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Social Media for EMS

The Social Media for EMS topic includes news about how social media is impacting EMS, as well as analysis into how to use social media safely to demonstrate value to your community, while avoiding the mistakes that could land you – and your agency – in hot water.

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Understanding the legal precedent behind free speech rights and how they apply to on and off-duty first responders
When you become an EMS provider, you agree to act and serve to the best of your abilities to meet the expectations of your community and uphold an ethical code
An enduring lesson for public safety leadership in recent years is that the public wants and expects accurate information, transparency
The discipline comes one week following the suspension of another EMT, Timothy Dluhos
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EMS professionals need to learn and apply the hard lessons of unprofessional behavior recorded by civilians
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An ongoing series about learning and living in (and out) of the EMS classroom and the pathway to becoming an EMT
These are five questions that represent potential hazards for EMS professionals
Captain Michael Morse talks about his experiences during his 22 years as an EMT
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EMS organizations and fire departments need to regularly train on and discuss the policies they have
Under the employee handbook, the firefighter did not violate any policies
Check out some our members’ memories of responses from over the years
Three friends were killed at the scene of the accident, while one is still fighting for his life
Emily Rahimi posted more than 100 tweets keeping residents updated and passing along vital information
Managing your personal and EMS life can be difficult, so here are some of your best tips
Status updating, photo and video sharing and conversing on social media are perilous for paramedic students
The former helicopter paramedic posted on Facebook that she wanted to slap an uncooperative patient
They say tweeting or posting about side-effects or concerns can alert drug companies to any problems
From the longest ambulance ride with a patient to the biggest hospital on a ship, here are some EMS events and inventions that broke world records
For most, ambulances aren’t perfect, so we asked our Facebook fans the top things they would like to change
We asked our Facebook community to tell us about most frivolous calls they’ve ever gotten
Tenn. city officials found there had been no violation of city’s social media policy
Recent Red Cross study found 44% of people would use social media to call for help if they couldn’t dial 911
We train others to be ready for events like hurricanes and earthquakes; why not ourselves?