paramedic in 1980, Politis began his work as a firefighter.
“Jon is a guy you want to be around. He’s a character and a leader with the highest degree of integrity. His input has changed EMS in his community, state and the nation,” said Brown, who nominated Politis for the award. “Jon Politis has had a distiguished EMS career that has lasted his lifetime.” Politis is the author and contributing author of textbooks, curricula and manuals, as well as numerous peer‐
reviewed articles. He has served as a member of the NREMT Board of Directors for eight years and as a mem‐ ber of the Committee on Accreditation for the EMS Professions for 10 years. He also is an instructor and VIP Backcountry Ranger for the National Park Service in Grand Teton National Park, and has been a registered Alpine Senior Patroller since 1968 with the National Ski Patrol, which awarded him a service award in 1998. EMS
Lisa M. Camp awarded 2010 NAEMT Paramedic of the Year Award
someone you strive to imitate. Lisa Camp is my hero for all the wonderful things she does for her community and her country,” notes Hunter. “Lisa should be recognized due to her sup‐ port of the citizens of Friendswood, the State of Texas, and the country through her leadership in quality pre‐ hospital patient care and community‐ wide emergency response. When it comes to emergency medical services, Lisa is the sage in the area. She gives so much of her time to the EMS communi‐ ty. She has been at the forefront in the areas of patient care, public access, medical control, disaster preparedness, public education and training.”
Improving Patient Care Friendswood, Texas Volunteer Fire Department EMS Chief, Lisa M. Camp
NAEMT has awarded Lisa M. Camp, of Friendswood, Texas, the 2010 NAEMT Paramedic of the Year Award, sponsored by Masimo. The award was presented to Camp at the NAEMT General Membership Meeting and Awards presentation, held in conjunc‐ tion with EMS EXPO 2010 in Dallas. Each year, NAEMT collaborates with other national EMS organizations to recognize outstanding achievements and contributions in EMS. The NAEMT Paramedic of the Year Award recog‐
nizes a paramedic who demonstrates excellence in the performance of emer‐ gency medical services. NAEMT award winners receive a $1,000 award stipend, plus free travel, lodging for three nights and registration for EMS EXPO 2010.
Camp, EMS Chief, Friendswood Volunteer EMS, was nominated for the award by her friend, Chief Roy L. Hunter, of Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps. “I once was asked ‘what is a hero?’ I answered this as: A hero is
Hunter notes that Camp’s EMS team uses cutting‐edge technologies to help its patients recover as fully as possible from their emergencies. One of these technologies, which Camp was instru‐ mental in setting up, was the use of a Induced Cooling by EMS (I.C.E) proto‐ col. Camp had noted that post‐resusci‐ tation encephalopathy was the single largest contributor to post‐resuscita‐ tion deaths and poor neurological out‐ comes. As part of an effort to reduce the disparity between EMS resuscita‐ tion rates and hospital discharge rates, Camp began looking at the use of induced hypothermia on post‐resusci‐ tation return of spontaneous circula‐ tion (ROSC) patients. After finding lim‐ ited side effects, she developed a com‐ prehensive protocol for EMS to use induced hypothermia as part of a multi‐ faceted approach to optimize neuro‐ logic resuscitation on the ROSC
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