Chief Gary Ludwig, IAFC EMS Section Chair, interviews Debra Cason, project director for the National EMS Education Standards development and Dan Manz, State EMS Director for Vermont and chair person responsible for implementing the National EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach, on the how the new EMS education standards were developed and how they will be implemented.The new EMS education standards will be rolled out over the next several years and will impact new EMS providers, as well as those who are currently emergency medical responders, EMTs, and paramedics.
