Voices is a space for EMS professionals to speak up about the realities of the job — the common challenges you face, the decisions that shape your work and the opinions that deserve a platform in the broader EMS conversation.
The profession is evolving, and those of you doing the work every day have perspectives that matter. Voices invites EMTs, paramedics and EMS leaders to share what you’re seeing in the field, how agency culture and operations affect performance and where you believe the industry needs to focus next.
If you want to add your perspective to the EMS1 community, please review our submission guidelines and email us at editor@ems1.com.
I am past concerned. I am past surprised. I am increasingly furious that we are still allowing this to happen.
Christmas spirit is all around us, in the cops, EMTs, firefighters and nurses who bring hope just by showing up
The harsh reality of end-of-life care — and the moral injury it inflicts on caregivers
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I lived to retire from the ambulance company
“I started fishing in my handlebar bag for my Garmin InReach as I rolled up on a younger man attempting inadequate CPR on an older man”
“The problem with people testing their limits is that they often find them.”
A wake-up call and a plea: Don’t be stubborn about your health