EMS News Archive

2012

05.09.2012 |

NVFC EMS/Rescue Section Meets, Adopts Strategic Plan

05.09.2012 |

EMS/Rescue Section Chair Receives E. James Monihan Director Award

05.09.2012 |

National EMS Week 2012 is May 20-26

05.09.2012 |

National EMS Memorial Service to be Held on June 23

05.09.2012 |

USFA, Office of Health Affairs Release EMS Medical Directors Handbook

05.09.2012 |

HRSA Releases Community Paramedic Evaluation Tool

05.09.2012 |

New Mass Gathering Resources for Emergency Responders

05.09.2012 |

Critical Drug Shortage Affects EMS and Public Health

05.09.2012 |

NAEMT Works with the American Council on Exercise to Improve Practitioner Fitness

05.09.2012 |

Fire Service-Based EMS Programs Honored at National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner

05.09.2012 |

American Ambulance Associations Recognizes 72 Stars of Life

05.09.2012 |

Learn about the History of EMS - Sign Up for the National EMS Museum E-news

04.12.2012 |

NVFC EMS/R Section to meet April 27 in Alexandria, VA

04.12.2012 |

EMS Professionals Address Key Issues with Lawmakers on EMS on the Hill Day

04.12.2012 |

New EMS App Enhances Awareness of Field Triage Guidelines

04.12.2012 |

NASEMSO Releases Rural Highway Mass Casualty Guidelines

04.12.2012 |

Web Site Offers EMS Week Ideas and Planning Resources

04.12.2012 |

Nomination Period Open for National EMS Awards of Excellence

04.12.2012 |

Registration Now Open for World Trauma Symposium

04.12.2012 |

Responses to Biological Threats

04.12.2012 |

Roadway Incident Operations Safety

03.14.2012 |

New Law Creates Public Safety Broadband Network, Increases Reimbursement for Ambulance Transport

03.14.2012 |

U.S. Department of Transportation Seeking Applicants for National EMS Advisory Council

03.14.2012 |

National EMS Advisory Council to Meet in Washington, DC, on March 28-30

03.14.2012 |

New EMS Near-Miss and LODD Notification System Launched

03.14.2012 |

Winter 2012 Issue of NHTSA’s EMS Update Now Available

03.14.2012 |

Designated Infection Control Officer

03.14.2012 |

Traffic Incident Scene Safety

03.14.2012 |

Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants

03.14.2012 |

EMS Profile: Lee Sachs, EMS/Rescue Section – NVFC Board Liaison

02.03.2012 |

CDC Releases Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients

02.03.2012 |

NIOSH National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Stakeholder Meeting/Workshop Announcement

02.03.2012 |

Webinar on the National Emergency Medical Services Information System is Now Available

02.03.2012 |

NASMESO Releases 2011 EMS Industry Snapshot

02.03.2012 |

Register Now for EMS on the Hill Day

02.03.2012 |

NHTSA Provides Update on Evidence-based Guidelines for Pre-hospital Emergency Care

01.11.2012 |

Congress Approves 2-Month Extension of ‘Ambulance Add-ons’

01.11.2012 |

2011 National EMS Assessment Released

01.11.2012 |

Strategy for a National EMS Culture of Safety Draft Open for Public Comment

01.11.2012 |

Nomination Period Now Open for Excellence in Fire Service-Based EMS Awards

01.11.2012 |

MedicAlert Foundation and CFSI Showcase EMS Best Practices in Compendium Featuring Innovations of U.S. Fire Departments

01.11.2012 |

NASEMSO Releases New Resource on National EMS Program Accreditation

01.11.2012 |

Community Paramedic Handbook Released

01.11.2012 |

NREMT Searching for Executive Director

2011

12.14.2011 |

NIST and Partners Seek Input on Safer Ambulance Designs

12.14.2011 |

Ryan White First Responder Notification Requirements Reinstated

12.14.2011 |

Health Care Innovation Challenge: $1 Billion in Grants Available

12.14.2011 |

Nominate Innovators in EMS

12.14.2011 |

EMS Cost Analysis Project

12.14.2011 |

Order the EMS Week 2012 Planning Kit

12.14.2011 |

EMSC Program Launches "PEDPrepared," A Pediatric Disaster Clearinghouse

12.14.2011 |

EMS Profile: T.J. Nedrow, EMS/R Section Secretary

11.09.2011 |

“Field EMS” Legislation Introduced in House

11.09.2011 |

NFPA Ambulance Committee in Final Stages of Approving New Standard

11.09.2011 |

World Trauma Symposium to Debut at EMS World Expo 2012

11.09.2011 |

National EMS Advisory Council Meeting to be Held December 13–14

11.09.2011 |

Guide for Transitioning to New National EMS Certifications Published

11.09.2011 |

National EMS Culture of Safety

11.09.2011 |

Regional Healthcare Coordination

11.09.2011 |

On Duty EMS Fitness: Pulling Exercise

10.12.2011 |

Invitation to Join National Expert Panel for Children’s Safety Initiative in EMS

10.11.2011 |

FEMA, FCC Release Tip Sheet for Consumers on how to Communicate During Disasters

10.11.2011 |

NAEMT Offers PHTLS Online Continuing Education Course

10.11.2011 |

EMS on the Hill Day 2012 Announced

10.11.2011 |

NVFC EMS/Rescue Section Meeting Highlights Opportunities and Challenges

09.13.2011 |

EMS/Rescue Section Report

09.13.2011 |

Ken Knipper Awarded 2011 Rocco V. Morando Lifetime Achievement Award

09.13.2011 |

EMS Workforce Agenda For the Future Released

09.13.2011 |

EMS Education Agenda Changes Will Affect You

09.13.2011 |

Workshop on Implementing the National EMS Education Standards

09.13.2011 |

EMS World Expo Wrap-Up

09.13.2011 |

EMS Training Opportunities at the National Fire Academy

09.13.2011 |

Integrating Mass-Fatality Management into EMS

09.13.2011 |

Public Health Emergency Response Guide

09.13.2011 |

Chemical Emergencies Web Site

09.13.2011 |

Study: Longer CPR Little Benefit After Heart Attack

08.09.2011 |

Comment on the Regionalized Emergency Medical Care Services Framework

08.09.2011 |

National 9-1-1 Assessment Guidelines Released for Public Comment

08.09.2011 |

Take Part in National Firefighter Health Week

08.09.2011 |

NVFC Helping to Develop Guide for EMS Care at Mass Gatherings

08.09.2011 |

New NFA Course: Hot Topics Research for Emergency Medical Services

08.09.2011 |

Hot Weather Safety Tips

08.09.2011 |

Latest Issue of NHTSA’s EMS Update Now Available

08.09.2011 |

Submit Content to 9-1-1 Resource Center for Chance to Win

07.14.2011 |

Cintas Seeking Nominations for 2011 Courage Award

07.14.2011 |

Federal Interagency Committee on EMS Meets in Washington, DC

07.14.2011 |

Join the National Preparedness Month Coalition

07.14.2011 |

EMS Line of Duty Death Handbook Now Available

07.14.2011 |

Fire and EMS Departments Can Participate in National Night Out, August 2

07.14.2011 |

EMS World Expo

07.14.2011 |

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Integrates 2010 AHA Guidelines

07.14.2011 |

Post Blast/Active Shooter Reference Card

07.14.2011 |

HHS Office of Women’s Health Focuses on Women and Heart Attacks

07.14.2011 |

NCTSN Offers Psychological First Aid Training

07.14.2011 |

EMS Resource: National Firefighter Health Week

06.16.2011 |

EMS Grant Opportunities

06.16.2011 |

National EMS Culture of Safety Conference to be Held June 27-28

06.16.2011 |

HRSA Launches Emergency Medical Services Web Site

06.16.2011 |

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Period Now Open

06.16.2011 |

Mass-Casualty Management Webcast

06.16.2011 |

Using Fire Suppression Strategy and Tactics for EMS

06.16.2011 |

MRSA Risks Continue

06.16.2011 |

Chemical Suicide Hazmat Danger

06.16.2011 |

Meth Labs: Continuing Danger

05.18.2011 |

Presidential Proclamation: Emergency Medical Services Week

05.18.2011 |

EMS Week News

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EMS/Rescue Section

Kimberly Quiros

Director of Communications

202-887-5700 ext. 119

kimberly@nvfc.org

David Finger

Director of Government Relations

202-887-5700 ext. 112

dfinger@nvfc.org