Sep 29, 2020

September is suicide prevention awareness month. So why is that a topic for TEMS Time? We wanted to take the opportunity to remind everyone that TEMS supports a Critical Incident Stress Management Team (CISM). We have three guests joining us today to discuss the important role the CISM Team plays in the lives of EMS...

Aug 25, 2020

There are 10 jurisdictions in the Tidewater EMS Council region and TEMS plays an important role in the planning, monitoring and supporting of Emergency Medical Services in the area. The Eastern Virginia Healthcare Coalition (EVHC) is also part of the the TEMS Council and on today’s episode we are going to find out...

Aug 11, 2020

Join us for a round table discussion with previous guests, Ed Brazle and Mike Barakey lead by TEMS Executive Director David Long and host Sandra Parker. This conversation wraps up the COVID-19 Series but not the topic which is sure to be included in future episodes.

Jul 21, 2020

We have been dealing with the corona virus in the US since mid March... that’s when schools were shut down and we all went into quarantine to try and stop the spread of the virus. Our numbers did go down and we are now several weeks into Phase 3 here in Virginia... but unfortunately the number of positive cases...

Jul 7, 2020

At the time of this recording the state of Virginia was in phase one of the reopening process after the Coronavirus quarantine. More and more businesses were opening up and new regulations were being put in place to try and keep people safe as we figure out our “new normal”. That includes a statewide mandate by the...