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Five ways to shape policies that enhance patient care, streamline operations and provide a safer working environment
The 8th annual What Paramedics Want survey wants to hear from medical first responders, EMTs and paramedics about their expectations of leaders and opportunities for professional development
The Fitch & Associates partners reflect on the past few decades and what’s ahead
The bill, which has entered the House, would create a pilot program to give volunteer responders an annual $500 grant to attract more recruits
On Wednesday hundreds of emergency medical professionals will speak with Congress about EMS issues
Kevin Lassiter of Worth Medical Center was selected for getting Worth County and Phoebe Worth Medical Center active in the community
This month’s EMS on the Hill Day is the perfect time to help lawmakers understand what’s needed in field care across the country
No one understands the pressures we face like a fellow EMT; respond to depression and burnout with more than just words
There are three main types of cameras, and pros and cons to using each one
Hundreds mourn Ronnie Patterson, a well-known medic who touched many lives
The WTC Registry was reopened and the deadline for joining is now extended to Sept. 11, 2014
Bernard Shore pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of official misconduct; he will never be certified as an EMT in New York again
The Dallas paramedicine pilot shows how EMS is evolving — we must change with the times
The suit alleged the company unnecessarily transported patients then billed federal healthcare programs
The Mobile Community Healthcare Program will focus on chronically ill people and patients recently discharged from a local hospital
Without violating patient confidentiality, what are some of those crazy cases you’ll never forget? Add your stories to the comments
Meet the new and returning members, who take office January 1
Improving the profession of EMS may seem an impossible dream, but nothing worth achieving is easy
Remember that the most important patient is always the one in front of you
It delivers vital information about a patient while en route to the hospital so doctors can move more quickly when a patient arrives
Legendary teacher and paramedic is survived by wife, 2 daughters
Mike Smith was larger-than-life and a friend, mentor and inspiration
The much-loved EMS speaker and educator died of a heart attack
Standards apply every day, all the time, on or off the job
A new city audit that surveyed medics says they’re sleepy on the job, have trouble focusing at times, and are frustrated
“Maybe it’s just a few minutes here or a couple seconds there. It can cost someone their life,” Paramedic Field Chief Margie Bomben said
While treating a patient in a home on a medical call, she heard the screams of a puppy and saw a man outside striking it in the head with a blunt object
We need to look beyond the immediacy of emergency care to make the EMS vocation a profession
He broke through the window of an ambulance and fled from medics; he was treated at an area hospital and booked into a jail
They may sell its headquarters and streamline services following the scandal; the group says it’s on life support and needs community support
Ignoring the telltale signs of a problem will not boost public trust
That reminds me … bridging tough questions can soften criticism
A crew and vehicle are now assigned to handle non-emergency transports and transfers
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