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.
Chief Paramedic Mark Lockhart shares the 9-month process Durham EMS underwent to significantly increase EMS salaries
AmbuServe’s Melissa Harris discusses EMS staffing and leadership challenges
The NREMT Chair gives a behind-the-scenes look at the comment period and talks transparency
The unions are lashing out after an officer who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run waited for nearly 20 minutes for an ambulance
The private company handling non-emergency calls is sending out medics to treat things like earaches or sore throats
It took nearly an hour from when the officer was hit to arrive at the hospital
The program trains paramedics to check on and educate frequent flyers
Fire Chief: It’s not uncommon to find bystanders unable or unwilling to do CPR, but this was unique
The city hopes to cut down on fuel costs and eliminate any misuse
EMS leaders are now faced with an ongoing management challenge
Half of the fleet is reportedly over “retirement age” and has drawn criticism from the community
A Los Angeles reporter used a hidden camera to catch a chief having beer on his lunch break
Coroner criticizes ambulance crew who attended the home of a woman hours before she died
Some officials say the disapproving vote came about because of opposition to the mayor’s demands for firefighter concessions
The program anonymously pairs skilled volunteers with their peers to help rebulid their storm-damaged homes
Iin the absence of information, speculation abounds
The cadets are high school graduates hoping to get a jump-start on firefighting
Experts split on Detroit’s fiscal recovery options
The president of the paramedics union and firefighters local were not at the event
One Batt. Chief and two supervisors allegedly had sexual contact repeatedly while on duty and on county property
The trainee was accidentally shot in the head by an instructor
The flight crew has been grounded since a crash in Jan. that killed three people
The family says the dispatcher repeatedly asked for an exact address despite having the name of the school
The blocking may create an obstacle for the city to gain bankruptcy protection
The judge found the officers and firefighters acted justly when they stood onshore as a suicidal man succumbed to hypothermia in the San Francisco Bay
A man’s son died of cardiac arrest in Dec. after records show that a crew waited 5 to 6 minutes before leaving the station
There’s no need to sacrifice our backs
The program will have insurers charged for residents who use county ambulances, expected to generate $18 million
The paramedic pleaded guilty to 58 counts of possession of child pornography in Aug.
The clinic is accused of using injections contaminated with Hepatitis C
He worries that after the grant runs out, the city won’t be able to afford the new employees that were hired
Staying focused on the speaker will improve your leadership skills
Members cite federal funding for EMS as an issue of highest priority
