Ambulance Crash Testing

Quite an impressive video of the back of an ambulance during a 50km/h frontal collision. For all those who work in an ambulance, keep your seat belt one for all those simple transports. Obviously during a code or any other job that requires you to move around, that won't be possible. But keep safe and continue saving lives!


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Are Ambulance Response Times to Slow?

Having worked in EMS, I know first hand that no matter how efficient an EMS system is, there are times when it will be pushed to the limit and people will have to wait for an ambulance to arrive. The question is: What is the standard? How often should an EMS system (or any public safety agency) be allowed to delay response times? Below is a video that discusses Philadelphia's EMS system and how it is regularly being pushed to the limit. Is this fair to the public for which we are there for?

Roll With It; Can YOU handle it? - EMS Campaign

My previous supervisor (from good old Medevac Ambulance, Ellwood City, PA) sent me a link to this website: rollwithit.com Its been a while since I watched the video, but you all have got to see this video! The video/website is a marketing campaign to get the younger crowd interested in EMS in PA. I'm not sure how well their campaign went, but I thought this video was awesome.

Its a shame that they haven't added more stories to the website or job opportunities. Such a website needs to be updated on a regular basis.

Having come from an EMS background, I find that retention is the biggest problem the agencies are facing. Why be an EMT/Paramedic when you can get a job as a firefighter or police officer and work towards a pension (yes, there are some EMS jobs offering pensions). Or, if you enjoy the medical field, why not become a registered nurse and make a better salary (plus there are many nursing fields to go into). So how do we fix this problem? Not sure, but I think the retention issue is a bigger issue then recruitment.