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.
A structure collapse response is going to be bigger than just your crew, so requesting ample resources early can go a long way as technical rescue teams assemble
Lessons from a Florida chief’s message to grieving members
Alan Cowen, fire deputy chief (ret.) Los Angeles City Fire Department, reflects on leadership lessons
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?
Basic versus advanced EMS training and care continue to evolve
Adopting clinical data registries to measure performance will allow EMS to integrate fully with systems of care
Improving patient outcomes, hospital relations and the community narrative with data analysis
Paramedic chiefs and field providers have much to learn from the FBI’s ongoing summary and analysis of active shooter incidents
Bruce Moeller offers strategies for tackling the aging population, dubbed the “silver tsunami,” at Fire-Rescue Med 2018
A section chief from St. Louis considers the scope and impact of opioid response on EMS providers and the role they play in combating the crisis
Innovative community paramedicine programs may offer a strategy to evolve EMS response from resuscitation to a recovery-oriented system of care