Summaries of important EMS clinical information presented at the 2014 Gathering of Eagles in Dallas on Friday, February 28, 2014. (Presentations will be made available for download at www.gatheringofeagles.us following the conference.) The Pentagon Papers: The Five Most Important Publications of the Past Year Presented by Corey M. Slovis, MD (Nashville, Tenn.) 1. Epinephrine It’s hard to show […]

Personal story of overcoming hardship underscores what EMS personnel can do with the right opportunities and encouragement At the American Ambulance Association Conference in Las Vegas on Monday, Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th Surgeon General of the United States, presented an inspiring keynote address. Carmona, a successful and highly respected physician who had a hard start […]

JEMS Editor-in-Chief A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P, attended and participated in the opening session at the AAA Conference in Las Vegas on Nov. 18, 2013, where ambulance service leaders and managers discussed multiple issues that are, or will be, impacting the ambulance/EMS Industry. In a lively panel discussion and open forum session, attendees and faculty reported that […]

Mike Smith, who died unexpectedly at age 61, was a well-known EMS educator and writer Monday, October 14, 2013 The EMS community lost an icon Sunday morning with the unexpected death of EMS educator Mike Smith. Mike, age 61, was a close part of the JEMSfamily for many years, writing as a columnist for JEMS and lecturing at […]