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.
“As a volunteer agency, I want to make sure when someone calls 911 in our district, that our ambulances are ready to roll out the door when the tones go off.”
Use the habit loop to set goals in motion and achieve success
STAR Ambulance’s journey to enhancing patient care delivery and the employee experience
Local leaders, communities, agency leaders and the media all have a responsibility to help support emergency responders’ well-being through research, intervention, policy and education
1st Alliance has launched 1st Help, a searchable database dedicated to finding emotional, financial and religious assistance for first responders and their spouses
The effects of sleep deprivation are akin to alcohol intoxication; build a safe sleep room and a culture of watching over tired medics
Immersion in cynicism takes a toll on the mind, body and spirit and those who sense their values slipping to often get off the ambulance and onto a fire company
EMS1 readers share their non-clinical interests, subjects for further study and their biggest job-related concerns
The Winthrop Ambulance Service and surrounding fire departments are equipping personnel with EMS body armor for everyday use
The town takeover is being done to help with a lack of volunteer emergency medical technicians
The Pittsburgh project is part of a campaign to encourage EMS staff to eat healthier and be more active
The firefighters’ union said the agency’s response time was ‘unsatisfactory'; the mayor said he’s satisfied with the agency’s performance
Once the shooter is dead or apprehended, the top mission for police and EMS is to stop the dying from bleeding and airway compromise
The nation’s medical tactical response team answers the call when mass casualty medical care is needed
Here are four takeaways from The New York Times investigation into the failed private equity investments and mismanagement of EMS businesses
Numerous EMS agencies acquired by private equity firms, are aimed at making a profit from emergency calls while cutting costs and increasing prices.
There is a significant correlation between operational stress, organizational stress, critical incident stress, alcohol use and post-traumatic stress
The John Mackey Memorial Act extends line-of-duty death benefits to many Kentucky EMS personnel
The fire dept. sent more than 80 personnel and 34 vehicles, but they were forced to remain outside
All participating pharmacies may dispense the drug to anyone eligible, such as someone who indicates an ability to help prevent an overdose
The new program targets those in the population who repeatedly call 911 and use the hospital’s emergency room to address chronic illnesses
Modern and legacy 911 telecommunication systems have weaknesses and potential failure points, which puts civilians and responders at risk
Eight Rural/Metro ambulances were dispatched to Pulse and transported 14 of the mass shooting victims
Attorneys said the paramedics did not check the woman’s vital signs, connect her to an EKG machine or follow cardiac arrest protocol
A report detailing the disruption says a mixture of human and technological error during a software upgrade rendered the system unstable for several hours
The controversy over Lockport’s ambulance service took another turn as the council gave the fire department a green light for ALS service
Orlando firefighters treated and sheltered victims at a station fewer than 200 yards from the nightclub
EMT Kyle Lathon was arrested after a fight with his partner and striking mailboxes and a transformer with the ambulance at a high speed
City officials quickly decided to use the 311 call center as an alternative but debated for at least a half hour how to let the public know about the problems
EMS organizations must have a HIPAA policy to direct when and who can provide information about a patient
EMS leaders and providers need to study successes and failures as an opportunity to reduce death and disability from the next mass shooting
The bill makes the agencies eligible for Medicaid reimbursements
After last weekend’s mass shooting in Orlando, first responders reevaluate their planned MCI response
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