Volunteer EMS
Crumbling volunteer EMS infrastructure requires radical thinking and strategies to provide quality emergency care
As the number of volunteers dwindles, so does the medical safety net that EMS provides
Allina Health EMS leaders discuss the importance of a strong relationship between operational leaders and the medical director
May have to cease volunteer operations, which could cost victims more as town would have to hire paid personnel
Eric Monty was transporting a patient when he drove off the road and crashed
Clinton Lowman started serving his community as a volunteer firefighter in 1962
Firefighter Dawn Brown was home alone with the mastiff when the attack occurred
Ashley Choate was responding to a call at the woman鈥檚 home and stole $100
Frequent, detailed rule changes present just one of the many obstacles rural EMS faces
Community Paramedicine will send paramedics to visit frequent 911 callers to assess why they call so often
80 percent of fire departments in state are volunteer or on-call departments
Texas Rangers鈥� Nelson Cruz inspired the American Medical Response to donate the ambulances after he bought his hometown a fire truck
7 specially-trained volunteers also transported gas engineers to suspected leaks
鈥楽uspicious鈥� activity started showing up in rescue squad鈥檚 checking account
Kabang, the dog saved two girls鈥� lives when she threw herself in front of a motorcycle heading for the children
A volunteer firefighter tried to assist but could only stand by as flames spread
Members accused of mistreating patients, allowing employees to begin their shifts within hours of excessively drinking alcohol
Firefighter Mark Rexroat remembered as 鈥榦ne heck of a guy鈥�
Darwin Yazzie, 28, showed up at fire station with guns, yelling, 鈥楲et鈥檚 get it on,鈥� according to witness accounts
Plan to close emergency room and revamp services at small hospital won final approval Thursday
Despite escalation of assaults, murders, and gang activity, volunteer firefighter-medics remain undeterred
Training classes are seeing a decline
Church leaders have become more accepting of EMS involvement, and the contribution is essential at a time when volunteerism is declining
Pays a $10,000 incentive to eligible health professionals who complete three-year service commitments in communities up to 10,000 people
New 3-year program to improve speed with which rural heart attack victims receive prompt, effective care
Took 30 minutes to find responders to send out to an elderly man who had fallen down on his driveway
Agreement allows the counties to use each other鈥檚 EMS crews when extra help is needed
60 percent of all trauma deaths in state occur where only 25 percent of population lives; 16 counties have no hospital
Officials say dry weather, low food sources have led to bears scrounging for meals
鈥榃e really appreciate what the EMS crews do for us. They work really long hours and often don鈥檛 get a break, even to sit down and eat鈥�
New taxing district evaluated as area short of volunteers to meet call volume
Although voters rejected fee, county executive has reintroduced measure to charge for ambulance transports
The two divergent paths of volunteerism and field care will continue
