Administration And Leadership

The Dysfunction Test: The biggest symptoms of inefficiency & unrest

EMS systems are measured by their save rate on out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and by their response times. These are things that can be measured. But what about things we don't traditionally measure in our systems?

Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2008

No Fools at Henry County FD

Featuring: No Fools at Henry County FD, Red Tape Hobbles Volunteer Group, and Female Medic Wins Silver Star

Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2008

The Revolving Data Door

The deficiency of patient-outcome data has been haunting EMS systems for decades and needs to be addressed to enable us to close the loop on the care of prehospital patients.

Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Seen It All?: Just when you thought nothing could surprise you

Gary Ludwig, MS, EMT-P,„thought he had heard it all until... . A fire chief tells him that one of his firefighters claimed another crew member was posing nude on a match-making Web site.

Posted Monday, September 8, 2008

I Finally Met John Wayne: Chance encounter presents modern-day hero

Editor-in-Chief, A.J. Heightman, meets John Wayne,; not the actor, but the real deal: a tough, dedicated, honorable man of action.

Posted Monday, September 8, 2008

Last Word

Features: Seatbelts in Pickups? Georgia Says, No Way!, Air Med Crews & Patients Become War Casualties, Phony Medic Worked in the Field for 17 Months, and Respond First

Posted Monday, September 8, 2008

Precious Assets: We need to stop wasting people—and we can

This article discusses the essential traits of EMS people; how to create & sustain the right environment and how to take care of your people.

Posted Friday, September 5, 2008

At The Push of a Button: Now's the time to develop & enforce a photo policy

Incidents„where„scene photography has resulted in employee terminations and resignations, national news coverage, and embarrassment for the EMS providers shows that it's time to develop„& enforce a photo policy.„

Posted Friday, September 5, 2008