EMSWorld Perspectives

Perspectives

Feature Story

The Question Ambulance Cost Data Collection Does Not Ask

03/15/2023

Christopher Kelly ;

Does the key to a sustainable EMS system lie within the critical access hospital model?

Does the key to a sustainable...

03/15/2023

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Deck/teaser: We aren’t alone in wanting change—or in not being assured of getting it

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Two Views: The New Normal

03/03/2023

Jonathon S. Feit , MBA, MA;

We aren’t alone in wanting change—or in not being assured of getting it.

We aren’t alone in wanting...

03/03/2023

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Perspectives

Ambulance Underpayment Recovery: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

02/07/2023

RVNU EMS Staff

Do you simply accept the underpayment, appeal it, or balance bill the patient?

Do you simply accept the...

02/07/2023

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Perspectives

Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest: The Unseen Effects

01/05/2023

Alexandra Jabr , MS, EMT-P;

Every single player and spectator was a secondary patient. They should be evaluated and treated accordingly.

Every single player and...

01/05/2023

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Paramedicine as a profession requires fully accredited paramedic education programs that feed into a national certification process supporting state licensure. (Photo: Chris Swabb/On Assignment Studios)

Education/Training

Guest Editorial: Keep Our Profession Professional

08/28/2022

John Todaro , BA, NRP, RN, TNS, NCEE;

Please make your voice heard, push the cause of professionalism, and stand for what is right for EMS. We must demand that paramedicine be recognized and managed as a health care profession, with all those rights and responsibilities.

Please make your voice heard,...

08/28/2022

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Operations

How Technology Can Help Public Safety Staffing Shortages

08/26/2022

Nick Stohlman ;

More real-time awareness can inform better deployment of vital resources.

More real-time awareness can...

08/26/2022

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By receiving a fair understanding of the job from the outset, paramedics can be primed for its reality. (Photo: Rafaelmanman/Wikimedia Commons)

Education/Training

The Role of Education in ‘Toxic Heroism’

08/21/2022

Radu Venter ;

Prepare providers for the reality of the job with a more accurate understanding in school.

Prepare providers for the...

08/21/2022

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Education/Training

A Giant Step Backward for Paramedics

07/20/2022

Gregg S. Margolis , PhD, NRP;

Do we want to be viewed as the "Saul Goodmans" of health care and public safety?

Do we want to be viewed as the...

07/20/2022

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Community

Guest Editorial: Enough Jerks

06/26/2022

Ethan Dorris ;

EMS is essential, but it’s also a business that provides customer service, and there’s more to being an excellent practitioner than having knowledge or fine-tuned skills. We must also remember compassion, bedside manner, and servant...

EMS is essential, but it’s also...

06/26/2022

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