As AI tools move quickly from concept to deployment, EMS leaders face practical questions about value, risk and readiness. This series provides clear, applied guidance for chiefs, directors and agency leaders on how to evaluate and implement AI to support clinical care, reduce documentation burden, improve decision-making, streamline operations and simplify workforce management.
Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore on recognizing EMS as an essential service with the funding and career pathways to match
SPOTLIGHT ON AI
Closing out the year with a rapid-fire look at what frontline providers are really saying — from spinal immobilization, to swiping through microlearning
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Calm and prepared EMS providers went into action after grand jury decision announced
EMS1 video producer Ray Kemp was ‘sickened’ watching buildings burn to the ground
EMS leaders are using their experience from the previous unrest to better plan and keep crews safe
EMS providers are vulnerable to addiction by the nature of their jobs, and an unfortunate story highlights the need to plan ahead for this situation
Understanding the 80/20 rule and that multitasking is a myth can lead to better productivity
Approaching every scene with calmness, compassion, command presence and code choreography leads to better patient care
He was awarded the association’s most prestigious honor, which recognizes a lifetime of commitment and contributions to EMS
Increased economic pressure on hospitals provides the opportunity to reconfigure the role of EMS within an integrated health care system
Because of the flexibility in protocols, paramedics must take full responsibility for that authority