1. Driverless ambulances and other thoughts on EMS Safety
Jim Hoffman conducted a series of year-end interviews about EMS education, wellness and safety. Listen and watch interviews with Rom Duckworth, Chris Cebollero, Bryan Fass, Tim Nowak and myself.
2. Top 2017 EMS news and 2018 predictions
On the Medic2Medic podcast host Steve Cohen, Carey EMS, asked AJ Heightman and me for our top 2017 EMS news and predictions for 2018. Some of the things we discussed:
- Ongoing opioid epidemic
- Healthcare policy uncertainty
- EMS provider resilience and safety
- Driverless vehicles
3. Mass shooting definition
Years from now two of the top events of 2017 that will be remembered or memorialized were the Las Vegas shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino and the Sutherland Springs, Texas church shooting.
“The Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as an incident when four persons are injured or killed.”
37 incidents meeting that definition are described and visualized on EfficientGov.com.
https://efficientgov.com/blog/2017/12/29/37-largest-mass-shootings-us-2017/
