EMS Advocacy

… there’s a new column up on EMS1. The Special Forces of Healthcare: Becoming Force Multipliers in Emergency Care

One rapidly growing trend in the firearms and self-defense industry is an increased focus on first aid and medical care, to the point that the IFAK nightstand pocket dump photo is becoming as ubiquitous as the EDC pocket dump. Alongside John Q. Instagram Influencer’s photo of his personal gat and knife, is usually a micro trauma kit and a tourniquet.And ...

I just returned from the EMS Council of New Jersey Symposium in Parsippany, NJ. The folks that put on the conference are the EMS Council of New Jersey, formerly known as the New Jersey State First Aid Council. Now, according to many of my colleagues in EMS advocacy, the EMS Council of New Jersey is the poster child for everything ...

… there’s a new column up on EMS1. The Anti-Axiom Axiom. Read. Enjoy. Opine.

In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss the invitation to submit comments on the draft NASEMSO EMS Scope of Practice, and what it bodes for the future of EMS. Most everyone is freaking out over the comment requesting exclusion of endotracheal intubation from the paramedic scope (and most can’t articulate a logical reason why, ...

In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss California bill AB263, the so-called EMS Workers Bill of Rights. The bill proposes to guarantee EMS workers dedicated meal and rest breaks during their shifts, proposes additional protections against on-duty assault, and greater access to mental health support. American Medical Response, one of the largest EMS providers ...

… there’s a new column up on EMS1. Read. Enjoy. Share.

A new article in Paramedic Chief. Enjoy.

Hey, NAEMT members, officer elections are open until midnight Eastern time, October 28. This is your national EMS advocacy organization. Make your voices heard. I’d like to take this opportunity to reiterate my support for my inside EMS co-host Chris Cebollero, who is running for an at-large board position. Go vote.

I just joined the Association of Texas EMS Professionals. The yearly dues are $49. I don’t live in Texas. I don’t work in Texas. But I am licensed in Texas, and if I am going to walk the walk in advocating taking ownership of our profession, then organizations like ATEMSP will get my membership dues and my support. Now, I ...

In this week’s edition of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I welcome Nick Nudell, project manager for the EMS Compass Initiative, which aims to measure meaningful EMS outcomes and performance benchmarks with the aim of establishing industry best practices and standards. Chris and I have discussed the dire need for realistic performance benchmarks in EMS for some time now, ...

Well, that has always been the conventional wisdom; paramedic education is like a well, 6 feet wide but hundreds of feet deep, but nursing education is more like a lake, deep in some spots, but acres wide. And that may have been true once, but the gap has narrowed significantly in recent years. In some cases, paramedic education has surpassed ...

Short answer, YES. It can’t and won’t happen overnight, and there will be some growing pains. And no, a degree doesn’t make you a better clinical provider. But it does raise the bar for entry into our profession, which will hopefully lead to better seed corn for future crops of medics. It lends us legitimacy in the eyes of policy ...

You need to call or email your state legislators now, and tell them to vote YES on HB 2020 and SB 1899. These bills will allow Texas EMTs and paramedics to practice their clinical skills in the hospital setting under the direct supervision of a physician. Essentially, they propose to expand the settings in which you can practice as an ...

… there’s a new column on EMS1. Being the voice of courage for one another. Enjoy.