EMS Advocacy
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A commitment to EMS excellence establishes a lasting reputation of respect, reliability and integrity
Learn how emerging AI applications will impact dispatch, ePCR, education and revenue cycle management
Emergency care representatives testify about reimbursement, access challenges
The changes that began on 9/12 have stretched into weeks, months and years
In your life in EMS, or in the fire service, what is the worst event you can imagine?
Victims’ families have gathered a coalition of charities and businesses to organize volunteer events in hundreds of U.S. cities this 9/11
The curse of a busy EMS career is that compassion is the skill that erodes while all the rest of our skills become stronger with constant practice
For many of the families who attended, this Memorial Weekend was the final step in their journey toward closure
This ceremony is our way of recognizing the hazards of our profession and the risks we take on a daily basis
We can recognize our responders and celebrate their victories every day using the tools of social media
If only briefly, those who had lost so much saw their loved ones recognized for the everyday heroes they were
Representative to the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Federation offers praise for local responders
Investigators are looking at about 500 leads in the March 31 beating
Rather than confining our advocacy to the third week of May, we need to be stewards of our profession for the other 51 weeks a year
An event billed as a ‘drive- through fundraiser’ brought in $61,400 in seven hours
The reduction represents almost a fifth of the service’s 5,000 staff and will fuel the controversy over the Government’s controversial health reforms
That location was the starting point of a campaign for the U.S. Congress to proclaim a day honoring police, firefighters and EMS workers
The judge ruled that there was not enough evidence to warrant a criminal prosecution against Jodi L. Kerr-Rummel
Physicians said he had ten or fifteen more minutes before he might not have survived the heart attack
43 individuals from 18 states will be honored
Employers can promote bullying-free organizational cultures by following a few simple steps
The annual ride, now in its 9th year, was created to remember and honor EMS LODDs
Police claimed the paramedic ‘muscled in,’ interfered and ignored requests for her to leave the room
ALS certification allows a paramedic to use more potent drugs and enhanced medical tools in severe pre-hospital emergency situations
Federal administrators still have to decide whether to cover other conditions, like cancer, where there is less hard evidence of a tie to ground zero toxins
NAEMSE has challenged itself to accomplish a range of things in 2011
With the recent turnover in both houses of Congress, our advocacy work in 2011 will focus on educating and re-educating national leaders and staff on the challenges faced by EMS professionals
Rocky Mountain EMS employees said they believe the airbags in the ambulance did not properly deploy in the crash
‘An elderly woman steps out of the car, and just from the worried look on her face, I can tell that she has a problem ...’
Southend paramedic Paul Warwick and emergency medical technician Mark Rowley visited Mr Cross at his restaurant, where he thanked them
There has never really been a consensus about a general term to call EMS providers
