Social Media for EMS
The Social Media for EMS topic includes news about how social media is impacting EMS, as well as analysis into how to use social media safely to demonstrate value to your community, while avoiding the mistakes that could land you – and your agency – in hot water.
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5 ways for fire and EMS professionals to support our colleagues in public health as they battle COVID-19
Understanding the legal precedent behind free speech rights and how they apply to on and off-duty first responders
When you become an EMS provider, you agree to act and serve to the best of your abilities to meet the expectations of your community and uphold an ethical code
They say tweeting or posting about side-effects or concerns can alert drug companies to any problems
From the longest ambulance ride with a patient to the biggest hospital on a ship, here are some EMS events and inventions that broke world records
For most, ambulances aren’t perfect, so we asked our Facebook fans the top things they would like to change
We asked our Facebook community to tell us about most frivolous calls they’ve ever gotten
Tenn. city officials found there had been no violation of city’s social media policy
Recent Red Cross study found 44% of people would use social media to call for help if they couldn’t dial 911
We train others to be ready for events like hurricanes and earthquakes; why not ourselves?
Project: Lifeline and bReddi allow users to identify lifelines, Facebook friends user can count on in emergencies
We asked our Facebook followers to predict how things will evolve over the coming years
CEO: ‘We wanted to give our supporters the chance to see what is achieved through their kind donations’
If you keep in mind these simple tips, you won’t go wrong
Try to empower providers to share positively rather than trying to frighten them into submission
Still working for ambulance company, but internal disciplinary action has been taken against him
Expletive-filled postings complained about colleagues, superiors, town’s Police Department
Hundreds of intelligence analysts already sift overseas Twitter and Facebook posts to track events
Your goal is to use this powerful ally to get your message out
Our Facebook community offered a variety of interesting answers: Some say it should be competitive; others think moving forward in EMS field is political game
