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Tim Nowak, BS, NRP

Clinician to Chief to Consultant

Tim has been involved in the fire & EMS industry over the past 20+ years in some way, shape or form — either as a firefighter/paramedic, a chief officer with a countywide EMS agency, or as a professional consultant working with departments throughout the country to help develop solutions to address their difficult challenges. He’s been a long-time contributor to EMS1 (former Critical Clinical Concepts columnist) and can be found on other platforms as a podcast guest, a content contributor for continued education, and as a provoking (even sometimes controversial) thought leader on LinkedIn. He can be reached by email at emsllcwi@gmail.com and can be found on Linkedin at linkedin.com/in/timnowakems.

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Educate partners and update CPR protocols while considering how to deploy a mechanical CPR device in the field
Train for different BLS and ALS techniques so you can deliver an adequate breath to every patient, every time
Obtain these three rights to implement FirstNet into your emergency response communications system
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