EMS Management
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Judgment is sometimes a matter of life or death, but it is also a matter of professional credibility
There is a lot EMS leaders and organizations can learn from TikTok’s favorite baseball team
By listener request, Inside EMS cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson tackle the topic of resiliency; submit your topic requests to theshow@ems1.com
The city is expected to put a contract up for bid, but the fire department will not be allowed to submit
With ambulances often 30 minutes or more away, the city is working to fully staff the station
Although the medic was driving the ambulance to an emergency, policy says to stop at red lights and look both ways
This will be achieved through 12-hour shifts of part-timers with on-call stipends for each shift
The vehicle’s markings as a volunteer ambulance reportedly raised a question as to whether it was in fact defined as an emergency vehicle
Of the 300 reports reviewed, a third were cancellations and another third showed “inadequate assessments”
A woman can be seen in the video trying to move the EMT off the cashier who he pinned to the ground
Terminated veteran firefighter says she was left in a burning building by her male partner and has been harassed for years
Investigators said the man got the radios by saying he needed them for his ambulance company
Colleagues are calling for the FDNY to discipline the EMT for lying to investigators about a high-profile case involving two paramedics
Officials say there will be no loss of coverage or any longer response times because of County EMS going out of business
They will be laid off Nov. 11 because the company lost its 16-year non-emergency hospital transport contract with Doctors Medical Center
A number of EMTs resigned recently because of numerous problems
Is it time to consider professional licensure through state medical boards rather than a separate EMT office?
Those who paid their debt should have a chance to serve with honor, but can the public trust such a person to enter their homes during an emergency call?
Gov. Terry Branstad defended the EMS system, saying he’s ‘not a micro-manager’
The medic is on paid administrative leave while an internal investigation is conducted
He abandoned the 12-pack of beer on the ground next to the unmanned ambulance and pulled away from the firehouse
Past crimes include drug possession, forgery, receiving stolen property, disorderly conduct, identity theft and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle
Authorities believe he set a garage on fire on Carman Road back on July 8th, and another one just down the road on September 30th, both of them destroyed
They are the first of their kind to join the department in nearly a decade; they’ll be responsible for providing medical care in emergency situtaions
No one was injured, and no ambulance was turned away after the regular ambulance entrance was flooded
Allegheny County’s center is running at a $5.2M deficit, which will rise next year
Legendary teacher and paramedic is survived by wife, 2 daughters
Terri Elmore, 42, was involved in a 2011 crash that killed Pastor Jackson Boyett and his wife Barbara
The state filed a complaint following inmate suicides
Battalion Chief Joseph Gilles said his investigation determined that a paramedic did not do her job the night she responded to a call about an 81-year-old woman who choked on food at a family party
The mother was turned away from the health center by a nurse who said she was only eight months pregnant and “still not ready” to deliver
Damaged equipment in the central office prevented land-line users from reaching a dispatcher; police were unable to say how many people attempted to call 911
