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.
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss an article from Andrea Abbas on five flaws that trip leaders up and cause a disconnect with field crews
Our co-hosts take an EMS leader and paramedic standpoint in order to help answer a listener’s question
Stroke patient assessment, care and transport are focus of the first four EMS Compass measures
Effective training will ensure you and your field personnel are ready to implement the new patient treatment protocols
EMS chiefs need to examine the clinical, safety, and economic rationale for medically-stable psych patient interfacility transfers
Without the right triage training and MCI supplies EMS field personnel are ill prepared to be the masters of disaster
On the 10th year of the Pinnacle EMS Leadership Forum Fitch reflects on the era of big data, community paramedicine, and EMS provider health and wellness
Instead of anguishing about millennials entering the workforce EMS chiefs need to leverage their interests and embrace their aspiration
Honest and early communication is almost always the best way to communicate with EMS employees
The way we have provided emergency medical services in the past will not work in the future
Since we know sick kids are infrequently encountered and cause significant EMS provider apprehension, we have an obligation to improve provider’s preparation
An overview of applicable state or federal legislation and opinions that may impact EMS agencies offering or considering a subscription program
Early preparation and information gathering will ensure you and your field personnel are ready when the AHA instructional materials are released
Explore the evidence about poor sleep health and work-related fatigue
EMS providers appreciate and perform at their best when leaders have high expectations
When leaders encourage risk-taking without the fear of failure or rejection, productivity skyrockets
Here are five tips to avoid common pitfalls in the annual performance evaluation process of paramedic chiefs and EMS supervisors
If you can meet these expectations of the public 100 percent of the time, your agency will deliver outstanding care and stay out of court
Here are some current and future benefits of audio or video recording of EMS calls, and legal questions your department should ask before installing cameras
From getting consent to the technological challenges of managing recordings, here’s what EMS managers should consider before installing cameras in ambulances
Hosts Cebollero and Grayson consider what it takes to keep EMS providers safe after a Wis. ambulance was hit by gun fire
Here are indications that you may be working with someone who is toxic to the organization
There is a difference between a bad leader, and one that is blind to the negative impacts of his or her actions
All EMS providers have an ingrained spark or enthusiasm for patient care; find and rekindle that with a peer or mentor
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Field supervisors perform an important job, but they often do so without executive leaders understanding and valuing the role
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