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
Just like a bridge needs strong pillars for adequate support, the EMS team needs strong, capable members to provide the best level of care
Proper EMS response requires that all equipment, clothing, safety gear and supplies are in their proper place, in good condition and ready to go at a moment’s notice
For decades, EMS has been an emergency medicine “hobby.” That needs to change.
Suggestions on how to handle conflict between EMS treatment recommendations and a belief system
The paramedics who worked the Michael Jackson call may have done nothing wrong, but they had to endure grilling by attorneys who challenged their skills and questioned their decisions.
To a public official, few concepts related to EMS/public safety are as emotionally charged as response times.