Wednesday, February 8, 2012
EMS
Resolve to Ensure a Good Outcome for Fire-Based EMS
By Bruce Evans
There are three events that bear watching in 2012, as they could make this a watershed year for EMS....
Never, Ever Give Up
A Special Report
FIRE CHIEF’s annual industry forecast will examine the biggest issues and challenges that are affecting career, combination and volunteer departments today— particularly in the areas of funding, staffing, training and officer development — from the perspective of industry leaders. ...
Image is Everything
By Glenn Bischoff (glenn.bischoff@penton.com)
Recently, FIRE CHIEF Editor Glenn Bischoff spoke with Al Gillespie, chief of the North Las Vegas (Nev.) Fire Department and current president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, about what he hopes to accomplish during his term. ...
Get Ready, Here They Come
By Mary Rose Roberts (maryrose.roberts@penton.com)
When tens of thousands of protestors descended on Madison, Wis., the city's fire department effectively coordinated a multijurisdictional response that included state and local law enforcement. It was able to do so because it planned ahead — and also because it had plenty of experience with large-scale civil-unrest events....
Change is Inevitable — Will You be Ready When it Arrives?
By Jack Parow
Rapidly evolving technology and the economic climate in which we operate will continue to accelerate the pace of change. As a leader, will you be driving this change or accepting what others decide for you?...
EMS Focused on Protesters, Police During Madison Collective-Bargaining Dispute
By Mary Rose Roberts (maryrose.roberts@penton.com)
Jim Keiken said command staff determined early on that when protest crowds increased as the week continued, off-duty, overtime paramedics would be brought in to staff the event. In addition, fire medics were stationed at the capitol for rapid response, while third-party ambulance companies provided transport to local hospitals. ...
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words — at Least
By Bruce Evans
The difference between fireground and EMS recognition primed decisions is in the former, feedback is provided by the end of the call, but in the latter it rarely is provided at all....
Firefighters Support Foundation Launches Free Civil Unrest Training Program for Fire Departments
By Mary Rose Roberts (maryrose.roberts@penton.com)
To educate the fire service about how to approach civil unrest incidents, the Firefighters Support Foundation developed the Fire/EMS Response to Civil Unrest training program....
N.J. Hospital Installs Gateway to Help to Reduce Curb-to-Balloon Time
By Mary Rose Roberts
The gateway turns Saint Clare’s ambulances into mobile wireless hotspots, supporting the transmission of patient and vehicle data to emergency rooms and ambulance dispatchers. ...
Make No Mistake, Emergency Service is Big Business
By Bruce Evans
Can you imagine an ambulance company that pays wages at the European scale, gives a month of vacation and expects you to take it — and embraces a never-say-no model of customer service?...
San Ramon Fire Department Uses iPhone for CPR-Needed Alerts
By Mary Rose Roberts
The application -- using GPS technology -- will alert citizens in that vicinity that someone needs CPR. The app also directs such citizens to the exact location of the closest public-access automated external defibrillator....
Need MRIs? There's an App for That
By Mary Rose Roberts
Radiology images taken in the hospital or physician’s office are compressed and then sent over a secure network to a portable wireless device via Cleveland-based MIM Software’s Mobile MIM suite. ...
Emergency Reporting, MED3000 Partner on Reporting, Billing System
By Mary Rose Roberts
Emergency Reporting datasets and other incident-reporting tools now will be included free of charge as part of MED3000’s overall billing solution....
More is Better
By Karen Jacobson
At least it is when it comes to knowledge, as many fire departments are discovering through the careful generation and mining of EMS incident data....
Will You be Able to Say, 'Wow' a Year from Now?
By Bruce Evans
If you're looking for some motivation to make a difference this year in EMS, I offer the following profiles of people from whom I believe you will be able to draw some inspiration....
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