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What Role Does The Media Play For EMS?

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Jim Hoffman

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What Role Does The Media Play For EMS?

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How EMS is perceived is important for many reasons. Some of this perception can be controlled by what you do or how active your agency is in it’s community.  The media can also have a part in this as well and many times it is more negative than we would like. Take a listen to the discussion on the medias role in how EMS is perceived. What can we do better? Is there anything we can change or control? Post your opinion below.


 

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