not just the pair on the truck, but the whole EMS system is one team with a singular goal. A goal to do even better each day. So, as we continue to assess our profession should the index
To prevent dispatching high acuity resources to low priority calls, it is not always the closest unit that is assigned to a call by dispatchers. The lowest categories of Alpha and Bravo level are only sent BLS providers in a vehicle that could otherwise provide ALS care. Rather than ...
LACEY — A volunteer first responder, who was also a police dispatcher, has admitted tostealing thousands of dollarsfrom his EMS group’s account, spending it at restaurants, pharmacies and auto stores. Matthew Bender, 33, of Lacey Township, pleaded guilty to theft in Ocean County Superior Cour...
That’s the same suggestion I give to medics, EMTs and dispatchers. It is so important to have activities in our lives that give the tangible, sensory rewards that we don’t get from our jobs. Taking care of the caregivers There’s no doubt that people in general need more emotional,...