Checklists Improve EMS Documentation: Quality Improvement in a Collegiate-Based EMS Agency

Quality improvement in EMS: a unique and challenging necessity.

Quality Improvement (QI) is required in all aspects of the healthcare field. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) poses unique QI challenges. This article explores some of these challenges and provides some points to consider when performing QI in EMS services.

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A new EMS response: supporting paradigm change in EMS operational medical response to active shooter events.

The tragedies in Aurora, Colo., Newtown, Conn., and most recently at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., add to the growing epidemic of mass killings in our society. Such events have brought to light the real risk—and absolute horror—of what law enforcement and Fire/EMS responders must be prepared to face. These events have spawned initiatives and opened conversations at high levels of governmen...

Improving EMS Implementation in SMEs

Sustainable development is a main concern of the twenty-first century, i.e., the achievement of economic success and good quality of life requires a different way to deal with the environment immediately. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in our socioeconomic systems, but collectively they are responsible for considerable environmental impacts. The objective of this re...