Medical Director
What will TNKase’s 5-second IV bolus mean for EMS stroke care?
“You can’t oversee EMS medicine from behind a desk.” With a full-time medical director, providers gain a mentor, coach and advocate.
A fatal medication error and subsequent involuntary manslaughter charge highlights the ongoing challenges of error reporting in EMS
Effective training will ensure you and your field personnel are ready to implement the new patient treatment protocols
MONOC partners with pediatric emergency physicians for consultations with paramedics on all pediatric patients that require advanced care
The rural Big Corkscrew fire department merged with another district that had its own medical director in order to use advanced skills
Squad unable to find a qualified and willing medical director to maintain certificate of need
3 years of cardiac arrest registry data is analyzed to improve patient care and to target CPR training programs
A battalion chief and firefighter-medic have resigned after investigation finds unauthorized study guide for protocol test; another officer is under investigation
Medical director search comes up empty; fire district will contract with Vt. ambulance service
Dr. David Miramontes has served in Washington, D.C. since 2011; he will begin in Texas on Oct. 30 pending a contract approval
Q&A with Sabina Braithwaite, M.D., M.P.H. on the importance of safety culture, EMS week and why the public needs to better understand EMS
Your understanding of standard operating procedure may evolve from rulebook to guidebook
Getting the most from your medical director is largely up to you — probably more than you realize
