As EMS practitioners, we are committed to improving patient care and outcomes in the prehospital setting. We know that a highly trained EMS service means a safer community and more positive outcomes when duty calls today and tomorrow.
Emergency medical services has long been a cornerstone of emergency response, primarily focusing on rapid transportation and immediate medical care. Traditionally, EMS has operated under the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) jurisdiction, reflecting its origins in emergency transportation.
Joe Pawlows, Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team senior manager for Arizona and Southern Nevada, likens a cellular telephone network to a tube to explain how traffic jams occur during high-usage situations.
“If you think of communication as a tube and all the cell services going through this tube, all of a sudden you get a hundred [responders] using this tube [and] that tube gets ...
The landscape of emergency medical services is undergoing a significant shift driven by technology, and the traditional ambulance model is also transforming to address challenges with rising demand resource limitations that threaten to impede re
The EMS Education Agenda for the Future—released in 2000—is a vision for the future of EMS education that builds on the broad concepts of the 1996 EMS Agenda for the Future.
Despite their variety of backgrounds, certifications and areas of expertise, the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team galvanizes behind a single mission when disaster strikes.
Juan Cardona – Coral Springs, Florida’s EMS Division Chief and a member of the EMS World editorial board – has retired after a 30-year career in emergency medical services.
Juan Cardona – Coral Springs, Florida’s EMS Division Chief and a member of the EMS World editorial board – has retired after a 30-year career in emergency medical services.
NPPGov recently announced that AT&T has signed an agreement to expand its offerings for NPPGov Members to include access to AT&T Business Fiber® for connectivity.
NPPGov recently announced that AT&T has signed an agreement to expand its offerings for NPPGov Members to include access to AT&T Business Fiber® for connectivity.
The Springdale Volunteer Fire Department recently became certified as a Quick Response Service by the state's Health Department, meaning a fire apparatus will respond with an ambulance service to medical emergencies in the borough.
The Springdale Volunteer Fire Department recently became certified as a Quick Response Service by the state's Health Department, meaning a fire apparatus will respond with an ambulance service to medical emergencies in the borough.