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.
An Alabama recruit school is under investigation after video emerges of a staged EMS response in a bathroom
The patient care report needs to clearly and consistently demonstrate that patients received good patient care
Be thorough, timely and proofread your PCRs to ensure your treatments and professionalism won’t be called into question
Currently available drone technology has the ability to revolutionize situational awareness and improve responder safety
Despite their vital role, the fire and EMS services are being left out of the national conversation about terrorism response; that needs to change
Opposition to raising assessments, reimbursements or funds for EMS have the potential to doom any EMS organization
The community said they do not want the district to subcontract with a private ambulance company
The plan includes collecting smaller amounts from poorer patients and using a collections agency to pursue out-of-state debtors
Contra Costa Fire Protection District chose to partner with AMR for EMS services over investing in EMS ownership
EMSA said its doors are open for those who lost their jobs when Oklahoma EMS Plus closed without warning
The report, 15 years after IOM’s “To Err is Human”, tackles patient-safety issues, saying health care is not nearly as safe as it should be
EMS Plus employees were not notified until the day their ambulance company was closing
The report documents the increased volume of medical calls and the continued allocation of the department’s resources to fighting fires
A positive approach to conflict can improve team synergy, cohesion and idea generation
Ed Gilbertson tells his personal and professional journey from EMT to medic to nurse to director of the MEMS community paramedic program
Use this information to engage your field providers about how capnography improves patient care and outcomes
Mergers, consolidations and acquisitions allow growing EMS organizations to reap the benefits of economies of scale
The 2015 ECC and CPR guidelines provide an evidence-based foundation for requesting grants to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
Having a great idea is the easy part — getting others to see its potential takes hard work
How do other volunteer organizations in the community leverage their size while still acting and feeling local
Failure is not your enemy, but if you believe it is that is what you will become as an EMS leader
Comply with federal and state laws to fully realize the significant benefits of EMS use of drive cams and body cams
Seize every media request to your EMS agency as an opportunity to build relationships, trust, and goodwill
Now that your system has purchased, trained, developed processes, and implemented capnography; what process do you have in place to ensure this tool is being used as efficiently and effectively as possible?
Our chief helped us visualize that change through a merger with our neighboring department might be our lifeline, not our ruin
EMS, fire and police must work together to plan and train for HTV responses
The unwritten rules of an EMS agency don’t get written down because they are stupid — and no one is willing to take credit
The county manager determined that any potential cost savings would be offset by the drop in the level of both fire and EMS service to the county
After three decades as two separate agencies, the merger of Western and Eastern Eagle County Ambulance Districts gave citizens the service they needed and deserved
Pay members if you want to become a paid service, otherwise use these tips to recognize and motivate your EMS volunteers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will begin the search for a permanent replacement in the coming months
Drug, alcohol and other addictions impact every family, including our EMS family; we need to know how to respond to and support an addict
