EMS Advocacy
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Books
Next time you select a book for your child, consider these EMS-themed reads
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
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
Funds will be used for community outreach, education and emergency response and to subsidize the cost of a vehicle
He was injured in July after a tree fell on him and paralyzed him; people came together for a softball tournament to raise money to help with his medical bills
After turning to social media and word of mouth, the department now has all the recruits needed to serve the community even better than before
He got hit in the face, a laceration above the eye and hit his shoulder in the process
We will be seeing these cases for years to come
Joe Riffe suffered serious injuries during a hike and had his leg amputated
EMT Francis Charles served with the New York City Fire Department for 24 years before cancer linked to his work on the toxic pile at Ground Zero
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