Effective leadership sets the tone for an entire organization. A professional attitude starts at the top of any service or agency and becomes the standard by which all operations are measured, and nothing less is accepted.
We may snicker, cringe or look askance at historic photos of primitive tools used in early health care, but they often represent significant advancements in medical treatments available to patients and practitioners at the time.
The short history of EMS has been driven by the wisdom, foresight, and innovation of countless individuals. As the field ages into its second half-century and its origins fade to the past, it’s worth commemorating the greatest pioneers of prehospital emergency medical services.
During this 3-part supplement, EMS World reviews some of the basic skills that should be practiced and mastered by EMTs and paramedics. Part 3 covers some clinical pearls on topics related to EMS care.
Coordination and interoperability are top of mind for first responders. Ninety-three percent of responders who answered a recent large-scale national survey stated that coordination between agencies is critical when responding to public safety crises and emergency situations. Eighty percent felt that interoperability, the ability to communicate across an agency regardless of network o...
EMS is a physically and emotionally taxing profession—that much has been evident since the founding of the profession decades ago. What’s still coming into focus, however, is that even those who are naturally drawn to this supercharged environment are not immune to the cumulative mental stresses of it.