Artificial intelligence is permeating all niches of public and private life. Can it enhance decision making and situational awareness in EMS? What does that look like?

Azhar Khan, an associate director who leads the Solutions Specialist and Public Safety Outreach Program Teams for Verizon Frontline, speaks with our host Mike McCabe on the present and future applications of AI in EMS.

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The National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) was honored as this year’s prestigious Nicholas Rosecrans Award winner for their exceptional work on the Lights and Sirens Collaborative. NEMSQA’s initiative has been pivotal in reducing the risks associated with the use of lights and sirens in emergency medical services, improving safety for EMS providers and the public while maintaining high standards of patient care.

Live from the EMS World Expo 2024 exhibit hall floor in Las Vegas, Mike McCabe hosts a roundtable with Mike Taigman, Brooke Burton, Jeff Jarvis, Lynn Artz and Rob Lawrence to learn more about the Nicholas Rosecrans Award and this year’s winner.

Navigating the complex landscape of ambulance fleet management can be challenging, especially in the face of rising costs and supply chain disruptions. How can EMS agencies optimize their fleet performance while maintaining efficiency and cost-effectiveness?

On this episode of EMS World Podcasts, host Mike McCabe sits down with Kyle Wells, assistant chief of EMS for AtlantiCare, to delve into these critical issues. Together, they explore key obstacles and discuss strategies for implementing a standardized approach to improve fleet performance.

The field of hemorrhage control is experiencing rapid advancements, particularly in the area of abdominal bleeding. And on this episode of the EMS World Podcasts, we'll be taking a look at one product in particular—the AAJT-S tourniquet.

Live from the exhibit floor at EMS World Expo 2024, host Mike McCabe is joined by Dr. John Croushorn, an emergency medicine physician in Birmingham, Alabama, to explore this innovative abdominal tourniquet.

Anyone familiar with tactical medicine knows the name Dr. Frank Butler—Navy SEAL, captain, ophthalmologist, former director of the SEAL biomedical research program, and one of the founders of tactical combat casualty care (TCCC).

Butler’s new book Tell Them Yourself: It's Not Your Day to Die is the extraordinary account of how a small group of world-class trauma experts joined forces with America's best combat medics to rewrite the rule book in battlefield medicine—and then to sell these revolutionary new concepts to a disbelieving medical world.

Mike McCabe gets some time with one of the most distinguished, decorated and influential medical minds in TCCC to discuss challenges and innovations in battlefield medicine and what those lessons can bring to civilian EMS.

In our newest episode of EMS World Podcasts, host Mike McCabe chats with Dynarex executives John Burns, corporate training and events director, and Kristen Dreyer, product development director, about their company's latest technological advancements as well as their commitment to supporting first responders and the EMS community.

As we approach the anniversary of the September 11th attacks, we honor the heroes who risked their lives that day and the countless others who have served in the aftermath.

In our newest episode of EMS World Podcasts, host Mike McCabe sits down with former NYPD Commissioner William Bratton, former FDNY Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano, and former FDNY EMS Chief John Peruggia. Together, they reflect on the lessons learned from 9/11, the advancements made in emergency services since then, and the ongoing challenges faced by first responders.

Communication is key to operational success. However, according to podcast host Mike McCabe, "Clear and coordinated communications between field units and receiving hospitals has always been and continues to be a problem."

In our newest episode of EMS World Podcasts, McCabe sits down with Darin Helkowski, Southeast Regional Manager at General Devices, to explore how EMS providers can improve communication and coordination between field units and receiving hospitals and leverage technology to streamline EMS-hospital handoffs.

Data-driven research might sound like a dry topic, but according to podcast host Mike McCabe it’s “the way we are going to progress as a profession.”

In our newest episode of EMS World Podcasts, McCabe sits down with Peter Antevy, MD, CEO and founder of Pediatric Emergency Standards and EMS medical director for several Florida agencies, and Charles Coyle, division chief at Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, to learn more about why research in EMS matters.

Despite their variety of backgrounds, certifications and areas of expertise, the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team galvanizes behind a single mission when disaster strikes. Their first and primary objective is to restore network connectivity amid the worst of conditions so their partners in medical response, law enforcement and emergency operations can do their jobs.

“Verizon Frontline has basically built a 30-year partnership with public safety from the ground up, by meeting their unique and evolving needs,” says Jason Mitchell, Associate Director of the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team. “And we do that by having conversations with them consistently, finding out what's top of their mind, and what keeps them up at night.”

Host Mike McCabe sits down with Mitchell to learn more about this unique team and the critical work they do in damaged communities.

Mobile integrated healthcare and community paramedicine continue to evolve daily. And these rapid advancements often lead to questions and confusion.

EMS World’s Mike McCabe sits down with Jeanine Newton-Riner, EdD, MHSA, RRT, EMT-P, CP-C, lead faculty for fire and emergency medical services for Columbia Southern University, to gain some clarity and guidance around getting yourself fully prepared to offer optimal MIH-CP services to your community.

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