About this Book

Editor

• Suzanne Martens, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, MPH, EMT, EMS Faculty, Lakeshore Technical College

Authors

The following individuals provided their time and expertise to serve as chapter authors for this textbook:

• Jamie Howell, MSN, RN-EMT, CHSE, Clinical Simulation Coordinator for Health & Public Safety, Western Technical College
• Brian Litza, EdD, NRP
• Suzanne Martens, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, MPH, EMT, EMS Faculty, Lakeshore College
• Ryan Skabroud, EdD, Dean of Health & Public Safety, Lakeshore College

Reviewers

Peer reviewers of the first edition of this textbook included emergency medical responder faculty and stakeholders from Wisconsin technical colleges and partners:

• Kristine Engstrand, NRP, EMS Faculty, Western Technical College
• Jamie Howell, MSN, RN-EMT, CHSE, Clinical Simulation Coordinator for Health & Public Safety, Western Technical College
• Ryan Huser, MA, BA, AAS, Paramedic Program Director & Faculty, Mid-State Technical College
• Justin Klis, MPS, NRP, NCEE, Associate Dean of Protective Services, Milwaukee Area Technical College
• Alyssa Larsen, NRP, CCEMT-P, AAS, EMS Faculty, Mid-State Technical College
• Brian Litza, EdD, NRP
• Andrew Novak, BS, NRP, Paramedic Faculty, Milwaukee Area Technical College
• Mitchel Reuter, MSEMS, CCEMT-P, NRP, EMS Faculty, Moraine Park Technical College
• Mark Schwartz, BS, NRP, Director of Fire/EMS Training, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Lori J. Weigel, MBA, MEd, Instructional Designer, Northwood Technical College

WisTech Open Team

• Nic Ashman, MLIS, Graphics Editor/Librarian
• Kelly Carpenter, MLIS, Librarian
• Sophia Dramm, Copy Editor
• Vince Mussehl, MBA, MLIS, Project Director
• Samantha Rubenzer, MA – Teaching & Education, Instructional Designer/Technologist

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Suggested Attribution Statement

Unless otherwise noted, below is a suggested attribution statement for this resource:

• Emergency Medical Responder, edited by S. Martens (2025), published by WisTech Open, is licensed under CC BY 4.0

If you use this textbook as a bibliographic reference, then you should cite it as follows:

• Martens, S. (Eds.). (2025). Emergency medical responder. WisTech Open. https://wtcs.pressbooks.pub/emergencymedtech/