Paramedic Chief
The news items, feature articles, videos and more you find here are selected specifically with paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders in mind. This content will give those who are charged with running a department or agency the tools, information and insight they need to excel as leaders and managers.
Simple steps can go a long way toward protecting public safety agencies in an evolving cyber-risk environment
Breaking down the barriers to accountability and building a culture that thrives on change
Understanding the Employee Value Proposition is the key to attracting, engaging and retaining good people for your EMS organization
Using community paramedicine resources to monitor opioid-addicted patients detoxing at home could relieve the burden on EMS and ERs
Emergency calls and the need for EMS providers is growing, especially in rural communities, at the same time counties across Kentucky are reporting shortages
The association honored Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Services with its Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award
Near-miss reporting can help build a culture of safety in your agency and improve the EMS profession as a whole
Positive beginning and ending patient interactions fall into the “serial positioning effect” and can boost patient care reviews
Patient-centered care partnerships with patients and family need to start at the top
The Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications for the School-Age Trauma Training grant
DARTdrones awarded $300,000 in grants toward free drone training in the six months of Round One funding
Manatee County EMS is hoping to relieve fatigued EMS providers by decreasing the number of ambulances making nighttime runs in a year-long program
Recognize the risk factors and symptoms of PTSD, and how to manage self-talk and meditate to reduce its physical and emotional effects
The Conway Fire Department received the Jon S. McMahan Service of the Year Award for their EMS Division that allows firefighters to become trained paramedics
Our co-hosts are joined by EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Greg Friese to discuss the most recent EMS trend report and what it means for industry personnel
Two Australian paramedics are under investigation for refusing a late call assignment because of fatigue
Bills being considered by the California legislature include one that would increase paramedic duties and another that would make sure enough nurses are on the job
The EMS leader’s task is to recognize and reduce negative impacts of bias as much as possible
Changing a fragmented industry from the bottom up
Featuring systems-level questions that help to identify high-functioning STEMI systems of care
Firefighter Colton Conrad, who has been employed with Panama City Beach for three years, said it’s a tough job, but the payoff is worth it
The Nashville Fire Department said they are beginning the reduction phase of the Advanced Life Support engines at several stations
Until Aberdeen Fire & Rescue is a fully accredited paramedic education center, a training program is in place for aspiring paramedics
California legislation proposes former inmates as emergency medical technicians
Sharing data across EMS agencies is one of the most effective ways to combat the opioid crisis in communities
EMS responses to psychiatric or behavioral emergencies are frequent, but violence, physical restraint and chemical restraint are rare
Two agencies share innovative ways to use data to improve performance, as well as measure and report the value EMS providers offer to their patients, agencies and communities
EMS benchmarks can help drive STEMI care improvements through data-driven improvements and hospital collaboration
Make information sharing a part of your mass casualty incident protocols, especially in incidents involving children or unknown illness
EMS leaders respond to Star Tribune report of administering ketamine to agitated, restrained patients in Minneapolis
All 16 Spokane Fire Department stations will now be staffed with paramedics at all times due to an increasing number of medical calls
Do your part to limit the spread of infectious disease and hospital-acquired infections by improving your hand hygiene practices
Employee turnover costs money and morale points, so how can organizations raise retention levels among workers?