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.
AMR’s award-winning earn-while-you-learn programs allow previously untrained candidates to became certified as EMTs in 12 weeks
Poor decisions impact the public trust in the agency and the profession
Clinical psychologist Rachelle Zemlok, a firefighter spouse, emphasizes the role first responder families play in career decisions
The investigation involves whether some EMTs and medics may have been fraudulently re-certified without the required training
Sean Hickman is focusing on getting back on the streets and back to helping people
Chief Minister Katy Gallagher says the proposed amendments to the ACT Mental Health Act 1994 would clarify the powers of paramedics if they are the first to respond to a mental health crisis
Lancaster and Susquehanna Valley EMS are at the center of deciding best possible service
The Twitter account, which is now de-activated, is stirring up questions of whether Merritt should be allowed to work in the medical field
Developing superb leadership skills in EMS
Instead of transporting patients to the emergency room, medics bring their services to the patient’s home
A Des Moines Register investigation reveals how Iowa’s emergency medical service system is failing
There is no doubt that other states to Iowa are experiencing similar issues for similar reasons
The report led to 26 of Waterloo Region’s 171 paramedics being disciplined, including the firing of two and the departure of ambulance chief John Prno
Chipping away at the small issues will make solving the big ones easier
When replying to the accusation against me, my first instinct was to scribble a John McClane-esque, “Yippie-ki-yay, motherf**ker,” but instead I penned a more subtle Princess Bride quote: “As you wish”
Monroeville officials plan to hire outside legal counsel and a private investigator to handle the investigatio
All we know is the video makes the captain look less than professional
The 65-year-old patient ultimately died three minutes after medics arrived
Orr said its fire and EMS need to get a little respect for the hard work they do
All three ambulances reported to be out of service at the time of the hit-and-run that seriously injured the officer
Here’s why you should think before send, post or tweet
Joseph Cassano had tweeted statements using derogatory terms for blacks, Jews and made fun of the poor
Almost two out of three of those balloted voted for the walk-out, planned for Tuesday, April 2
Doing the best for the patient may mean changing the EMT’s role
The 23-year-old is an EMT with FDNY
The firefighter was walking behind the apparatus when it backed up and ran over him
The medic reportedly stole nearly 30 vials of pain medication
Dr. Glenn Asaeda is a 15-year veteran of the FDNY
The hospital workers did not tell police where the man was even though they were looking for him
Olusola Elliott was convicted of six counts of health care fraud and one count of conspiracy
The patient was suffering from a stroke and the nearest ambulance was 7 miles away