EMS Advocacy
The EMS advocacy topic features related articles, news, resources and videos concerning EMS issues and efforts to keep them in the forefront.
The Inside EMS podcast is a must-watch or -listen for EMTs and paramedics
Making care more accessible, reducing hospital utilization and improving outcomes
The importance of community involvement in advancing EMS research and quality
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
Video evidence shows that EMT Maria Morales did not assault officers during a May Day rally
William Melchert-Dinkel was convicted last year on two counts of aiding suicide
A visit to London this year made me realize culture is everything in an organization
As EMTs and paramedics we are trained to do our jobs when our community needs us the most
They say they are heartbroken over Jacintha Saldanha’s death
The act was introduced in June 2009
Union members say Chief Abdo Nahmod mismanaged response to Superstorm Sandy