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.
Limit turnover and improve a toxic culture by investing in leadership development
With growing concerns over AMR’s performance, Buffalo looks at managing its own EMS – a decision that could set a precedent for other cities
Maaike Erents and Paul te Lindert with SmartDocuments on the impact of a simplified documentation process and how to make it happen
Brian LaCroix has served as a volunteer firefighter, EMT, paramedic and educator
Train EMS personnel to adopt and follow these important cybersecurity best practices to protect patient data, personnel records and agency hardware
Cybersecurity, a real and credible threat to EMS agencies, is an additional risk for EMS leaders to understand and manage
Improving ePCR systems make it easier to capture, share, monitor and analyze big data for better local and national patient care
EMS leaders promote the importance of a degree, but too few agencies require higher education as part of their hiring practices
The 12 percent increase in fees would be used to purchase 12 ambulances, equipment and the hiring and training of additional staff
The county’s EMS system was used in a study as a model of success in treating patients whose heart attacks were caused by a blocked artery
Here are three proven strategies to deal with good Samaritans who are more preoccupied with making a viral YouTube or Facebook Live video
If you have any of these signs, then it’s time to face the music and accept your destiny to become a paramedic
Saving our lives is far more complex than putting guns in our hands while on duty
If you could start your career over, would you do anything differently?
As EMS technology and service models continue to evolve words, phrases or activities will become tradition
Officials have discussed the potential transfer of Ligonier Valley Ambulance Service with Excela Health; some are concerned the existing level of service will not remain intact
Two words can sum up Indianapolis EMS’ ability to spot the opioid crisis early: big data
EMS providers can acknowledge their bias as they strive to deliver the best empathetic care to the patients they serve
City leaders attempt to address a worsening panhandling problem, but ignore EMS, the experts most likely to understand why people are on the streets
The Model for Improvement is a tool for EMS leaders to show their leadership matters and they are not a waste of money
Edgar Grant was charged with a misdemeanor count of simple assault and a summary count of harassment of another employee
The money was used to purchase a pair of cardiac monitors to replace two older models and two 12 lead transmission devices
A new approach to hiring EMTs, paramedics, firefighters and police officers described at EMS World Expo
Usability of electronic patient care reports, mobile technology applications and model for improvement discussed at EMS World Expo
Bassem Kuran was sentenced to 10 months in prison and must pay $66,000 in restitution
Morgan County pays for the 911 service only through a cell phone tax, while Weber County pays for 911 services with the cell phone tax and the property tax line
Tattoos don’t make you a bad EMT or paramedic, but whether you’ll get to display them is another story
Under the agreement, the department would place one paramedic on every fire engine in order to provide ALS
The new agreement is aimed at ensuring no employee works more than three days in a row and has every other weekend off
During the year the program has been in place, paramedics have evaluated 627 patients; more than a quarter were transported to the county’s mental health facility
After a 2014 shut down, community members have been working to re-establish a volunteer base that has since allowed the ambulance service to regain its license