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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Recruitment videos are one way you can get the word out about your organization, drive interest in the opportunities you have to offer and point prospective recruits to begin the applications process
The EMS Leadership Round Table tackles community messaging, public health funding and caring for the caregivers at the Virtual Pinnacle Leadership Summit
Almost half of respondents report their EMS agencies don’t clearly communicate or enforce a social media policy
Check out some our members’ memories of responses from over the years
Three friends were killed at the scene of the accident, while one is still fighting for his life
Emily Rahimi posted more than 100 tweets keeping residents updated and passing along vital information
Managing your personal and EMS life can be difficult, so here are some of your best tips
Status updating, photo and video sharing and conversing on social media are perilous for paramedic students
The former helicopter paramedic posted on Facebook that she wanted to slap an uncooperative patient
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
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- Orlando shooting: Paramedic posted play-by-play as incident unfolded
- 5 questions you should ask about your mobile devices