Kirsten (Kirt) Elling is a career paramedic in the Town of Colonie and seasonally at Whiteface Mountain in upstate New York. She began EMS work in 1988 as an EMT/firefighter. She has been an EMS educator since 1990 teaching basic and advanced EMS programs at Hudson Valley Community College's Paramedic Program in Troy, New York. Kirt serves as Regional Faculty for the NYS DOH, Bureau of EMS and the American Heart Association. Kirt has written numerous scripts for the EMS training video series PULSE: Emergency Medical Update, and was an adjunct writer for the 1998 revision of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, EMT-Paramedic and EMT-Intermediate: National Standard Curricula and the National EMS Education Standards Instructional Guidelines for EMT. Kirt's list of books include:The Emergency Medical Responder ReviewThe EMT-B Exam ReviewWhy-Driven EMS EnrichmentThe Paramedic Exam ReviewEMT-Intermediate Exam ReviewPrinciples of AssessmentParamedic: Anatomy & PhysiologyParamedic: PathophysiologyParamedic Pharmacology ApplicationsPharmaFlash CardsShe has a passion for triathlons and marathons, and enjoys teaching, writing, traveling, and spending time with her family. Through her writing, teaching, and work she sincerely dedicated to improving the quality of patient care in the out of hospital setting.