Gathering of Eagles Meeting Oct. 6, 2023: New Eagles; Ambulance Crashes; Intubation Designs; ACEP Ambassador Program

The “Gathering of Eagles” group of EMS medical directors from the world's prominent metropolitan systems hosts weekly calls facilitated by Dr. Paul Pepe covering the latest issues of impact to the EMS community. EMS World has been given exclusive access and approval to publish these discussions as a service to our readers.

In this week’s episode, Paul Pepe introduces new “Eagles” Cathal O’Donnell from Ireland, Jacob Nacht from Denver, Anastasia Serbina from Prague, and others; Gam Wijetunge of NHTSA’s Office of EMS provides updates on post-crash patient care and ambulance crash data; Jeff Jarvis weighs in from Fort Worth on discussions related to the city’s EMS being taken over by the Fort Worth Fire Department; several Eagles discuss pros and cons of intubation designs; Alexandra Asrow reports on the ACEP Ambassador Program; and more.