EMS Advocacy
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An organization’s ethical reputation is also a reflection of its leadership
EMT Alex Michalak reflects on her father’s “support in the purest form” and how his EMS journey inspired her own
Family members may not be allowed in the back of the rig, but when the infant you’re doing CPR on probably won’t regain a pulse, will you deny the people who love her the chance to be by her side?
Suicide is a selfish, shameful act - until it’s one of us
Most people don’t realize EMS is there in the background, so subtly highlighting it demonstrates an agency’s commitment to the community
Commissioners approved four new ambulances, computer upgrades in police cars, and funding to more than two dozen county fire departments
The federal government can honor the responders killed on 9/11 by reauthorizing compensation for those who became ill after working at ground zero
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss why EMS needs to start doing its own medical research on issues important to the industry
If you’re considering attending — and I heartily encourage you to — the following information might prove helpful
EMS Week began in 1974; here’s how to get your community to issue a proclamation celebrating the men and woman providing care on the front line
Sudden cardiac arrest survival rate is also stuck at 10 percent, and fewer children are dying in car crashes, according to recent studies
Richmond Ambulance Authority was recognized not just for a single initiative, but multiple programs and campaigns that embrace injury prevention as a public health necessity
The Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services, or FICEMS has actually been around since 2005, although it’s not likely on your radar
An interview with Jay Fitch gives a look at the man behind the company
Instead of taking a reflexive action, think about ways to turn crisis into an opportunity to strengthen relationships
ACEP report describes need to create safety programs, and a culture of safety integral to every facet of EMS
Understanding each others’ personalities fosters openness and trust, different approaches to a problem, and allows for alignment of strengths with team tasks
Attorney General Eric Holder plans to bring PSOB functions, including legal, under one roof, in an effort to ensure that fallen or injured officers and their families receive benefits in a timely manner
William “Bill” Brown discusses the importance of the Registry and the long road to earning the industry’s acceptance of the organization
If we are to break out of the confining boxes that inhibit adequate funding and find a fix to the broken reimbursement system, we need to imagine how things might be different
Until you hard-wire patient-centric thinking into your routine, you run the risk that your patients might take a back seat to the other work of running an EMS operation
Through the widespread adoption of the NEMSIS standard and the commitment among individual EMS providers to participate in building the state and national databases, EMS is showing that it can adapt to new health care realities
Paramedic Ben Jones encouraged countless people to step up, take on new challenges, advance their careers and become everything they’re capable of being
I knew this would be something special, though I have to admit I was feeling a bit of nerves about going to our nation’s capitol and meeting with senators and representatives for EMS on the Hill Day
Mantooth spoke about bringing paramedics into people’s living rooms for the first time with the show “Emergency!” and what it’s like to be the nation’s most famous paramedic
The document highlights safety, evidence-based EMS, and performance-based funding and reimbursement as the three areas of most concern
Here’s an example of what improving morale would look like from an employe’s perspective
Jeff Clawson, ‘father of emergency medical dispatch’ speaks about the evolution of 911 dispatch and where the industry is headed
Here’s how the 3,300 EMS providers who make up FDNY EMS celebrate EMS Week
Honor dispatchers during Public Safety Telecommunicator Week in April, and throughout the year
Surveys found that public was confused about the meaning of the EMS acronym, thinking it meant emergency management, emergency medicine in hospitals or environmental management services
An effort to bring together the leaders of national EMS membership organizations to build communication, trust and collaboration on issues aims to allow EMS to “speak with one voice”