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NAME:
Krisendath (Kris) Kaull
BS-Education, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P

AFFILIATION:
Praetorian Group, Inc.
eMed Security, LLC.

EMAIL:
kris@paramedic.com 

WEB SITES:
www.paramedic.com  
www.ems1.com 

EMS AREAS OF INTEREST:

  • Professional Development
  • Customer Service in EMS
  • Management & Leadership Issues
  • Education & Instruction

PERSONAL NARRATIVE:
Krisendath (Kris) D. Kaull, B.S., NREMT-P, CCEMT-P, specializes in technology trends and their effect in Public Safety. During almost 15 years in both rural and urban fire and EMS settings, he has worked as a street paramedic, field training officer, and Operations Manager. Kris has enhanced technology communications between field EMS providers and Emergency Departments, has provided expert content review of EMS/fire training materials, and has designed and maintained distance learning and delivery programs for EMS services. 

Currently, Kris is the Online Director, EMS Division of the Praetorian Group. He manages the Praetorian Group’s online EMS initiatives, including EMS1 and its sub-sites Paramedic.com and EMSGrantsHelp.com. He supervises all aspects of daily site operations, with an additional focus on company-wide online growth initiatives and internet collaborative functionality.

Kris holds a bachelor's degree in Technology Education with an emphasis in Public Safety and a minor in Spanish. He frequently lectures on EMS issues; specifically in the realm of technology, distance education, electronic communications, and professional development. You can contact him at kris@paramedic.com.

CURRENT TOPICS:

Technology Related

  • WEB TWO POINT WHAT?!? Where is Web 1.0? And what does this have to do with EMS?
  • A GIG OF THIS AND A BYTE OF THAT. The Marriage of Technology & EMS.
  • THE HISTORY OF EMS & TECHNOLOGY. A look at where we came from, where we are, and where we’re heading.
  • CYBER-EDUCATION. CAN IT HAPPEN? Using technology to change how we learn.
  • PUBLIC SAFETY EMBRACES TECHNOLOGY. Preparing Your Department for Growth.

Customer Service & Management Related

  • WHAT HAPPENED TO HOLDING A HAND? The importance of how someone feels.
  • ARE YOU KIDDING ME? The problem with Management and why we’re not dealing with it.
  • EMPOWERMENT. 5 Reasons why we talk about it…but don’t do it.
  • TALKING FOR DUMMIES. Getting back to basics.
  • PERCEPTION IS REALITY. Changing that Perception.

PUBLICATION & CONFERENCE HISTORY:

  • Montana State University – Guest Lecturer for EMT Course – 1996-Present
  • Bozeman Daily Chronicle, KBZK, KBOZ, Bozeman Deaconess Hospital – Quoted EMS Articles & Interviews (2003-Present)
  • Montana Emergency Medicine Symposium, Billings, MT – April 2007
  • Keynote for Public Safety/Technology user conference, Virginia Beach, VA – April 2007
  • Overview of Ambulance Operations, MEMSA – Winter 2007
  • Powerful Presentations & Confident Speaking – April 24-25, 2005
  • CIT. "Suicide and the First Responder. (In production, to be named)" Bozeman, MT: Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation. Content Advisor – Train-the-Trainer program. Fall 2004
  • "Public Safety Embraces Technology – Preparing Your Department For Growth," National EMS Educators Conference, Sept 2003
  • "The Marriage of Technology & Public Safety - Resources to Equip your Service – Part 2 of 2" EF&P, Spring 2003.
  • "The Marriage of Technology & Public Safety - Resources to Equip your Service – Part 1 of 2" EF&P, Winter 2003.
  • "Public Safety Embraces Technology" Emergency, Fire/Rescue, & Police Product Review, Spring 2002.
  • "Cyber-Education. Can It Happen?" Emergency, Fire/Rescue, & Police Product Review, Winter 2002.
  • "Perception is Reality. Changing that Perception," Montana Emergency Medical Services Association, October 2001
  • "A Gig of This and A Byte of That. The marriage of EMS and technology," MEMSA, October 2001
  • "But I’m Not and English Professor! Sorting through the in's and out's of documentation," MEMSA, October 2001
  • "START -- Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment," MEMSA, October 2001
  • "Daily Observation Reports for Training & Evaluation," Emergency, Fire/Rescue, & Police Product Review, July/August 2001.
  • "EMS & Fire in the Palm of Your Hand," Emergency, Fire/Rescue, & Police Product Review, April/May 2001.
  • "Resources Beyond the Textbook," EMSTC Conference. Missoula, MT 2000; Billings, MT, 2001.
  • "START distance learning program" combining web site, remote and on-site learning methods. 2001.
  • "Telehealth & Distance Learning: Diverse Approaches to Health Care Delivery," 2nd National Congress on Childhood Emergencies, Baltimore, MD, 2000.
  • "Building a Virtual Community for Rural EMS," Nevada EMS-C Quarterly Meeting, Reno, NV, 2000.
  • Sanddal TL, Pullum JD, Kaull, KD, Sanddal N. "Here to Help: Breaking the Cycle of Intimate Partner Violence." Bozeman, MT: Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation. Layout/Graphics Design - Training manual. 2000.