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.
In this episode, host Chris Cebollero is joined by guest host Mike Touchstone, past president of NEMSMA, to talk about the foundations of professionalism
Data analysis pinpoints at-risk populations that can be targeted for community risk reduction strategies – if your agency has the bandwidth
Every leader’s to-do list should feature things they know they don’t have to do but do anyway
Those closest to the mental health world in Nevada say it’s unsurprising that the state’s mental health system is facing crises on multiple fronts
The medic, Jon Botwin, wrote a letter to city council last week following the death of a 5-month-old baby girl
Firefighters said if a resident needs an ambulance with a medic, it usually has to come from a town several miles away
The demotion comes after bent aluminum street signs were used as makeshift heat shields inside four ambulance engine compartments
A former paramedic with Carter County EMS suspected of stealing narcotics
The assessment says lack of turnover in rural fire boards, which often govern EMS services, is causing poor functionality
The chief sent a letter to township trustees stating the service would stop Oct. 1 in fairness to residents who pay through property taxes.
The chief has proposed that the city hire a private company to take care of billing
County officials have been preparing a back-up ambulance plan to serve the county’s 1.8 million residents
He made his comments in response to a letter from a city medic who lamented that the department was unable to save a 5-month-old girl who died of cardiac arrest
The letter describes in detail what happened when less than half the assigned medics were on the job when a baby went into cardiac arrest
He lost his driving privileges and won’t be allowed to return to work, pending the investigation and his court hearings
The EMT took photos, not for diagnostic or legitimate purposes, of the man with her cell phone and later circulated them throughout the community
People are the cornerstone of your organization — for good or for bad
Crew members have been documenting an air hose leak that can delay the ambulance for up to 2 minutes. It’s finally being fixed
The defendant firefighters believed the man was gay and repeatedly called him homosexual slurs
Capt. Jodin D. Froeber began to weep after jurors acquitted him, saying the past two years have been “hell”
He will remain suspended without pay until a decision is rendered
‘I just don’t see how someone who is vomiting is in more dire straits than someone who is shot,’ said a paramedic who wishes to remain anonymous
According to court documents, she submitted paperwork saying she was EMT-B State Certified, but she was not
They hope to work with local organizations that already provide basic services to transition services to the communities
There are a number of questions related to your customers and competitors that indicate whether you have moved beyond simple awareness
In addition to the new employees and shift, the agency is also adding two new ambulances to their service
Between January 2012 and March of this year, AMR took over 10 minutes to arrive to 911 calls 422 different times
The 31-year-old former West paramedic’s trial is set for Sept. 23 in federal court
Constructive criticism is less sexy, but more meaningful
Whether you are a current leader or are just ready to leave the truck, these characteristics will help propel your career forward
Sentence could be reduced by 10 years with good behavior
Chief Ellerbe said he asked the firefighter for his phone, which he said the firefighter voluntarily handed over; the firefighter filed a formal complaint that the phone was forcefully taken
