Community Awareness
Explore our directory of articles on Community Awareness in EMS, designed to help professionals engage and educate the public about emergency services and safety practices. This collection covers public outreach, safety campaigns, and partnerships with community organizations. Building community awareness is essential for fostering trust and cooperation between EMS providers and their communities. For related insights, check out our resources on Community. Enhance your community engagement strategies with expert-driven content.
CPR training can prepare anyone to render lifesaving care
Educate your community on how to stay safe and assist emergency responders after a violent MCI
Equipping citizens to put down the cell phone and save lives in an emergency
From truly serious matters to silly moments, here鈥檚 a look at how providers observed the annual week that shines a light on their service
Initial findings showed that if cardiac arrest occurred in public, Black and Hispanic adults were 41% less likely to receive bystander CPR than white people
Illicit fentanyl is the biggest driver of the recent rise in U.S. overdose deaths, according to the CDC
How do we adapt to the changing environment of EMS? It鈥檚 simple really.
The award recognizes agencies that have demonstrated creative approaches to improving therapies for patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and sudden cardiac arrest
The American College of Surgeons is also seeking donations to help send bleeding control supplies to the region
Actor James McDaniel says that the story of the pioneering EMS service is needed now
The actress said she prepared for her role by learning from EMS providers and other medical professionals
Hennepin Healthcare, which has been told to address racism and health inequities, is investigating
Hennepin Healthcare issued a letter two weeks ago pledging to address racism
The lack of EMS availability in the area has led a group of Stamford Fire Department members, EMS providers and residents to form the Northern Catskills EMS Council
How Austin Travis County EMS is publicly selecting its next EMS chief 鈥� How would you fare?
CARESTAR grants will go to Nuestra Communidad, the National Indian Justice Center and the Loma Linda University Health Department of Emergency Medicine
A Crisis Car pilot program is pairing three disciplines: police, mental health and EMS to respond to behavioral emergencies
Lifeguard Ambulance hosted a 鈥淛eeps for Kids鈥� toy drive to benefit pediatric patients at the local children鈥檚 hospital
Zechariah Cartledge is recognized by cops and firefighters across the US who know him from his videos that capture him running a mile for each first responder killed on duty
For those with a related diagnosis, they may struggle with emergency sights and sounds or being touched, which can trigger anxiety and lead to outbursts that look like noncompliance
Reunions, acts of kindness and first responder surprises to bring a smile to your face
Billings, Mont., Firefighter Ryan Benton says he鈥檚 one of many on his crew who would have done the same
Hear from live liver donor Will Lindbergh, whose selfless act inspired a charity to encourage first responders to participate in organ donation
Data, even when it鈥檚 inaccurate or represented out of context, can confirm our biases. Answer five questions about how your agency鈥檚 data is being shared and interpreted
Trailer: An upcoming action-thriller features bank robbers who hijack a paramedic鈥檚 ambulance
Calls involving celebrities, chemical restraint, protests and mass shootings are just some of the scenarios that will put you in the public eye
Want a free doughnut or a bowl of spaghetti? Here are retailers saying thanks to EMS providers, firefighters and police officers
The Iowa City Fire Department launched the Navigator Assistance Program last month to connect residents in need to Steve Nachazel, the county鈥檚 first social services navigator
Emerson Ambulance Service鈥檚 remanufactured ambulance #5 dedicated to boy who would regularly visit station to see the old rig
The Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement program will send a separate team of EMTs and community health workers to nonviolent homeless-related 911 calls
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission identified more than 190,000 ED visits due to micromobility products in the past four years
Learn how this tool has the potential to positively impact prehospital stroke care
