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.
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The role of the leader is to bear witness – to the critical and the mundane – to lighten the load
Three large merging weather systems are expected over a densely populated region, experts predict at least $1 billion in damage
The man pulled up alongside the ambulance brandishing a pistol and firing at least one shot
The Canadian parents had called an ambulance for their seizing daughter and say the responding paramedic would only speak French to them
The 19-year-old ambulance squad driver reportedly charged about $400 of gas for his own car
Firefighter Doug Waller died 6 years ago after contracting the virus while on the job
The Antioch Rescue Squad is also being fined for staffing ambulances with unqualified personnel
Linda Goetz said she was ordered to wear turtlenecks in 100-degree heat and was even hospitalized for heat exhaustion
The bill would have all EMS professionals working under a single standard with the Commissioner of Health in charge
Some hospitals now serve certain ethnic foods and perform particular tests and procedures to accommodate patients of different backgrounds
The father says he begged for help more than five times as his 23-month-old daughter worsened
Ashley Choate was responding to a call at the woman’s home and stole $100
Montreal paramedics say their new ambulances have stiff suspensions that can cause patients to be tossed around in the rear cabin
The reported agreement to link dispatch systems still sees crews logging slower response times
The family says doctors kept the 8-year-old boy off the ventilator even though family members said he was moving
Matthew Packer says that he felt threatened when confronting EMT Paul Frontiero
Officials say the firefighter failed to take all steps to get his license back after a drunk-driving conviction in July 2011
The paramedic pulled down his pants in front of her and reportedly rubbed himself against her
Medics have raised concerns about mounting workloads and difficulties reaching casualties on time
The University of Md. Shock Trauma Center hopes to have ‘community consent’ allowing any patient who enters the hospital to become a subject in a blood transfusion study
The firefighters allegedly passed off bogus Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support cards as legitimate
Organizers estimate 14 million people, including 9.3 million in California will participate
The World Health Organization estimates about 8.7 million new cases of TB last year
City officials voted to rehire the lifeguards pending a managerial review of the aquatic center
After “outspoken” paramedics launched complaints against EMS management, they have received letters telling them to cease
The Detroit Fire Commissioner says Jeff Gaglio is being disciplined for an inventory violation
Pharmacists noticed ‘excessive amounts of narcotics were being dispensed to the Princeton Fire Department’
6 years after service’s formation, there are concerns about poor response times and long ambulance delays in some counties
The airbags have been reported to not deploy or launch metal shrapnel when used
Even in hard financial times, innovation and leadership can go a long way in making things work, but those seem in short supply in Detroit
After James Gaglio said that he was being punished for giving a blanket to an old man, people all over the world showed their support by sending him blankets