EMS Advocacy
The EMS advocacy topic features related articles, news, resources and videos concerning EMS issues and efforts to keep them in the forefront.
Why smaller EMS agencies need grant funding, and four programs to look into
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson tackle paramedics behaving badly, violence, medical errors and the premature end of the ET3 model
Have EMS operations failed to keep up with the growing complexity demanded by the communities we serve?
Does freedom to worship trump the health of a child?
Developing superb leadership skills in EMS
A drunk is not “just” a drunk
Chipping away at the small issues will make solving the big ones easier
The National EMS Memorial Service recognizes EMS providers who their all
Sometimes the mark of a great medic is in the things that aren’t done
Doing the best for the patient may mean changing the EMT’s role
The hospital workers did not tell police where the man was even though they were looking for him
The trick to not burning bridges is really pretty simple
Tips for getting the message out to the right people
Michael Jaccarino was sentenced to 10 days community service and must complete an alcohol treatment program
The judge found the officers and firefighters acted justly when they stood onshore as a suicidal man succumbed to hypothermia in the San Francisco Bay
The ownership for the students’ education falls on our shoulders if we don’t progress beyond the lecture
Two former employees of the helicopter crash have been indicted for falsifying weight and performance records
The paramedic pleaded guilty to 58 counts of possession of child pornography in Aug.
“Nothing should hold back people from trying to save a life”
A man has been arrested after he kicked the pregnant paramedic in the stomach
EMS, EMTs are demanding policy changes, citing poor administrative planning
Officers arrested the South African medic for “hindering a police officer to perform his duties”
Time to stop whining, time to start building
Currently, the workers’ compensation system does not recognize PTSD
What will you do to make it happen?
The bill has nearly been passed twice and is again up for consideration
How to move beyond the adrenalin rush
The paramedic says officials did nothing to stop repeated and aggressive harassment from coworkers
Trying to make sense of it all
A report finds that overweight medical staff sets bad examples for patients