EMS1 Columnists

Lessons from a Florida chief’s message to grieving members

Chief Gary Ludwig joins to discuss the role of public safety leadership in preventing tragedy on scene, and weighs in on the EMS body camera debate

Baltimore City Fire Department trains to go above and beyond the call of duty for the patients they serve

Is addressing provider frustration the key to reducing turnover?

Compassion elevates emergency medical care to a ministry of kindness

I know Memphis Fire, and while the inactions of three members should not reflect on the entire FD, we must learn from these fatal errors

The simple yet powerful Model for Improvement holds the key to making real changes to an EMS organization

Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting

Our cohosts, shocked by the bodycam footage in the case of the Ill. EMTs charged with murder, discuss how apathy can develop and how leaders can prevent it

Teaching points from the ‘malpractice or murder’ case: Action steps for EMS practitioners

Generate learning and improvement opportunities for the organization, citizens and stakeholders

Turn real-life situations into realistic practice scenarios by placing pediatric manikins where you’re likely to encounter them, not just the classroom table

"We must never, ever forego the safety of our patients because we are angry, tired, hungry, cold or irritated," one commenter wrote

The top 5 golden rules for making your goals and resolutions a reality

A fiction novel from Kelly Grayson pits a paramedic, police officer and a U.S. Marshal against fallen angel

If you don’t know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don’t belong in EMS

Teaching points from the ‘malpractice or murder’ case – Part 1: Action steps for EMS leaders

Accountability for displaying proper patient lifting and moving – whether it’s physically lifting patients or utilizing equipment – rests at the top of the agency

Putting traffic incident management into practice can help us influence high-frequency, high-risk environments we can’t control

Resources to dispel 3 myths about hot response to improve clinician, patient and community safety