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.
Is there a role for dexamethasone in the prehospital environment?
Matt Zavadsky shares how MedStar ceased red lights and sirens operations during recent weather event and discusses EMS on-demand
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“He just leaned up against the fire engine with his arms folded the entire time. I can’t get that image out of my head,” said Marie Mills, whose father died.
Getting patients in and out of the house and into the ambulance can sometimes become very difficult, because of the large amounts of snow and drifts
Auditors said they don’t have a system to document when expired medications are disposed, or when supplies are damaged, contaminated or deemed unusable
Terri Elmore testified that she does not remember the night prosecutors say she lost control of her car and struck a van, killing a pastor and his wife
With the 2015 retirement of the KKK specifications, companies are using safety crash tests and ergonomic studies to develop new standards and designs
County commissioner Jim Bernard said the risk of a lawsuit and the time and expense of restarting a process for new bids isn’t in the best interest of county residents
Students were able to observe and learn from medical responses in real time during their ride-alongs
At least 100 paramedics have not been properly certified; officials are now trying to determine just how far the problem spread
Officials are proposing that they reduce the number of paramedics on duty overnight when the volume of 911 calls drops
The city hasn’t met the county’s 911 medical response time target for a single month since summer 2012
Since his arrest, all employees have been drug tested and a new policy requires that no patient’s medication will be taken with them by EMTs during hospital transfers
This is part 1 of a five-part series exploring the components of Emotional Intelligence as they relate to EMS professionals
The hits just keep on coming, as the embattled department sees failure after failure
The patient who wandered from her room and died in a locked stairwell did so after a doctor’s order “never to leave patient unattended”
The cuts, phased out over three years, would reduce overnight medics and aim to prevent a $3.4M deficit in 2015
Dr. Shana Nicholson has remained energized by taking time off when needed and continuing her education to serve the EMS profession in different ways
Lt. Kellene Davis was placed on administrative leave and it is unclear if she will face disciplinary action
The district may increase the price of services to by 1.6 percent and charge $16 per mile
No action was taken against a probationary firefighter who told people seeking help for the dying man that they had to call 911 before anyone could respond
A city-issued report now contradicts the coroner’s conclusion that the teen survived the crash and was killed by fire trucks
Clackamas County has now extended the current contract with American Medical Response after rejecting the company’s first and only bid, prompting EMTs to protest
Benjamin Ward Samples, 38, a former EMT involved in a fatal crash in 2011, is to serve a one-year suspended sentenced on a negligent homicide charge
Her father suffered a heart attack across the street from a firehouse; the firefighters stayed put, another ambulance got lost, and the city worker died
In an industry where courage and bravery seem plentiful, we shrink from even the slightest appearance of social conflict
The dispute between Bonita Springs and Lee County over who should run the EMS service spills over into court
Three residents and one shift worker living rent-free in a new building next to the fire station means they can get to calls faster, and creates an incentive for more volunteers