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.
Reflecting on how far EMS has come in 50 years
EMS leaders hold the blueprints as we enter the era of evidence-based practices
Regularly reviewing and practicing MCI skills will make sure EMS personnel are ready to act when a major incident happens
Douglas Adkins said no new method has been adopted and responders will continue to render aid
The legislation was created after residents complained of bills for tens of thousands of dollars for medical flights
Our co-hosts discuss the steps within the psychomotor domain that excels your skill mastery
The report ranked each state based on how they were preventing things like distracted driving, prescription painkillers and falls
The calm, quiet professionalism of EMS roars like thunder when chaos rules
A proposal to withhold treatment from opioid overdose patients shows the epidemic’s continuing stress on EMS providers and its strain on municipal budgets
Fire-Rescue International conference speakers discuss the magnitude of the epidemic and the challenges it presents for the fire and EMS service
State park officials gave no response to their request for assistance in funding an ambulance service at Hampton Beach
The county is fighting with the agency over services like out-of-county patient transports
A program called Everyday Heroes delivered 61 vests to Muskogee County Emergency Medical Service
The EMS1 Advisory Board reacts to second-degree homicide charges brought against EMT Crystin Keys after a fatal ambulance crash
The documented response time was 12 minutes, but a witness said it took crews 40 minutes to arrive
Our co-hosts talk about changing the tradition of not allowing EMS providers to get a lunch break and allowing them some downtime within their shift
The city is on track to spend $100,000 on naloxone in 2017, despite a budget of $10,000
EMS providers complaining about lack of education and educators complaining about lack of students is where ignorance and apathy collide
Town officials have launched a strategic planning process designed to optimize emergency services
California legislators need to hear from the state’s 75,000 EMS providers in support of, or opposed to the EMS Workers Bill of Rights
The network will modernize communications with technologies that will help save lives
As the health care and public safety landscapes continue to evolve, the three agencies saw an opportunity to combine resources
Envoy America provides transportation options such as scheduled ambulances or services such as Lyft
United Hatzalah launched a campaign to simplify the registration and transition
Our co-hosts discuss aspects of a recent call regarding an EMS crew removing a patient from an airplane
The severely stressed employees now handle 37 percent more calls than they did in 2011
A disagreement led to a response time of over an hour for a call about chest pain
Officials said the gloves may allow absorption into the person’s tissue, turning the responder into a victim
The North Colorado Medical Center’s volunteer services team raised $44,000 for the vests
Improve productivity, accuracy, compliance and visibility by automating employee scheduling and integration with payroll and other key systems
Our co-hosts applaud a new program that may be setting the standards for other EMS systems to follow
County commissioners proposed a budget that would force a permanent closure of the station
Over the past few years, there has been more awareness about PTSD and its effect on EMS providers