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EMS Week 2025

Thank you to Verizon, the sponsor of EMS1’s EMS Week coverage.

In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation’s communities. NAEMT and ACEP will partner to celebrate EMS Week May 18-24, 2025, to celebrate and recognize the important contributions of EMS practitioners in safeguarding the health, safety and wellbeing of their communities.

Thank you for your sacrifices, dedication and service to your communities. Happy EMS Week from EMS1.

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EMS Week: What you need to know

What is EMS Week?

EMS Week is an annual observance in the United States that celebrates the work of emergency medical services professionals, including paramedics, EMTs, and other prehospital care providers, sponsored by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in partnership with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). EMS Week brings awareness to the role EMS plays in public health, promotes education about emergency care, and provides an opportunity to recognize the contributions of EMS professionals.

When is EMS Week 2025?

EMS Week 2025 takes place from May 18 to May 24.

What is the theme of EMS Week 2025?

The theme for EMS Week 2025 is We care. For everyone.

How can EMS agencies celebrate EMS Week?

Common EMS Week activities include community outreach, public education events, social media campaigns, recognition ceremonies and training opportunities.
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Celebrating EMS Week 2024 – Day 5: Save-A-Life Day
It’s on agencies to provide opportunities for community members to learn the skills needed to potentially save the life of a stranger or loved one
May 15, 2024 12:36 PM
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Rachel Engel
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Celebrating EMS Week 2024 – Day 4: EMS for Children Day
This day’s theme highlights the pediatric clinical care provided by EMS and the need for increased specialized training for our youngest patients
May 15, 2024 11:24 AM
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Rachel Engel
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Calm and collected: An Ohio paramedic makes history with her city’s department
A life-changing moment helped Paramedic/Firefighter Meryah Wilson realize she was equipped to deal with emergencies
May 15, 2024 09:56 AM
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National EMS Week Honors EMS Practitioners
May 14, 2014 05:25 AM
Fla. army medic, Chili’s server saves man with CPR
He immediately began CPR when a man he was serving earlier collapsed outside the restaurant; a registered nurse jumped in to help
May 10, 2014 07:21 AM
National EMS Week is May 18-24
May 07, 2014 12:11 PM
My off-duty save: A bloodied body in the road
May 02, 2014 07:42 AM
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FDNY unveils EMS Week posters
They’ll be displayed on more than 300 kiosks across the city to raise awareness about the work of EMTs and paramedics
May 01, 2014 07:30 AM
Only 20 days left to prepare for EMS Week!
April 28, 2014 05:38 AM
Off-duty EMT saves life of fellow softball player — again
Teammate Terry Backman was there to save him, on the same field in the same park, when he collapsed from a heart attack last summer, and again last Sunday
April 18, 2014 07:07 AM
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Off-duty medic saves woman in burning building
The Md. medic said she just did what came naturally to her when she rushed through the thick smoke, found the woman and brought her outside
March 18, 2014 10:55 AM
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Off-duty FDNY EMTs rush to aid shot cop
EMS veterans Khadija Hall and Shaun Alexander were off-duty when they heard shots and saw the officer down; they began treating him with their tech bag
February 27, 2014 02:02 AM
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Off-duty Miss. EMT saves 5 in car crash
The SUV flipped four times after the driver tried to swerve from a deer
February 05, 2014 02:39 AM
Off-duty medic rescues Calif. surfer
The surfer blacked out underwater, came to beneath the surface and realized he was unable to move
July 06, 2013 03:28 AM
Are we disposable EMS heroes?
Before we can take care of others, we must take care of ourselves
May 29, 2013 01:58 PM
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Bryan Fass
EMS Week Contest: The best of humanity in the worst of times
This is our first runner-up story for our EMS Week 2012 contest: “More than a job. A calling”
May 22, 2012 11:49 AM
EMS Week Contest: My calling started with my father
This is 1 of 6 finalists for our EMS Week 2012 contest: “More than a job. A calling”
May 22, 2012 11:33 AM
EMS Week Contest: Trusting in a stranger
This is 1 of 6 finalists for our EMS Week 2012 contest: “More than a job. A calling”
May 22, 2012 11:33 AM
EMS Week Contest: The moment she said ‘hi’
This is 1 of 6 finalists for our EMS Week 2012 contest: “More than a job. A calling”
May 22, 2012 11:32 AM
EMS Week Contest: As others ran, I gave my friend a chance
Check out each of our finalists for this year’s contest, then head to the voting page!
May 22, 2012 11:25 AM
EMS Week Contest: ‘You are the man who saved my life’
This is the winning story for our EMS Week 2012 contest: “More than a job. A calling”
May 22, 2012 10:02 AM
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Social Media for EMS
Use social media to make every week EMS Week
We can recognize our responders and celebrate their victories every day using the tools of social media
June 09, 2011 06:18 AM
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Dave Konig
Moose 911
We were dispatched for a call where we learned the man was not our victim but the rescuer, and our patient was not a man but a moose.
May 25, 2010 12:16 PM
‘Anytime, Anywhere’
The theme for this year’s EMS Week is so very real and accurate
May 20, 2010 03:41 PM
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3 lessons to learn from EMS Week
It’s good to celebrate EMS this week, but what happens in the weeks after that?
May 20, 2010 07:42 AM
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3 ways to mark EMS Week
Take inventory and make a plan to live the theme of EMS Week year round
May 18, 2010 10:43 AM
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Greg Friese, MS, NRP
Top 10 rejected themes for EMS Week
Amidst all the screeching and hissing and enraged yowling, somehow ACEP manages to come up with a theme everyone can agree with
May 17, 2010 05:06 AM
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Kelly Grayson, AGS, NRP, CCP
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Make EMS Week a year-round celebration
Instead of relegating celebration to a single week in May, consider how to recognize the accomplishments of EMS providers and organizations all year long
May 20, 2009 12:09 PM
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Greg Friese, MS, NRP
Celebrate your successes during EMS week
May 19, 2009 08:17 AM
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Greg Friese, MS, NRP
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Top 10 signs it’s EMS Week
Every year, when the pollen count in the South is at its highest, and the ambient temperature begins to resemble equatorial Africa, I pause to think, ''Hey, that’s the third sunburned drunk we’ve picked up from the river in a week! EMS Week must be right around the corner!’'
May 16, 2008 01:55 PM
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Kelly Grayson, AGS, NRP, CCP
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