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A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P

Editor-in-chief of JEMS, A.J. Heightman is a former EMS director and EMS operations director who has researched and specialized in MCI management training for 30 years.

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You can judge a book by its cover

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Recognizing the Soldiers of EMS

Read JEMS Editor-in-Chief A.J. Heightman's speech for the 2010 National EMS Memorial Service on June 26 in Colorado Springs, Colo.


Bus Accidents Signal Need for Advanced Planning & Multi-agency Cooperation

A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P, offers tips and “to-do” suggestions for emergency response and communications agencies.


Frail & Forgotten

Remember that your elderly patients are people first and foremost, and have compassion when caring for them.


Forward Thinking REQUIRED

Only by studying the lessons being learned daily on the battlefields of the war on terror can we ensure that our trauma care is state-of-the-art back home.


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