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.
When leadership turnover is persistent, is this a personnel issue or a deeper systemic problem?
Managing high-risk/difficult refusals with the FEARS mnemonic
Being present is only one part of MBWA: You also need to ask questions and build rapport
Officials are considering implementing a previously successful program aimed at reducing the number of 911 calls on a larger scale
Fire Chief Larry Rooney said the changes limited the department’s response to medical calls
These tools create the first set of standardized measures to evaluate, benchmark and publicly report the outcomes of EMS-based MIH programs
The council emphasized proper training of EMTs and EMRs for both medication administration and assessment of the patient
The objective of the job analysis to define a job in terms of the work behaviors necessary to safely and effectively perform the job at a specified level of expertise
Based upon best practices, a job analysis is completed every five years
The current policy limits fire departments from responding to medical calls
Brian LaCroix has served as a volunteer firefighter, EMT, paramedic and educator
EMRs are also unable to start intravenous lines or administer nitroglycerin or glycogen
Once you experience your aha moment, it’s just the first step towards fulfilling your career ambitions
A specially trained group of emergency physicians responds with EMS providers to assist with care, build relationships and improve patient outcomes
Here are three proven strategies to deal with good Samaritans who are more preoccupied with making a viral YouTube or Facebook Live video
The Model for Improvement is a tool for EMS leaders to show their leadership matters and they are not a waste of money
Know and understand the Fair Labor Standards Act regulations to determine if EMS training is compensable
Although the two positions are normally held by two individuals, the mayor recommended combining the two to save funds
To effectively manage jaundice and detect hyperbilirubinemia in newborn babies, healthcare policies are in urgent need of change
The summit will examine how health care leaders are innovating to produce better outcomes, create better patient experience and improve overall value
Paramedics Plus is one of only 24 agencies that maintains CAAS accreditation in California, which has 715 public and private ambulance services
Asking our patients and their families to provide feedback through a formal assessment of patient satisfaction should be a priority of every EMS agency
The implementation of dynamic deployment and how it is different from system status management is explained in this second myth busting primer
The definition of dynamic deployment and its implementation are explained in this mythbusting primer
Inaugural report sets foundation for evaluating changes, trends in the emergency care system, including standards of care, educational requirements and performance indicators
Consider these four emergency mobile command posts vehicle types to see what best fits your needs
When patients do not act in their best interest having them sign a patient refusal form is in your best interest as an EMS professional
EMS leader and advocate Raphael Barishansky discusses his EMS career path from a volunteer EMT to the highest levels of state government
