Ems Insider

Bill Would Expand Bargaining Rights – Unionization would boost compensation in some areas

Posted Friday, May 21, 2010

Hospitals Can be Held Liable for Negligent Selection of Air Ambulance Contractors

Posted Friday, May 21, 2010

140 Characters Away from a PR Disaster

Social networking can help EMS agencies improve their image or recruit, but in the wrong hands, it can create management and legal headaches.

Posted Monday, April 12, 2010

MedStar Internet Communications & Social Networking Policy

As part of the April EMS Insider article, '140 Characters Away from a PR Disaster, MedStar EMS shares its policy for employees on social networking.

Posted Monday, April 12, 2010

Lack of EMS Focus at the National Level Impedes Local Preparedness

The federal Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation and Terrorism reports that the U.S. is not prepared to respond to a biological weapons attack.

Posted Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Cleveland's Bold Move to Better Allocate Strained Resources

Facing budget cuts, Cleveland EMS is no longer automatically dispatching ambulances for non-life-threatening calls.

Posted Monday, February 22, 2010

Community Paramedics Expand Health-Care Access

The small town of Eagle Valley (Colo.) has created a community paramedic program to increase access to health care in its rural area.

Posted Friday, January 15, 2010

Through the Nose

Study finds 47% of patients therapeutically cooled with an intra-nasal device survive to hospital discharge.

Posted Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Where Do We Go From Here?

EMS Insider columnist weighs in on the recent MAST/Kansas City Fire Department merger and offers tips for effectively designing EMS systems.

Posted Thursday, November 5, 2009

Consortium Will Address Broadband Demand in Emergency Response

Patrick Halley, director of government affairs for the National Emergency Number Association, discusses efforts to modernize public safety communications.

Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009