EMS Management
The EMS management topic focuses on leadership within EMS agencies, bringing together a range of relevant columns and resources as well as the latest news on EMS department operations, budget issues and new appointments.
There is no substitute for high-context communications and training that occurs between two people, engaging privately, face-to-face
According to a recent report, 80% of millennial workers say they consider work-life balance when deciding whether to take a job
Four steps to stopping the stress cycle
Promoting Innovation in EMS steering committee meets to find ways to remove roadblocks to EMS innovation
It took almost half an hour for another ambulance to arrive to complete the transport
The report predicts most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis over their lifetime
Testing and credentialing process for supervising EMS officer to begin by the fall of 2016
For some agencies, smaller is better when it comes to ambulances
Officials from the Pa. service call the missed payroll a one-time incident due to a “cash-flow glitch”
The suit states that the paramedic was reassigned to dispatch because of his illness
Seventy-four percent of EMS fatalities are transportation related
Accountability must occur at all levels of an organization, be tied to strategic goals and involve an ongoing process of evaluation and adjustment
The provision of EMS through numerous small services impacts purchasing, staffing and delivery of care
To accomplish EMS clinical and operational improvements leaders need to articulate a clear aim
Law enforcement and EMS should have a set of mutually agreed policies and procedures in place
31 ambulances will be retrofitted with a technology that will reduce costs and emissions
The chief wants to “produce a healthier workforce” by cutting the field staff work week to 42 hours
16-hour NAEMT PEPL course uses case discussion and interactive lectures to teach skills important to the exercise of personal, ethical leadership
The debut issue of Paramedic Chief Digital Edition focuses on mergers, what they mean for small agencies and how they can be successful
Police, fire and EMS responders followed their local protocol to wait for the water rescue team to make entry and extricate the man in distress
The department requires all EMTs to have an advanced certification, exacerbating the shortage
The ability of an EMS management team to deal with conflict can either make or break the team’s ability to work together productively
EMS educators need to prepare students to make scene safety decisions with guidelines and classroom activities
The patient showed abdominal pain and bleeding but police supervisor canceled the release
Prepare your agency for when it becomes the story or a major part the story
The two-year project aims to address regulatory, financial and technological barriers to improving EMS
A study projects a volunteer decline of 14 percent during the next 15 years in some NY counties
For the second time in one week a DC Fire and EMS ambulance was not immediately available for an infant emergency call
EMS agencies can utilize PSOs to improve the safety culture, protect data and receive expert assistance
The expectations of EMS volunteers often don’t match the reality of being an EMT or assure long-term survival for the organization
The baby items are intended for homes where parents using unsafe sleeping practices run the risk of children dying from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Call volume for ambulances is at all-time high and includes calls for stubbed toes, headaches and toothaches
Paramedics say the plan will dilute the care they provide and prevent promotions for those who don’t cross train
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