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.
Establishing clear policies, protocols and building trust: PCHD EMS shares their body-worn cameras implementation journey
ESO’s all-in-one Logistics Management software saves you time and money while maintaining response-ready status for your community
Get to know your people, listen to their input, and allow them to use their skills and abilities
Ensure your EMS billing is in compliance at the start of the calendar year or fiscal year with five important resolutions
In order to efficiently and effectively run an EMS system, leaders need to understand indicators of their organization’s health
Here are six immediate actions for EMS leaders to join the EMS 3.0 transformation
As EMS will always be the ultimate health care safety net, there are new and expanding opportunities as health care and EMS enter version 3.0
Trans-Med acted as a back-up service when the association had to go out of service due to staff shortages
Officials said surveillance video shows the ambulance running a red light prior to the incident
Follow the mantra “a patient isn’t dead unless they are warm and dead” based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindications
Officials said the unnecessary calls have placed a strain on EMS providers, and places callers who have an actual medical emergency at risk
Over 18,000 naloxone kits have been handed out across British Columbia, many rendered useless when needles are used for illicit drug use
Union officials said the move to respond to non-urgent calls will endanger patients’ lives
Officials said from December 2015 to December 2016, Narcan administration skyrocketed from 908 to 2,206 doses
Cannelton Fire Chief Christopher Herzog allegedly pushed an officer and yelled profanities as the officer wanted to break a window to check a room for victims
On-the-job advice culled from interviewing EMTs and paramedics with more than 30 years of field experience
Data collected from May through Nov. 16 show that of the 338 calls, the company had no crew for 88 of them
Lontavious Johnson, 32, and Andrew Desmond, 31, were charged with assault and battery against police officers in October
The top events and trends of 2016 will continue to shape and influence the future of EMS in 2017
Christopher Suprun stands by his claim that he was a volunteer firefighter who responded to the Pentagon attack
Officials are hoping to obtain information about the extent and nature of workplace violence in the industry and the effectiveness of interventions used
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EMS Focus webinar shares data about the risk of injury or illness to EMS practitioners
The panel will discuss top causes of EMS injuries and measures providers can take to prevent such incidents
Although the Ambulance Driver had a year he wants to forget, there are five noteworthy events in EMS propelling us into 2017
Topics will include the possibility of the agency hosting emergency medical responder and technician classes in early 2017 to address the shortage of trained personnel
After the director of the towns’ ambulance service was charged with embezzlement, municipalities are reconsidering how they want to handle finances
Instead of two paramedics handling a non-emergency transport, one paramedic will be paired with an EMT during each transport
Tucson’s pilot program is pulling habitual 911 callers out of the system, here’s how
Consider the benefits of seeing a mental health professional to help manage EMS acute and chronic stress
The two municipalities share fire and EMS services, but town board member said the way things are split is unfair to the town
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