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Educating the public about when it is appropriate to call EMS \u2013 and how quickly we should get there\nThis episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit\xa0lexipol.com.\nIn this EMS Week episode of Inside EMS, Cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson dive into where emergency care begins, and how community paramedicine launched a paradigm shift years in the making. They discuss how EMS did a fine job of educating the community about the obstacles and dangers of the job during COVID-19, but need to capitalize on and maintain that momentum moving forward.\nMemorable quotes from this episode:\n\u201cCommunity paramedicine has everything to do with EMS week.\u201d\n\u201cAdvocacy is what this is all about, and we as a profession have kind of fallen down on the job for quite a while on educating the public about the capabilities of EMS, and the obstacles and hardships that we face, and that\u2019s what EMS Week is all about.\u201d\n\u201cWe need to leverage our advocacy and teach the real first responders, the public, about what\u2019s appropriate to call EMS for and what they can do to crowdsource that urgent care.\u201d\nChris and Kelly discuss:\nHow emergency care begins at dispatch and nurse triage of 911\nET3 and the telehealth model\nKelly\u2019s experience with treatment-in-place and alternate destinations\nResponse time standards\nEnjoying the show? Please take a moment to\xa0rate and review us on\xa0Apple Podcasts.\xa0Contact the Inside EMS team at\xa0theshow@ems1.com\xa0to share ideas, suggestions and feedback, or if you\u2019d like to join us as a guest.