Feb 13, 2019 | Ambulance Services, Emergency Response
There are several trends in EMS patient transport that could lead to a possible peak and leveling off heading into 2020, according to Greg Friese, the editor-in-chief of EMS1.com. He predicts the following trends may point in this direction for the industry. Patients...
Sep 19, 2018 | Emergency Response, EMS Responders
A key challenge for the EMS community is to build stronger partnerships with the emergency department and more effective communication, especially during the critical period before arrival. If EMS communication with the ED is ineffective, these three problems may...
Aug 30, 2018 | Emergency Response, EMS Responders
The advent of increased violence against EMS providers by patients, caregivers or bystanders have lead EMS leaders to seriously consider the use of body-worn cameras (BWCs). Since the officer-involved shooting death in Ferguson, Missouri many law enforcement agencies...
Feb 15, 2018 | Emergency Response, EMS Responders
Emergency medical services can have an increasing role in clinical medicine, and how services are delivered in the community during the coming year. Here are some of the biggest challenges facing emergency medical services in 2018: Preparation and responses for...
Sep 14, 2017 | Patient Tips, Trauma Care, Uncategorized
When seconds count will you be prepared to help a victim who is bleeding profusely? Even if emergency responders are on the way, it is important to stop the bleeding during these critical minutes. It is a matter of life and death since a person can die from blood loss...
