Medical Director
Debunking unsound research and increasing hospital collaboration to improve outcomes
Assessing prehospital management and outcomes in patients assessed for hypoglycemia
Revamped triage criteria streamline decision making and relieve the burden on hospital systems
How one county agency is saving lives with prehospital transfusions
Steve Whitehead describes when you might encounter this scenario and how you should handle it
What will TNKase鈥檚 5-second IV bolus mean for EMS stroke care?
鈥淵ou can鈥檛 oversee EMS medicine from behind a desk.鈥� With a full-time medical director, providers gain a mentor, coach and advocate.
A fatal medication error and subsequent involuntary manslaughter charge highlights the ongoing challenges of error reporting in EMS
EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Clinical pharmacists enhance efficiency, safety and collaboration, empowering paramedics and improving patient outcomes
Monroe County Fire Rescue鈥檚 EMS chief faced several charges including evidence tampering, witness tampering and altering patient records
Mechanisms, roles and potential risk: What medics need to know about beta blockers
Heather Davis spent nearly 20 years at UCLA鈥檚 Center for Prehospital Care and later oversaw training for 3,000 firefighter EMTs and paramedics as L.A. County Fire鈥檚 education director
The Butterfly iQ+, EchoNous鈥� KOSMOS, and GE HealthCare鈥檚 Vscan Air will be on display for conference attendees
Learn about two of the most common NMBAs used in EMS and how each impact intubation decisions during advanced airway management
Dr. Michael Copass was known for founding Airlift Northwest, shaping paramedic education programs and demanding that every patient be treated with respect
Applying the Hierarchy of Controls to the current U.S. H5N1 outbreak, bird and swine flus
Props and tricks can add creativity into your next airway management adventure during simulation or on the job
An initial visual assessment can identify threats to you and your patient before you narrow down a differential diagnosis
Critical insights on the safe administration of ketamine, versed, lorazepam, ativan and haloperidol
How has the EMS Scope of Practice changed since the first EMS Week was celebrated 50 years ago?
Kenji Inaba鈥檚 training helps officers on the field treat gunshot wounds and other injuries; officers in the metropolitan division undergo medical training drills every four weeks
St. Charles County Ambulance District鈥檚 appointment makes Dr. Tan the first full-time EMS physician in the State of Missouri
Engaging payers, the medical director, administrators and field providers was key to MedStar鈥檚 successful telehealth implementation
鈥淚nstead of responding to the majority of 999 calls we receive every day, we want to flip that so we only go to those patients who really, really need a double staffed paramedic emergency ambulance quickly.鈥�
The medical director for the Middletown Division of Fire stated the paramedics 鈥渂reached the standard of care and the breach caused鈥� the death
A 13-step action plan to provide compassionate and effective care while navigating the evolving legal landscape
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
There鈥檚 someone out there who would like to really hear from you, and Steve Whitehead will tell you who in this episode
