EMS Advocacy
The EMS advocacy topic features related articles, news, resources and videos concerning EMS issues and efforts to keep them in the forefront.
“Most likely, you know at least one caregiver who is struggling, but you’re reluctant to act”
Identify and aid team members facing depression, burnout or compassion fatigue to foster an emotionally safe organizational environment
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EMS Attorney David Givot clears up misconceptions about the law and EMS provider rights
Field supervisors perform an important job, but they often do so without executive leaders understanding and valuing the role
As a medic who popped a girl’s knee back into place I never expected her to recognize me years later in the grocery store
I am not sure if I have ever been the unquestionable difference between life and death, but I can tell stories about making patients feel better on their worst days well into the night
I went on to become a paramedic to prevent other people from suffering the way my family did on one awful night
EMTs, firefighters, and cops came together to extricate a 10-year-old with a bolt through his skull, and we all learned the importance of working together
Like those medics I now know my true calling is to be a hero in someone else’s eyes, but a normal everyday person through my own eyes
We weren’t sure what happened to the infant abandoned in a toilet until, as fate would have it, the child was adopted by our friend
The legislation would formalize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation, which would create a memorial to honor the service and sacrifice of the nation’s EMS providers
When personnel are overworked at a physically and emotionally demanding job, the blame game needs to stop and the real issues need to be identified
EMS providers give us a glimpse into their opinions about continuing education
Paramedic Gavin DuBetz opened the facility, and paramedic Stephanie Viener is a coach there; they stress that their experience in EMS is a safety selling point
Opportunity for all EMS providers to learn about national initiative and contribute to shaping the future of EMS
Well-written protocols leave room for both the novice EMS provider and the expert
A program where responders teach ESL and serve as role models to inner-city kids was a rewarding experience with lasting connections
Lt. Ali Taqi, an 18-year fire service veteran, is one of four physicians on the task force and responded to the World Trade Center attacks
The unit now features an image of Yellowstone Cutthroat trouts as part of a Wyoming Medical Center ambulance drawing contest
The video includes a firefighter toting a large speaker on a riding lawnmower and a mock patient jamming with crews in the back of an ambulance
We asked readers for tips to help new police officers better assist EMS
Learn how this national project will improve systems of care through the development of system outcomes, benchmarks, and processes
What was the process for building outcomes for all the different EMS models in the U.S.? Listen to this clip of Nick Nudell explaining how performance measures are structured
Volunteer providers are the foundation of EMS in the U.S. and the realities of volunteers don’t match the mythology #StopVollieBashing
An EMT mom shows her seven children determination, resilience and what it means to be human
After assisting with patient care they repaired the bike of the patient’s granddaughter
Service and reception will feature acclaimed Irish tenor Ronan Tynan at the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall Marketplace
The poster celebrates EMS providers and firefighters working together
The national initiative to improve systems of care invites the EMS community to recommend performance measures
Leaders that have lied their way to the top eventually are toppled; stop the lies and take responsibility for your words
Bills, opposed by Emergency Nurses Association, authorize EMTs and paramedics to practice in the emergency department
