Inaugural Show
Fire Engineering EMS authors discuss contemporary topics, controversies and the future of fire-based EMS.
Memphis Flooding
Live interview with Memphis Fire EMS Operations staff during the flooding that devastated Tennessee.
Fire Fighter Health and Safety
Fire Engineering authors Jim Logan, Aaron Dean, and Karen Owens discuss rehab, fitness and health issues.
Emergency Medical Dispatch
An interview with Dr. Jeff Clawson, father of EMD. Everything you ever want to know about 911 call taking, prioritization, caller instructions, and dispatch.
Infection Control
An interview with Kathy West, noted fire service and EMS infection-control expert. Includes controversies like mandatory flu vaccination and new medical developments sure to affect the fire service.
Ambulance Safety
A no-holds barred interview with Chief Ken Beers of Canandaigua, NY EMS, noted ambulance safety expert. Ken discusses the NFPA 1917 Ambulance Standard, present shortcomings, and future safety design initiatives and reasons why ambulances remain unsafe for patients and crew members.
9/11 EMS Experience
FDNY EMS Lieut. Steve Kanarian (ret) discusses his upcoming book, "The Downwind Walk: a USAR Paramedic's View of 9/11," sharing his personal insight and stories from EMS coworkers on the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center. Steve blogs at www.downwindwalk.com.
Organ Donation Program
Dr. Brad Kaufman of the FDNY discusses, among other EMS innovations, the first-ever-in-the-U.S. Organ Preservation demonstration project currently run by FDNY to help improve organ donation in New York City.
Capnography and EMS
Mike talks to Troy Smith, Firefighter Paramedic at Snohomish County (WA) Fire District 7 and an internationally known expert on capnography. Troy discusses the evolution of capnography in EMS, practical applications for fire-based EMS providers and innovations coming in the future.
Role of the EMS Director
Dr. Kevin Mackey, EMS Medical Director for Sacramento (CA) Fire Department and 5 surrounding counties in California and newly Board Member of the National Registry of EMTs, talks with show hosts Mike McEvoy and Mick Messoline about the role of EMS Medical Directors, current controversies in STEMI including 12 leads, fibrinolytics and STEMI Center designation, and more.
EMS Chief Officers
Chief Gary Ludwig of Memphis Fire (TN) and Chair of the IAFC EMS Section joins hosts Mike McEvoy and Mick Messoline to discuss the International Association of Fire Chief's EMS Section activities and membership, the Memphis Fire Department EMS program, and important topics EMS Officers should keep current on in today's FireEMS world.
National EMS Educational Standards
Mike McEvoy talks to Debra Cason for UT Southwestern Medical Center and Kathy Robinson of the National Association of State EMS Officials. They discuss the new National EMS Educational Standards and their implications for training, certification, and licensure at all EMS levels.
EMS Political Advocacy
Mike McEvoy talks to Mike Ward aka FossilMedic, a well-known blogger, speaker, author, and assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University. Ward will discuss EMS political advocacy, the future of EMS in government (including proper placement of a Federal EMS agency), and EMS higher education.
Live from FDIC 2012
EMS Editor Mike McEvoy talks with FireEMS authors Karen Owens and Rob Raheb about their Fire Engineering publications. Karen Owens wrote the recently published and first Fire Engineering EMS book, "Incident Command for EMS." Rob Raheb, FDNY EMS (Ret.) talks about his upcoming article on his work integrating simulation into the FDNY driver training and the benefits driver simulators offer for public safety agencies.
CPR Performance Improvement Initiative
Mike McEvoy talks to Paramedic Dana Yost from the City of Redmond in King County, Washington. Dana will discuss a highly successful CPR performance improvement initiative implemented in his department as well as lessons learned on sustaining and continually improving prehospital resuscitation outcomes.
