Paramedic Chief Newsletter

Sept. 18, 2014 | View as webpage

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Dear Paramedic Chief Reader,

Collaboration means more than getting a buy-in for a new program, or inviting representatives from different agencies into a room to talk. In this month's Paramedic Chief, Keith Griffiths talks about four ways EMS leaders can truly work together to get positive results.

On the technology front, Susanna Smith sits down with Dia Gainor, executive director of the National Association of State EMS Officials, to learn about a potential not-so-distant future where smart cars will scan themselves for damages after a crash and alert responders to any hazards.

And speaking of hazards, Louis Clark McCoy explains why EMS needs a quicker disaster response, and offers some tips on how to make it happen.

Finally, in this issue's video, EMS1 Columnist Greg Friese explains how EMS chiefs can help their crews get the most educational benefit from remote lectures.

— The EMS1 Team

	Featured Article

4 ways EMS leaders can better collaborate

By Keith Griffiths

Collaborative leaders use persuasion, technical competence, relationship skills and political smarts to get to the desired goal.

How REMSA's Nurse Health Line is changing EMS culture
Reno's program is becoming sustainable and a model for other agencies

How 4 cities are making community paramedicine work for them
All successfully use mobile healthcare to address patient needs specific to their communities

More EMS1 columns

If Your Patient Can't Breathe, Nothing Else Matters!

SLAM® Airway Training Institute presents SLAM Pediatric & Adult Airway Management course! San Antonio, TX September 27-28. Also, offering Airway On-Demand Courses at your facility - we come to you!

More information!

	Exclusive Articles

How EMS will benefit from smartphones, connected vehicles

By Susanna J. Smith

Imagine a future where responders will get real-time data on the best route to an incident, and smart cars will scan themselves for damages in a crash. Saving lives

Why EMS needs a quick disaster response

By Lois Clark McCoy

Our procedures for potential disasters are often too slow, but a rapid response based on anticipated outcomes can change that. Definition of disaster

Leadership Clips

How to best use video conferencing for EMS training

EMS1 Columnist Greg Friese explains how EMS chiefs can help crews get the most educational benefit from remote lectures. Watch the video

From the BP Vault

4 steps for managers to become better EMS leaders

By John Becknell

Leadership is the ability to influence people toward a destination, and management is the ability to effectively get things done. We need both

The Leadership Edge

How powerful EMS leaders can do more by delegating

One of the most debilitating characteristics of an underachieving leader is to be a micro manager; instead hire the right kind of people who can help you lead. "What do you think we should do?"

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