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Austin Travis County EMS Safety Commander Roger Patterson joined us again to talk about their recent Forcible Entry poli...
04/17/2026

Austin Travis County EMS Safety Commander Roger Patterson joined us again to talk about their recent Forcible Entry policy and procedures revision. With a focus on the decision to force entry compared to the “how” that is the focus in many policies, he also touched on many principles of safe entry like how to knock knob-side of door and wearing ballistic vests when forcing entry w/o prior contact.

ATCEMS also won the 2025 Safety in EMS Award in October at EMS World Expo.

Donnie Woodyard Jr. leads off the final day of the Summit speaking about Aviation safety and what we can learn in EMS Sa...
04/17/2026

Donnie Woodyard Jr. leads off the final day of the Summit speaking about Aviation safety and what we can learn in EMS Safety. As a pilot, paramedic, and former state regulator Donnie dove deeply into harsh lesson learned in aviation in the last century of flight and how we can learn to do our job safer. Checklists, near miss reporting, more on CRM, and some discussion on the benefits of body worn cameras comparing them to commercial aviation black boxes.

The rest of Day 2 saw Matt Streger discussing crew resource management in detail. Philip Grieve spoke on the importance ...
04/16/2026

The rest of Day 2 saw Matt Streger discussing crew resource management in detail. Philip Grieve spoke on the importance of field supervision in building a culture of safety.
Ending the day we heard from Jordon Long on pillars of wellness, about some of the key aspects of ensuring a strong and resilient foundation when it comes to mental health in the public safety community.

Don’t adjust your screen, Dr. Kupas is speaking again, but with a bit of a wardrobe change after lunch. Speaking about s...
04/16/2026

Don’t adjust your screen, Dr. Kupas is speaking again, but with a bit of a wardrobe change after lunch. Speaking about safety through design of uniforms.
Dr. Kupas is sporting the official Thai EMS uniform. He spent some time speaking about the importance of uniforms that use horizontal stripes around the legs to better show movement. Mostly showing good examples outside the US, Dr. Kupas ended with some highlights in the US with Indianapolis EMS’s recent uniform change that incorporates many of the discussed principle after a serious injury incident a couple of years ago on the roadside.

Dr. Doug Kupas, another familiar speaker, speaking about Ambulance conspicuity around the country and the world. Dr. Dav...
04/16/2026

Dr. Doug Kupas, another familiar speaker, speaking about Ambulance conspicuity around the country and the world. Dr. David Ross providing another great intro as always.

Philip Grieve speaking now on the other side of the gurney and patient safety. Organized approaches in patient safety ha...
04/16/2026

Philip Grieve speaking now on the other side of the gurney and patient safety. Organized approaches in patient safety has gone through medicine and EMS has some catching up to do.

Starting off day 2 with a familiar face. Matt Streger talking about leadership on the ambulance, with some great insight...
04/16/2026

Starting off day 2 with a familiar face. Matt Streger talking about leadership on the ambulance, with some great insight and pop culture similes.

David McGowan wraps up day 1 with a great discussion about ambulance crashes. Tipping points, use of technology, culture...
04/15/2026

David McGowan wraps up day 1 with a great discussion about ambulance crashes. Tipping points, use of technology, culture and more.

Afternoon day 1 we heard from Brian Maguire again about the more broad issues of occupational risks to EMS. We are now h...
04/15/2026

Afternoon day 1 we heard from Brian Maguire again about the more broad issues of occupational risks to EMS.

We are now hearing from Brandon Hipp about key safety aspects of Traffic Incident Management. Quick clearance is the goal, 18% of fatalities are from secondary crashes.

Kolby Miller is now talking about pre-employment physical agility testing. How do you build a legally defensible framewo...
04/15/2026

Kolby Miller is now talking about pre-employment physical agility testing. How do you build a legally defensible framework that improves provider and patient safety? Well Kolby spoke about the origins in Michigan that started with some lawyers, a paramedic, and a nun. A recipe for some great learning, (and the start of a punchline sometimes)😉.

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