EMS Advocacy
The EMS advocacy topic features related articles, news, resources and videos concerning EMS issues and efforts to keep them in the forefront.
Host Kelly Grayson makes the case for eliminating “arbitrary” response time standards; where do you stand?
Underfunding, staffing challenges and rising demands are pushing EMS systems to the brink – learn the critical changes needed for the profession to thrive
Carly Strong, COO, SEMSA/Riggs Ambulance: “Take every opportunity’
After nine years in fire and EMS thinking nothing could affect me, an event made me realize that I wasn’t doing that well after all
The bill, passed unanimously by the state Senate, would provide 100 percent pension benefits to surviving families
Every EMS agency can innovatively use their assets for more than saving lives while making a profound difference for patients and families
Scene safety is also about protecting the mind from the barrage of witnessed trauma
Share your love for EMS with your significant other this Valentine’s Day
Marshall Botkin received the National Emergency Medical Technician of the Year Award
Our co-hosts are skeptical a federally mandated minimum wage for EMS providers is feasible
We are regularly reminded that the communities we serve know little about EMS costs, challenges and services provided
Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics have an obligation to respond regardless of their opinions about addiction and Narcan
Singer/songwriter Derek Andrew’s music is inspired by his years working in EMS
The 6-year-old taught firefighters words like “firefighter,” “interpreter” and “stop, drop and roll”
Beckham treated a London bike paramedic and her patient to coffee and tea as they waited for an ambulance
The families of those killed in the line of duty will get $80,000 and free tuition to state universities; the bill moves to the state senate for a vote
Neighbors shoveled the snow around the ambulance so that the crew could continue doing their work
After 35 years as a paramedic Sharon King hasn’t been able to fully give up EMS while living life differently
The two EMS providers met five years prior at a small EMS agency in Oklahoma
Finding ways to deal with the stress of emergency work can be highly subjective; here are eight things you can do to decrease your stress levels
Maddie Marie Shively’s video was shared hundreds of times on Facebook
Being assaulted may be part of the job for EMS providers, but it must not be tolerated or condoned by employers, leaders and peers
A committee voted for the bill to be retroactive to last year and to be named after John Mackey, who died in the line of duty in November
The AMR medics caught the dog and called animal control in fear of the dog getting run over
When we offer our service in an unexpected way magic happens
Recently introduced legislation will improve the rapid administration of controlled substances to patients in need of emergency treatment
Benjamin Franklin Jones became a paramedic after a 40-year career with Monarch Life
Ben Vernon dug deep to work through years of emotional trauma that surged to the front of his mind after he was attacked
These 10 ingredients will help every EMS agency succeed in the year ahead
The off-duty paramedic helped extricate the driver using trauma shears he was carrying while driving by the crash scene
The state pays a lump sum to the families of firefighters and police officers who die in the line of duty, but not to the survivors of EMS providers
The bill says EMS providers face the possibility of being physically harmed or stalked because of the nature of their jobs