Edward Crowe

Responsible for leading, planning, and directing the US Air Force EMS Program comprised of 28,000 pre-hospital care providers delivering care across the spectrum of military activities in combat, humanitarian crises, and peacetime environments. Establishes policies and procedures; coordinates EMS with medical, fire protection, law enforcement agencies, and ambulance services; prepares and administers the Air Force EMS budget; attends meetings and conferences: gives talks to service groups and other agencies about EMS; maintains training and recertification records for Air Force EMS personnel; serves as a liaison between the Department of the Air Force and other local, state, and federal agencies by being involved in attending meetings of various task forces and committees; plans, organizes, and administers all training programs to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations; coordinates and administers a quality assurance and improvement program aimed at improving the quality of US Air Force EMS.

Managed doctrine development and instruction of Air Force Special Operations medicine for United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and other government agency personnel; lead and administered developmental programs to integrate new technologies and evidence-based practices; counseled and mentored students; developed and oversaw lesson plans, presents lectures, demonstrations, and psychomotor exercises to students enrolled in courses; instructed students in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Tactical Combat/Emergency Casualty Care (TCCC/TECC), small unit care, minor surgical procedures and sedation, prolonged field care (PFC), and critical care transport. Collaborated with colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and other community partners to ensure seamless integration of USSOCOM medical personnel into local healthcare systems for clinical education and sustainment.

Provided pre-hospital acute care and advanced life support in dynamic and complex combat and non-combat environments. Instructed Joint, Allied, and Coalition partners in casualty management and survivability. Delivered and coordinated care between points of illness or injury, within transport echelons between far forward and fixed medical facilities, and until patient care was relinquished to another component within the continuum of care. Operated as a medical crew member on rotary, fixed, and tilt-wing aircraft while providing in-flight critical care to patients. Maintained proficiency in the use and routine management of critical care equipment and supplies including ventilators, perisurgical devices, medications, analgesia and sedation, and cardiac monitoring and mechanical support.