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.
The decisions we make between calls might be just as critical, in the long run, as the treatment decisions we make during calls
Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to set shift length based on call demand, available personnel, equipment supply and time on task
Exploring how data informs change, improves clinical outcomes and drives leadership decisions
A volunteer EMT without commitment or compassion is a short-term fix that usually becomes a long-term problem
Review from The BMJ confirms what many paramedics, firefighters and police officers already know about shift work and its effect on sleep
Low hourly wages is a main contributor to most career EMS providers working two or more jobs
The association has also created preparation courses for individuals to help them understand the format and style of the examinations
The proposed contract shows the top raises will go to paramedics, who have a high turnover rate
Discuss your duty to extricate a patient from a remote location and what equipment is available to you
NHTSA “Beyond EMS Data Collection” report identifies steps for EMS improvement and quality to become information driven
The report focuses on envisioning an information-driven future and what is needed to turn the vision into reality
Belief that only volunteerism will work in a community is refuted by the many EMS systems that have transitioned to combination or career systems
Only about 79 percent of the 1.27 million emergency calls received in 2015 were answered within 10 seconds; the national standard is 90 percent
This “it takes a public safety village” approach to officer training is successful and repeatable in any jurisdiction
Learn how one EMS agency improved EMS provider performance with an Olympic-themed competition
Continuing education is more than a requirement; it is a benefit that to help providers do their jobs better
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