Jim Love, EMS Safety Net

EMS Safety Net by Jim Love

Jim Love began his EMS career in 1974. Since that time he has worked providing direct patient care, has been an FTO and has been an EMT instructor. He transitioned to management and has held many positions over the years including operations, later focusing on training, safety and risk management. He was the National Director of Safety and Risk for AMR. Jim has enjoyed consulting on EMS safety. Jim is currently the Program Manager for the ACETECH (A Ferno Group Company) family of products. He maintains an EMS Safety site and blog, Emsafety.net, and can be contacted at drjlove007@gmail.com.

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