EMS Today

In this special edition podcast, Jonathon Feit gives a talk to Harvard in Tech and the COVID Foundation about contact tracing. He uses three case studies involving Los Angeles County Fire; Harris County, Texas (Emergency Services District 48 and Cypress Creek EMS); and the Rio Rico Medical & Fire District in Arizona.

JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman talks with Matt Zavadsky, chief strategic integration officer for MedStar Mobile Health Care (TX) and the present president of NAEMT, about some of the current issues impacting EMS agencies. It’s an informative episode that touches on: The impact of COVID-19 on reduced call for service, reduced transports and increasing cardiac arrest volumes – and how it is aff...

On this debut episode of Another Dose, Dr. Candice McDonald and Robin Goldinger are joined by Jack Sullivan, the director of training of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association's Emergency Responder Safety Institute, and Ohio State Troopers Lt. Jeff Greene and PIO/Sgt. Ray Santiago. They discuss strategies for EMS professionals to reduce the risk of injury and fatality while working...

Can words and the way you use them really affect how your message is received? The saying is, “it’s not about what you say, but how you say it,” so is it possible for words to shape your destiny, that of your team and of your programs?    Join Ernie Rodriguez, Chief of Austin-Travis County EMS (Texas) as he opens up to hostess Brett Lyle, about his stories and experiences leading this large metrop...

While the flu vaccine won't protect you from COVID-19, Katherine West explains why getting the vaccine is important.

Ever wonder how people gain thousands of connections on LinkedIn or what purpose followers might serve, anyway? Tim Nowak has 14,500 followers. Join this LinkedIn expert and industry conversationalist as he opens up to hostess Brett Lyle about his personal stories and experiences with how the platform has helped him find his voice and how he has perfected the art of using it. He speaks about the p...

This must watch EMS TODAY Show episode zeroes in on not just the tremendous work by FDNY and other New York City 911-contracted EMS responders, but also on the horrible pay and benefit inequity between FDNY EMS personnel and their counterparts in FDNY and the NYPD. JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman talks with Anthony Almojera, a 13-year veteran lieutenant paramedic with FDNY EMS and the vice pre...

On this episode of The EMS TODAY Show, A.J. Heightman talks with Dr. James Augustine about what we are learning on a daily basis about COVID-19. They also discuss the impact it is having on EMS and emergency departments nationwide, particularly how it is decreasing EMS call volume and ED visits. They also talk about what we should plan for, and who we should be working with in the coming months -...

In the inaugural podcast of Sacred Cows & Data Cubes, host Jonathon Feit has a conversation with Abby Dotson, PhD, the director of the Oregon POLST Registry and research assistant professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health & Science University.

Seasoned Haz-Tech Paramedics Joe Hudak and Randy Li speak up close and personal with JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman about their experiences during the peak periods of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City Ground Zero again for a historic American tragedy. Hudak, a 32-year street medic who responded to the World Trade Center and the crash of an American Airlines plane in Queens in 2001, is fe...

The COVID-19 pandemic “wave” is over the top of us and having a major impact on EMS. But that wave will be followed by many other waves well after the pandemic. Join JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman for an in-depth discussion with financial and legislative expert Asbel Montes on the present and future state of EMS. Other topics discussed include: How telehealth has/will change the EMS landscape...

Prehospital systems often implement procedures, practices and equipment that change medicine and encourage hospitals to adopt and continue them throughout the patient care treatment cycle.  In this treatment-impact episode of The EMS Today Show, JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman moderates an outstanding panel of experts who point out that “prone positioning” of patients is now shown to be one of...

With so many changes and challenges occurring in EMS during the COVID-19 pandemic, JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman held a special episode of the EMS TODAY Show with EMS legal expert Steve Wirth, Esq., EMT-P, from the EMS legal firm Page, Wolfberg and Wirth (PWW). During this special episode, A.J. and Steve discuss: -- CARES Act funding for EMS services and the terms and conditions of acceptanc...

In this episode, JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman interviews Dr. Jeff Clawson, Jerry Overton, Greg Scott, Brian Dale and Christopher Olola, PhD, from the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) and the IAED Research, Standards, and Academics Division. They discuss emergency medical dispatch centers playing a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, “Protocol 36,” and what the fut...

Join JEMS Editor-Emeritus A.J. Heightman for an interview with innovative frontline personnel from five Sacramento, California-area fire agencies and hospital facilities that mobilized volunteers in a week to staff four special assignment Community Care Response Units.

Skilled Nursing Facilities in many areas are surfacing as “hot spots” and clusters of COVID-19 outbreaks. On this episode of the EMS TODAY Show, Randy Katz, DO, and JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman discuss special considerations for EMS Systems relative to the in their service area and the importance of educating and coordinating with these facilities.

The need for advanced patient ventilation has been at the forefront of patient care during the coronavirus pandemic. The shortage of mechanical ventilators has also surfaced as an overall shortfall in many systems. Many have raised the issue of why few prehospital response ALS Units are equipped with mechanical ventilators. JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman reached out to EMSA, the ALS System se...

Todd Stout is an award-winning EMS innovator, pioneer and catalyst for change, continuing in the footsteps of his father, Jack Stout. He has served as a stock boy, EMT, paramedic, flight paramedic and manager in a variety of high-performance public and private EMS agencies. He is the president and founder of FirstWatch, a public safety technology company that helps more than 350 communities in Nor...

This episode is a frank and sincere talk on the COVID-19 Pandemic and innovations made by Northwell Health System with Jonathan D. Washko, MBA-EMSA, NREMT-P, AEMD, the assistant vice president in the Center for Emergency Medical Services at Northwell Health System in New York City and Long Island, N.Y.

Frank Poliafico has dedicated his life to EMS as a provider, administrator and educator. His career spanned 50 year career in emergency medical care. He has served as an Emergency Department nurse and nurse manager, and a former County EMS Director in Pennsylvania. Frank has now decided to put his magic online to help people relax.

JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman talks to Rhiana Ireland, MD, about COVID-19.