EMS Agenda 2050: A Keynote Speaker ’s Report from Washington, DC
It was my great pleasure to be in Washington, DC, last week as a guest of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT)/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). I was invited to attend—and be the keynote speaker during—the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agenda 2050 National Implementation Forum. The forum was held in the DOT’s impressive 2.1 million square-foot headquarters complex within the historic Washington Navy Yard.
It often surprises people in and out of emergency services to learn that the DOT has a long history of leadership in the development andadvancement of EMS across the U.S. Th...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - September 25, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: William K. Atkinson, PhD, MPH, MPA, EMT-P Tags: News Exclusive Articles Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
Washington Firefighters Misuse Funeral Home Body for Intubation Training
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (KOMO) – Mayor Kelli Linville said a training exercise went horribly wrong for a group of city firefighters when they mishandled a body.
Crews set out to practice their intubation skills, but the fire chief called their actions unprecedented and wrong.
When firefighters race to a call they have to be ready for so many situations - including helping unconscious patients to breathe. However, Bellingham Fire Chief Bill Newbold said the preparations staff took at Fire Station 1 crossed the line.
“I believe that this ended up to be completely misguided," Newbold said.
In July, a body was brought to Fi...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - September 25, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Videos Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
Wisconsin Paramedic, EMT Shortage
GRAFTON (FOX6NOW) - In emergency situations, we count on paramedics and EMTs, and fire departments in Wisconsin and across the country are in dire need of volunteers.
"It's a problem all over metro Milwaukee, all over the state and all over the country," said Grafton Fire Chief William Rice.
Rice said his fire department is dealing with a major issue.
(Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership)
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - September 24, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: FOX6NOW Tags: News News Videos Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
Arkansas EMT Remembered for Life of Love and Service
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Fox16) -- An Air Force Veteran turned first responder died in a car accident earlier this week.
Justin Lambert, 30, leaves behind a wife, baby girl who turns one in October and a band of brothers.
"Like our moral compass, he was the gravity that held us all together." Phillips said.
A strong bond Justin and Cheyenne Phillips had for 15 years.
"He was just that guy that made everybody better just for even knowing him," Phillips said.
After leaving the Air Force, Justin became EMT certified and began working for both MEMS and LifeNet this summer. (Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership)
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - September 21, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Rebecca Jeffrey (Fox16) Tags: News News Videos Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
Sutton Ambulance Service to Close in Central Illinois
 
TAYLORVILLE (WRSP) — The city of Taylorville is scrambling to figure out what’s next after the decades-old ambulance company announced it was closing.
Sutton Ambulance Service has been the city’s main source for first responders for 49 years.
Their last day of operation is October 1.
Read more at WRSP. (Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership)
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - September 20, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Cymphanie Sherman, Fox Illinois (WRSD) Tags: News News Videos Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
