EMS Advocacy
The EMS advocacy topic features related articles, news, resources and videos concerning EMS issues and efforts to keep them in the forefront.
Guest host Rob Lawrence talks EMS advocacy: “We need voices. We need people. We need people to convey the message.”
Taking the concept of the right care, to the right person at the right resource to a new level
Cedars-Sinai’s Dr. Joseph Schwab on paving the way for advanced personalized medicine
A lack of regional training programs had led to a decline in paramedics, so Western New York counties used technology to create distance-learning courses and will graduate the first class
By making slight tweaks, local media came back every year to cover an ambulance driving demonstration that shared the same core message each time
London Ambulance Service is using social media to better connect with its community and raise public awareness about what EMS providers are doing
Overtired people make poor decisions, and sometime it can put patients, us, and our loved ones at risk
A look at what NFPA 1917 means for ambulance design and how we got here
Does the extent of volunteer shortages correspond to loss of life associated with delayed access to emergency care?
With problems such as roof leaks, septic tank issues and insufficient heating and cooling, the city is waiting for a needs assessment to determine which of the three stations to fix
Advisory board member: “Ill. on verge of a critical problem;" state issued 19 percent fewer EMT licenses - required for volunteers and professionals - since 2012
Once these traits become ingrained in a department culture, eradication becomes close to impossible
Heart attack patient benefits from continuum of care
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson debate whether a NYC police officer should have been cleared in a videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed man, and welcome Greg Friese as the new EMS1 Editor-in-Chief
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the challenges of recruiting and training volunteer EMTs, and their importance to the industry
Experienced providers should re-evaluate priorities before riding a bad idea into the ground
A ribbon cutting ceremony will commemorate the reopening of the facility, which was damaged by a 2011 tornado
I’m excited to lead the EMS industry’s top news and information website into new territory
After a scared child arrived at the hospital, the clinical manager saw all three “gathered around the gurney and serenading the little one”
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the need for more resources to help paramedics deal with mental health issues
On the eve of this U.S. holiday, we should all be grateful for the work EMS, fire and police are doing to protect to those in Ferguson
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the Code Green Campaign, which raises awareness about responder suicides and mental health issues
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Trade shows bring together industry reporters from across the nation, and a few simple tricks can help get your company or product noticed
Hosts Chris and Kelly discuss how a terminally ill woman legally committed suicide with lethal drugs, and how EMS performance standards can change the industry
A NASEMSO initiative to develop EMS performance measures can lead to increased funding and improved patient outcomes
Six of eight tax measures passed and will increase financial support through annual fees
