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
Conflict is a natural, expected part of human relationships and can be expected in EMS organizations
Eleven tips to engage with the media and get the word out about your EMS organization
EMS managers often fear that they will look over their shoulder and no one will be following
Sudden cardiac arrest researchers from 10 North American communities investigate prehospital interventions for sudden cardiac arrest
AMR follows collaborative process to identify treatments, assessments that make the most difference to patient health and satisfaction
Volunteerism - though noble - hides and skews the real cost of providing EMS in low-volume environments
Leaders set a high standard for the members of high-performing volunteer EMS agencies
Imagine an EMS future that solve real problems, reflect our passions and welcomes the input of those who will make the future
Thom Dick, a paramedic, caregiver and advocate for patients and providers, discusses his more than 40 years in EMS