EMS Advocacy
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How paramedics can take action to protect patients from falling through the cracks
Take a trip down memory lane and see Barbie’s multiple roles as a first responder
The depth of workplace relationships has a bigger impact on mental health than many providers realize
This will be the second strike in November by the San Francisco Bay Area nurses
The firefighter has filed a $50,000 claim over the incident
EMS unit hour utilization is always calculated as the number of transports divided by the total number of unit hours in the measurement interval
There’s nothing I love better than doing the job I do in this great nation of ours
After watching yet another television show that attempts to glamorize public safety providers, I thought about what really goes on inside our world
Some ambulance crews faced 7-hour wait times to offload patients
The new bill has caused concerns over the possible costs of requiring EMS personnel to pass criminal checks
The bill would have all EMS professionals working under a single standard with the Commissioner of Health in charge
Identifying a media-friendly visual opportunity for Halloween is probably easier than you’d expect
After “outspoken” paramedics launched complaints against EMS management, they have received letters telling them to cease
The Detroit Fire Commissioner says Jeff Gaglio is being disciplined for an inventory violation
Officials say that Detroit paramedic James Gaglio is meeting with union representatives to address other work issues unrelated to the “blanket scandal”
‘Chicago Fire’s’ premiere shows its good and bad; time will tell which will dominate
Families are currently watching pretrial hearings for five men charged with the terrorist attacks
Status updating, photo and video sharing and conversing on social media are perilous for paramedic students
“Banshee” hopes to unite EMTs and paramedics and fight for fairer wages
When medics arrived, they could see man feigning unconsciousness lying on floor before waking up and refusing transport
Dozens of Filipino hospital workers will share the nearly $1 million settlement
Recruits are finding unemployment among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans outstrips the civilian rate
Freedom House in 1960s Pittsburgh trained young African-American men and women to become some of the first US paramedics
Hospitals are so full that elderly patients are being discharged in the middle of the night and routine blood tests are being conducted at 3am
Taking patient history for elderly patients can reveal actual hunger or risk factors for going hungry
Galway residents say the service will send the wrong message to tourists
Law will require sports stadiums to post phone and text message numbers so fans witnessing violence can quickly call security
More patients will be eligible for the $4.3 billion fund set up to treat and compensate people exposed to the WTC building materials
Tampa was charged with providing estimated 114,000 meals to law enforcement and emergency services personnel
Although everyone in public safety will never all know each other, it’s still like being part of a family, with all of its strengths and dysfunctions
Ambulances have no medical equipment, and very few doctors are trained in emergency care
Scene sizeup takes a few seconds yet is worth every single moment, but witnesses might not perceive it that way
