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.
Revamped triage criteria streamline decision making and relieve the burden on hospital systems
Get better every shift with stress management and leadership insights from Aaron Zamzow and Janelle Foskett
Customer service – good or bad – has an impact on patient responsiveness, provider stress and agency objectives
The new CPR course focuses specifically on BLS care, and uses realistic training and scenarios
Guests Greg Friese and Steve Whitehead debate whether field mistakes are something EMS needs to prepare for, or if providers should be able to avoid those mistakes altogether
A S.C. ambulance service says it saved more than $18,000 in fuel in the past month; the savings has extended to all of public safety
Program has saved King County EMS $150,000 and along with training epi use has more than doubled
Challenger to Mayor Emanuel promises more ambulances, EMS commissioner, and testing for paramedic officer position receives financial donation
Response times are down to five minutes as a year-long partnership continues between the Austintown Fire Department and Lane Life Trans
U.S. DHS and DOH release first-ever decontamination guidance for emergency response to a toxic chemical incident
EMS leaders can use a professional development plan to identify and attain short-term and long-term goals
Three small departments that combined their resources show a collaborative approach makes sense – and cents
Emergency responders prepare for a gymnast with a spinal cord injury in a foam landing pit
Paramedics stocked ambulances with bags containing small items aimed at keeping people clean, healthy and warm, and will hand them out when they see someone in need
He attributes his care methods to his experience in Vietnam, continuing training and high self expectations
A timely, genuine, and respectful approach will defuse the situation and win you support
A firm found patients were improperly billed for about $20,000 on calls involving ALS ambulances that didn’t have a paramedic on board
Operation of any department vehicle or ambulance is a billboard for our reputation and professionalism – or lack thereof
The Australian medic coordinated a Thailand hospital’s disaster response during the chaos
Declining volunteers may force the service to close after more than five decades
The guidelines are designed to help agencies across the country make educated decisions when choosing a vendor
The Harbinger app allows providers to capture images from the field and transmit them to receiving hospitals prior to patient arrival
EMS can use the data to measure against similar companies, and regional and national benchmarks
Community paramedicine is a way of viewing prehospital providers’ roles, and departments that simply jump on the bandwagon will likely struggle
The department implemented high-performance CPR, and began tracking data related to bystanders starting resuscitation efforts before responders arrive
He serves as the medical director of one facility, and will oversee another one slated to open next year; his family history of firefighting led him to a career in emergency medicine
We ignore these unsettling trends in EMS at our own peril
The number of homeless people has increased from 83 in 2007 to 256 today, and it’s putting a strain on responders in Billings, Mont.
EMS provider’s duty to act is unequivocal, unmitigated, and unconditional
The retaliation killing of two police officers has sent a shock wave through all of public safety, including EMS
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