It goes without saying that the EMS industry is progressive and always seeking ways to enhance itself and the patient care it provides.

Internal communications tools are vital to every EMS agency so that we may share ideas, news, developments, and so that we can compare experiences and update each other on important related issues and more.

MEMSA’s new website is really much more than a website. 

In each edition of CODE 3, we will provide helpful articles focused on the use of our website, to help raise the level of awareness about the site and its many helpful features.

We believe that good use of our website can actually help to save lives and strengthen the EMS industry across the state of Missouri.

How?  Well it’s no different than attending a conference such as the Combined Clinical Conference, which has an obvious value.  What you learn there may be taken home and applied to save a life, perhaps at your next call. 

It’s known as viral communications which can actually be much more powerful than a conference.  Think of it this way – information you “pick up” at a conference can have a real affect on your ability to care for patients and be spread to other EMS professionals bringing the same positive result.  It is often easy and effective to email that information to everyone you know. 

MEMSA is turning its website into a virtual center for viral communication.  Every piece of information can be easily posted, mass emailed, forwarded, updated, categorized, archived and more.

As we begin this process it is vital that EMS professionals register on the site.  This is not so that we can sell you shirts and hats or build a profile on your favorite hobbies.  It’s simply to build a network of communicators – those who have information to share and those who want to stay ‘in the know’.

We urge you to register your name and email address at the top right of this page or on the site’s front page, and also please forward this particular article on to others in our profession.  You can forward articles by clicking the little envelope icon at the top right of the story.

The MEMSA website is no longer merely a place to get testing information.  It’s a place to build unity amongst EMS professionals, to build and use resources and to help each other grow and advance in our primary objective – protecting our industry and its professionals in order to continue to provide excellent patient care.