Seven Ways to Make Community Risk Reduction a Focus of Your Fire Department
Sometimes the focus is on how we can get to an incident faster, or how can we get more personnel to do all that we need to do. Keep Reading
Get First Responders What They Need with Rapid Commercialization Techniques
The size of the market is attractive enough that many companies would seek to capture just even portions of it. Keep Reading
Department of Justice Announces New Active-Shooter Training Grant for First Responders
ALERRT investment will provide in-person training to an estimated 15,000 first responders, in addition to the 9,000 who received the training in 2017. Keep Reading
Body-worn Cameras Can Help Reduce EMS Errors
A pilot study has found that body worn cameras can help to reduce paramedic errors in pre-hospitalization documentation. Researchers studied Hennepin County (Minnesota) EMS paramedics, who were equipped with head-mounted BWCs attached to clear lens occupational safety glasses. After documenting each event from memory, paramedics then reviewed the video to make any corrections. The researchers, led… Keep Reading
Survey: Over Half of Emergency Practitioners Dissatisfied with Mental Health Services Provided by Their Agency
Although 92 percent of respondents reported their EMS agency has a written policy regarding alcohol and drug use, only 26 percent provide a substance abuse program to help those struggling with dependence or addiction. Keep Reading
