FirstWatch, a technology and quality improvement company that supports public safety and healthcare organizations, has joined forces with the National EMS Quality Alliance to support its efforts to develop, test and validate quality measures for emergency medical services.
FirstWatch, a technology and quality improvement company that supports public safety and healthcare organizations, has joined forces with the National EMS Quality Alliance to support its efforts to develop, test and validate quality measures for emergency medical services.
In this EMS1 article, Mike Taigman shares ways to save some of your best for your loved ones and transform your homecoming process.
Jack Stout, the father of system status management and high-performance EMS, planted the seeds for patient-centered EMS Mike Taigman recalls the influence that Jack had on his life and the world.
The objective of this research is to describe the frequency and nature of 911 calls that result in potentially life-saving interventions (PLSI) during the call. Jeffrey L. Jarvis, Vaughn Hamilton, Mike Taigman, & Lawrence H Brown
JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman talks with EMS visionary, researcher and educator extraordinaire Mike Taigman about living with stress and stress management in EMS, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are grateful and honored to share this video tribute to Jack Stout by Jack's longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Jay Fitch of Fitch & Associates. An innovator and pioneer, Jack Stout leaves a tremendous legacy in EMS. Dr. Jay Fitch shares his thoughts on the passing of his friend and mentor.
EMS1 article by Mike Taigman - 5 ways for fire and EMS professionals to support our colleagues in public health as they battle COVID-19
EMS1 article by Jay Arthur, Scott Dorsey, and Mike Taigman - Tracking COVID-19 cases, PPE supply and ambulance turnaround times to inform EMS response
Understand causes and learn techniques to manage stress for on the job or at home.
Mike Taigman and Sascha Liebowitz are interviewed by Steven Cohen on this Medic2Medic Podcast.
EMS World - Honoring Jack Stout as an EMS trailblazer
Get more details on Mike Taigman's new book Super Charge Your Stress Management in the Age of COVID-19.
As a popular educator and author for several decades, Mike has focused on helping folks in emergency medical services take better care of themselves so they can take better care of their patients and communities. In this podcast, Mike shares strategies and discusses his new book Super Charge Your Stress Management in the Age of COVID-19.
Inside EMS Podcast featured on EMS1 - On this podcast, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by EMS guru and EMS1 columnist Mike Taigman. During the pandemic, stress levels have been on the rise, along with frustration and anger, and Taigman shares ways to handle and reduce those emotions.
Podcast with IAED - Annals of Emergency Dispatch & Response, hosted by Becca Barrus. Todd Stout, president and founder of FirstWatch, discusses the role of FirstWatch in COVID-19 surveillance, lessons learned from the Ebola virus outbreak, and the importance of emergency dispatchers increasing their resilience.
JEMS Editor Emeritus AJ Heightman interviewed FirstWatch president Todd Stout on COVID-19. Todd shares some history of FirstWatch helping with health surveillance and emerging infectious diseases, ways that FirstWatch customers are using data during this pandemic, the importance of resilience, and our commitment to helping provide helpful and actionable information for all first responders via our health intelligence pages, webinars, and articles.
EMS1 article by Mike Taigman - Leaders from Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service and Snohomish County Fire District detail how they’re monitoring the COVID-19 surge and preparing for the worst-case scenario.
Before beginning a shift for the day, what is something those working in law enforcement can do to prepare themselves, knowing they are risking exposure to COVID-19? For those working in a leadership role, what is important for them to keep in mind? This pandemic has the potential to drag on for a long time, what are the possible effects of long-term heightened stress on first responders? Can you explain the concept of crisis rehearsal and how that could be beneficial for law...
FirstWatch Medical Director, Silvia Verdugo Puts COVID-19 in Perspective in JEMS Interview
