A Better Benchmark: Savvy EMS agencies use data to identify, communicate & advocate for their patients’ needs

Successful EMS systems don't happen by chance or accident. They exist within their community to serve an important need. This need may be a reliable, timely emergency response to any given location in the community; a dependable, well-trained EMS professional to care for the acutely ill or injured; or a local resource for the mitigation of a natural or manmade disaster. Each of these EMS system components requires ongoing resources, knowledge, expertise and, most importantly, funding.
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Half MAST: Will merger with fire service destroy high-performing EMS system?

Half MAST In a move described as an attempt to streamline operations and save money, the Kansas City (Mo.) Council has voted to merge Metropolitan…
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Call to Action: EMS Providers Extricate and Treat Patient in Black Friday

Volunteer paramedics and firefighters with Orchard Farm (Mo.) Fire Protection District along with Rivers Point (Mo.) Fire Protection District work to extricate a woman who…
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Stimulus Overload: ‘Video game epilepsy’ causes seizures in young and old

Stimulus Overload: ‘Video game epilepsy’ causes seizures in young and old

Late one evening, Ambulance 463 was dispatched for a 24-year-old patient with a reported change in responsiveness. While en route to the scene, dispatch advised…
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