“No Available EMS”
No one really wants to read a bad story about some other EMS agency, but it is even worse to read a similar story about your own. The purpose of this post is not to make Detroit into some “failed EMS...
View ArticleThe Future of Prediction
I have read the positions stating that calls for emergency services are completely random (justifying the reason they are often called “accidentsâ€) and therefore not able to be predicted. But...
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HP-EMS Profile: MEDIC
Each month we will feature a profile of another High Performance EMS to show the variation in these services and inspire others to reach beyond just the basic services to provide advanced pre-hospital...
View ArticleDynamic System Status Management
System Status Management (SSM) is the fluid deployment of ambulances based on the hour-of-the-day and day-of-the-week in order to match supply, defined as Unit Hours of Utilization (UHU), with expected...
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HP-EMS Profile: Sedgwick County EMS
It has been much more than a month, but we will return to featuring a monthly profile of High Performance EMS sites in order to inspire others to reach beyond just compliant services to provide...
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HP-EMS Profile: Jersey City Medical Center EMS
The High Performance EMS we examine this month is Jersey City Medical Center EMS located just across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan. It is a triply accredited service, receiving the CAAS,Â...
View ArticleWhat ‘Level Zero’ Really Means in EMS
“Rampart, Medic 13 with an incoming patient report.” “Go ahead, 13.” “I have a patient with a pulse of 120. ETA less than 10 minutes. Over.” Well, this sort of report certainly leaves something to be...
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See What Others Can’t
Ever since I was a kid, I wanted a superpower of some kind. Little did I know that one day my wish would actually come true. For anyone who is a serious user of Geographic Information Systems (GIS),...
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How is COVID-19 Affecting MARVLIS Users?
The current situation around the new coronavirus is developing rapidly. As we begin to map more cases in new areas along with tracking the shortages of PPE supplies we are also hearing the CDC update...
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Improving Operations in Crisis
Our practice of EMS is facing significant challenges right now. Although many traditional aspects must still continue, we have a few more obstacles to overcome in a crisis. This “pilot podcast”...
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