interests, subjects for further study and their biggest job-related concerns
The Pittsburgh project is part of a campaign to encourage EMS staff to eat healthier and be more active
Soldiers from the 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade learn to ‘tourni-quet up’ and other combat live-saving techniques
Nearly every day of last year, states nationwide honor first responders, military and victims killed in mass killings or disasters
Our concern for personal and partner safety needs to extend from scene safety to off-duty safety from intimate partner violence and abuse
The Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback provided emotional support as flight attendants worked to revive a man who went into cardiac arrest
There is a significant correlation between operational stress, organizational stress, critical incident stress, alcohol use and post-traumatic stress
A recent story shows the importance of understanding how to handle patients threatening suicide and that we’ve got a lot of opportunity to improve training and response
The John Mackey Memorial Act extends line-of-duty death benefits to many Kentucky EMS personnel
The chief reflected on the changes EMS technology and equipment has gone through over the course of four decades
Safe Haven founder paramedic Monica Kelsey will create a legal fund to defend women who could face charges from Indiana Department of Child Services
The MATTERboxes provide families with 16 meals
DeltaWing Racing and Hometown Heroes Racing collaborate to honor the courage, commitment and dedication of first responders
Luis Vielma, 22, worked at Universal Studios with aspirations to pursue a career in EMS
The union president said the 2014 grievance has yet to be resolved and could lead to requiring the city to reinstate the ambulance service
Along with citing the need for more minority positions within the departments, there were significant gaps in the hiring of female candidates
The new tradition will recognize the contributions of the department’s firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics
The company handled 2,308 fire calls, 7,436 EMS calls and auxiliary members put in 733 hours on emergency calls in 2015
The exam creates a psychometrically valid and legally defensible measure of knowledge for all practicing paramedics
Drug overdoses, accidental poisonings are up 78 percent over a decade and now exceed vehicle crashes as the top accidental killer in the U.S.
EMS chiefs must develop the right competencies and skills in order to thrive in a changing health care landscape
