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 bill would allow first responders to open and manually maintain an airway, administer oxygen and control a hemorrhage
The sensitivity training followed one firefighter’s post that went viral saying drug addicts shouldn’t be given Narcan
The department asked officials to find $160,000 to hire paid paramedics to ensure residents have proper emergency care
The photo was posted to the department’s Facebook page after being sent via a dating site
Functional capacity evaluations would be done in pre-employment process and annually to reduce workers compensation claims
The unspecified behaviors, reported through self-policing from within Okaloosa County EMS, are also the subject of a criminal investigation
The new paramedic starting pay, $12 per hour, is “in the ballpark” of nearby services
Whether she was bullied or not, Nicole Mittendorff’s suicide should make chiefs and officers take a hard look at their department’s culture
These concrete actions will help firefighters, paramedics and officers eliminate harassing behavior from their departments
An EMS Week photo of the game was considered offensive and a ‘black eye’ on first responders
Eradicating harassing behavior toward female firefighters and paramedics will take more than good policy and practice
Officials said Adams County Emergency Services violated safety regulations and had no DEA certification to operate
By triaging patients with mental illness, especially repeat users, the Grady EMS Upstream Crisis Intervention Group provider has improved care, saved significant money and boosted morale
The program gives young people facing abuse, neglect or homelessness a place to turn to
A new S-76 equipped for emergency service could cost more than $7 million, but would be able to carry more patients
An increase of staff available at county stations will improve response times and take a larger quantity of calls
Patients who received CPR with the ResQCPR system had a 9 percent one-year survival rate, versus a 6 percent without it
First responder fatigue is a growing concern within the fire and EMS community
The agency had an 83 percent compliance rate; their contract requires a 90 percent rate
The district will use video and audio recordings for safety and quality review purposes, such as accident and injury investigations
The attorney general contends Troy Ambulance was in violation of state law because it didn’t keep up its annual reports with the state
The transports are conducted by off-duty personnel; the ambulances used are also pulled out of reserve
The county will take over the private company in an effort to keep EMS available to local communities
The lawsuit alleges the ambulance company pressured staff to exaggerate patient’s medical conditions in paperwork to justify transports
Under the bill, paramedics would be able to draw blood at DUI crash scenes when a police officer is present
The training gives first responders an understanding of autism, how to identify it and to how to calm a patient down
The ambulance, which was carrying two paramedics and a patient, suffered minor damage and no one was hurt
The union will be the largest to form in the region in recent years
The female firefighter claims that she was reprimanded and reassigned to another station when she told her superiors about the harassment