Recent content by mikeward

I have worked and been the boss of both types of systems. As mentioned by others, rural populations tend to cluster around the town center where the hospital is. In one multi-county regional ems service both the rural and the suburban initial response times were similar - within 8 minutes for...

1) Reporting to DHS varies from state to state 2) Many states require a failed drug test be reported to the Office of EMS ... which places your EMS certification in jeopardy. If you have not already done so, review the personnel regulations for your organization. Some offer a "disciplinary...

Check with the state EMS office that covers the community you are moving to. There are different requirements in every state. Good luck

Many of the suburban metro Nashville EMS services are county-organized but run by the hospitals - Williamson and Maury Counties. As mentioned by mgr22 the privates are hiring. AMR has job openings

Agree with the second statement, not the first. EMT provides a gateway to patient care experience and is a pre-req for many Emergency Department technician programs. If you just take the EMT class without getting credentials or noticeable patient contact experience, then your time is wasted...

DC recognizes (and requires) National Registry. You will need to apply for a DC provider card ... $55 and a DC ambulance affiliation. As of July 1, 2012, the Commonwealth of Virginia will accept National Registry and provide reciprocity. Check both Department of Health websites for...

Reading the 2010 National Registry of EMT annual report (available on their website), the following states do not utilize the National Registry to issue EMS Licenses: Massachusetts New York North Carolina Illinois Wyoming In addition: Florida uses the National Registry for...

In talking to Professor Maguire, he has had no contact by worker compensation or industrial/occupational representatives. Police and fire are required to pay more into their state worker compensation programs because of their claim (injury, long-term disability and death) experience. Mike

The original ground-breaking work done by Brian Maguire: Occupational fatalities in emergency medical services: A hidden crisis Maguire BJ, Hunting KL, Smith GS, Levick NR Annals of Emergency Medicine - December 2002 (Vol. 40, Issue 6, Pages 625-632) 1) Motor Vehicle Accidents 2)...

JPINFV: Measurement metrics: "What things should we do to increase the number of patients who can walk out of the hospital with most of their facilities intact?" is not the only metric. But in discussion with some of those engaged and involved physician medical directors, it was a...

Hi NVRob, nice to meet you. While my first career was with a large county fire department, I am an assistant professor of emergency medicine at a private university in Washington DC. (Yeah, that is pretty scary!) Wow, there are few urban areas that do not run a fire-administered...

We need to separate EMT from Paramedic for this part of the discussion. EMT, even under the new Educational Standards, remains a technical skill set under a pretty narrow scope of practice. Some states require an "instructor-training" program that often covers the state requirements to run an...

Because a 4th grader can operate an AED.

Wow, every time Tom announces a course he gets grief from those who think an accelerated EMT-Basic (8 hours a day, 5 days a week) is inappropriate, impossible or immoral. I have absolutely NO ties to Tom's program, except to refer people to his program that need EMT-Basic RIGHT NOW...

Fire or emergency managemebnt Hfive: Good question ... the answer depends on where you plan to work. California, Florida and Texas have specific requirements. Those are states where getting a fire science degree is VERY helpful. In Florida and California you have to complete a fire...