Know someone in EMS who’s a true innovator and working to advance prehospital emergency care? JEMS wants to recognize them. Nominate someone today.

The “EMS 10: Innovators in EMS” initiative has been created and sponsored by JEMS/Elsevier Public Safety and Physio-Control Inc. to recognize 10 individuals who have earned the respect of their colleagues and often taken great risks to advance the art and science of prehospital emergency care.

Help us recognize today’s bright minds that have innovated new ways of saving lives and delivering excellent patient care, conducted research that has positively impacted the way we approach prehospital care, and motivated others to do the same in 2010.

Please review the guidelines at www.jems.com/ems10 and nominate individuals you feel are deserving of recognition as one of the top 10 innovators in EMS in 2010.

EMS has changed drastically over the years, with those changes driven by innovations from individuals looking to improve clinical or operational practice. No area has escaped their creativity as they worked to bring EMS care to a higher level. As a result the service now provides better care to more people in more ways than ever imagined.

This process of innovation continues today, in agencies large and small, public and private, from basic EMTs to medical directors. As the leader in spreading the best knowledge in EMS practice, JEMS, with support from Physio-Control Inc., is proud to recognize the top 10 innovators in EMS who drove the EMS practice forward in 2010. Each innovator will be recognized as one of the EMS 10: Innovators in EMS 2010.

Deadline: The nomination deadline is Dec. 31.

Eligibility: This award is open to an individual who has contributed to EMS in an exceptional way.

Selection Process: Representatives from JEMS/Elsevier Public Safety and a panel of EMS experts will judge the entrants.

The EMS 10 will receive recognition at EMS Today 2011 and in a special supplement in the May issue of JEMS, and they will receive complimentary registration to attend the EMS Today Conference and Exposition.