- Date
- 2008-01
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- emergency-managementhealthcarecommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Sarah McCafferty introduced a proposed monthly BIEMS column intended to show the public what Beaver Island EMS does and provide information and education. Her first column thanked EMS members’ families for accommodating missed meals, changed schedules, and the emotional demands of emergency work.
Evidence limits
This is a public-information and appreciation column, not an EMS run report or patient account. It names no patients and provides no incident, dispatch, or clinical details.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 2008, "News from the BIEMS".Publishes Sarah McCafferty's inaugural public-information column thanking EMS families for the interruptions, emotional labor, and practical support of emergency service. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the BIEMS column.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “BIEMS begins a public-information column about EMS families, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-biems-family-column-january-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2008, "News from the BIEMS". (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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