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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Lexipol Editorial Director Greg Friese guest hosts this episode with cohost Kelly Grayson as they discuss diversity in EMS education
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An EMT’s social media post made after the Dallas shootings has captivated civilians and public safety providers
Norman Brooks was placed on leave Wednesday following a slew of inflammatory Facebook posts about police shootings
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
The firefighter called for police to be shot following the recent shooting of a black man in Baton Rouge by a white police officer
Diley Greiser is campaigning to end a 10-day meat festival in China where 10,000 dogs are tortured, killed and eaten
The video shows the EMTs choosing to continue to wait for their food at a White Castle location instead of answering a call from dispatch
An off-duty paramedic used a radio traffic app to update a comment on the Pulse Facebook page throughout the incident
The New Jersey hospital-based crew is on unpaid administrative leave pending an investigation into their behavior
In the video, the man rants as he drives behind an ambulance, which he claims was being used to harass him
Michael Linley has made a career teaching and saving others, but now he needs an automatic internal cardiac defibrillator
EMS1 readers sound off on an ‘EMS Bingo’ card news story and what it means for the EMS profession
Max, a golden retriever, is a member of the Ottawa Paramedic Peer Support Team
The sensitivity training followed one firefighter’s post that went viral saying drug addicts shouldn’t be given Narcan
This is what it will take for a Ph.D. student undertaking research on the effects of traumatic stress exposure within EMS occupations
Page Glass posted a photo via Facebook revealing how thankful she is for being ‘Called to Care’
An EMS Week photo of the game was considered offensive and a ‘black eye’ on first responders
EMTs and paramedics, who are “Called to Care” are recognized on social media during EMS Week 2016
The social media dance craze is said to have been sparked by two University of Maryland basketball players
The Oakland Raiders accidentally Tweeted the firefighter during the NFL draft
Fairfax Underground curator Carey Weidemann said he thought Chief Bowers’ statements were a “deflection of blame”
Erin enlisted the help of AMR to ask her date, Mitchell, to the prom
Listen to and save Johnny and Roy’s playlist on Spotify, created by EMS attorney Doug Wolfberg, so you can listen to it whenever you like
Securing data in an EMS environment is critical to avoiding breaches of patient information and triggering mandatory reporting
Between calls or on their way back to quarters, these were the tunes TV’s favorite medics were cranking on the AM radio
Jamie Marquardt claimed someone else used his phone to post the provocative comments
These are universal strategies for effective emails, social media posts, text messages and official reports
Our rush to public shaming might reveal our own fear of occasional shocking indifference towards the people we are entrusted to treat
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The supervisor said someone else used his phone to post the comments under his name
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