Perspectives

The best line of defense in a crisis is your neighbors and yourself. , Mayor Tim Boyd's Facebook post—Boyd subsequently resigned.
Editors’ Expressions: The Best Line of Defense
John Erich, February 22, 2021
Recent disasters have reinforced that it starts with you and your neighbors.
Among our needs: Protect EMS providers with COVID-19 vaccines promptly.
It’s Well Past Time
John Todaro, BA, NRP, RN, TNS, NCEE, February 04, 2021
Recognize EMS as the first-tier, first-class healthcare professionals we are.
National emergencies require a national response, writes Francisco Sanchez.
Guest Editorial: All Disasters Are Local—Except When They're Not
Francisco Sanchez, January 29, 2021
It’s time for a national response to our national emergency.
The COVID vaccine brings hope—and a new opportunity while we get there, writes EMS World VP Josh Hartman.
Editors’ Expressions: One Last Stop on the Road Home
Joshua D. Hartman, MBA, NRP, January 26, 2021
The COVID vaccine brings hope—and a new opportunity while we get there.  
"I'm sorry, did you just kick my baby?!" Unlike this patient, EMS providers can't let anger get the better of them.
It Might Kick You Back
Christian Hartley, January 24, 2021
Don’t give in to base emotions like anger—it can come back to haunt you.
One of 2020's best EMS World articles looked at the changes to EMS education inspired by the COVID pandemic.
Editors’ Expressions: 10 Not to Miss
John Erich, January 11, 2021
A few last content highlights worth catching before we close the book on 2020.
EMS World's Most Popular Articles of 2020
Editors’ Expressions: 2020 In Review—Our Most Popular Articles of the Year
Jonathan Bassett, MA, NREMT, December 28, 2020
Here’s what caught your attention this year. You might (not) be surprised.
In October 2019 the author's paramedic students began a clinical rotation that encompassed substance abuse education.
Guest Editorial: Empathy Saves
Elizabeth Jade Harney, NRP, BBA, December 28, 2020
And we can better equip EMS providers to practice it.
A plea from exhausted Polish medical professionals.
COVID in Poland: Exhausted Providers’ Patience Wears Thin
Robert Rajtar; Martyna Baraniak; and Łukasz Kościukiewicz, December 27, 2020
Despite pleas for caution, the numbers of infected keep rising.
Christian Hartley
Two Flashlights and a Plan
Christian Hartley, December 19, 2020
We perform as we practice—don’t let safety become routine.
In an still from a Washington Post video, New York nurse Sandra Lindsay becomes her state's first non-trial recipient of Pfizer's COVID vaccine.
Editors’ Expressions: I Will (Also) Get the Vaccine, and I (Also) Hope You Do the Same
Hilary Gates, MAEd, NRP, December 14, 2020
The COVID vaccine is finally here—now let’s #getvaccinated.
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