EMS Advocacy
The EMS advocacy topic features related articles, news, resources and videos concerning EMS issues and efforts to keep them in the forefront.
Our co-hosts take an EMS leader and paramedic standpoint in order to help answer a listener’s question
Understand the four components of a negligent act and how to protect yourself from a negligence claim
Fitch & Associates and EMS1 break down trends in staffing, operations and career longevity
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
C.B. Garris takes readers inside New York City EMS and what it meant to become a “Member of the Service” in this excerpt from “PARAMEDIC: M.O.S.”
“Sometimes I hate who I am — so much so I wish for an easy escape”
Volunteer EMS agencies can be the best option for 911 services in many areas, but response must be guaranteed
Leaders of EMS advocacy and membership organizations articulate how they would spend the record-breaking Powerball jackpot
If the act is not passed, EMS providers could be prevented from accessing controlled substances to treat pain and seizures
There are many ways EMS could be improved with a budget of $1.5 billion; check out our readers’ ideas
Coshocton County paramedics and EMTs filed notice to join the International Association of Fire Fighters
