EMS Advocacy
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EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Communities are learning the hard way that underfunding EMS has real consequences.
The 9th annual What Paramedics Want survey wants to hear from medical first responders, EMTs and paramedics about their career satisfaction, health and wellness
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
Deputy Sheriff, shot and injured in the line of duty, champions PTSD coverage as a workers’ comp benefit
Brody Channell was returning from honoring his father who died in the line of duty when he pulled to the side of the road to help an officer performing CPR on an unresponsive infant
Big dreams to improve EMS with a windfall of funding for safety, health and wellness, research and leadership development
It will take about two weeks to determine the cost of the proposed agreement