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Skip Kirkwood, MS, JD, EMT-P, EFO, CMO
Skip Kirkwood, MS, JD, EMT-P, EFO, CMO
Skip Kirkwood, MS, JD, EMT-P, EFO, CMO is the Chief of the Wake County (N.C.) EMS Division and the immediate past president of the National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA). An EMT since 1973 and a nationally-registered paramedic since 1984, he has spent his career serving in every conceivable model of EMS system, including a five-year stint as Oregon's state EMS chief. He’s a well-known author, speaker, educator, and advocate for the advancement of EMS. He has an M.S. in Health Services Administration and a Juris Doctorate from Rutugers University. He was admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In his spare time, Skip plays the bagpipes, and is a founding member of the Wake & District Public Safety Pipes and Drums, a public safety service band dedicated to honoring the memory of public safety officers killed in the line of duty.
content by Skip Kirkwood, MS, JD, EMT-P, EFO, CMO
Six Suggestions for the Ambulances of the Future
Managers can use these tips for ensuring their ambulances are truly forward-thinking.
‘Scene Safe’ Mantra Provides EMS Danger
The “scene safe” way of assessing on-scene risk doesn’t account for dangers that could present themselves later.
Argument Against Setting Standards & Rules for Community Paramedic Programs
Skip Kirkwood outlines the reasons why community paramedicine shouldn’t have rules and regulations that generally come with such programs.
NEMSMA Recommends FTEP for EMS
EMS should use a same field training program based on the law enforcement model.
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