Jozef is a nationally registered paramedic with extensive experience across various facets of emergency medical services (EMS). Growing up in the country outside of Minden, Nebraska, Jozef began his EMS career in Kansas. His journey has taken him through Kansas, Louisiana, Texas, and now back to Omaha, Nebraska. Currently, Jozef is a member of the paramedic team at Nebraska Medicine and serves on the State of Nebraska Trauma Advisory Board. Jozef’s diverse background includes county-based EMS, private service 911 and inter-facility transport, rural fire-based, hospital-based EMS, helicopter EMS operations, municipal third service EMS, event medicine, occupational and industrial medicine, and critical care inter-facility transport. He has also had the privilege of working with one of the most progressive EMS services in the country. With six years of experience as an EMS instructor, Jozef is passionate about teaching and sharing his knowledge with others.
“Shortness of Breath Call”
Dispatch:
“Respond to a 58-year-old male with difficulty breathing.”
Scene:
Patient is sitting upright on a couch, appears anxious.
Assessment:
Patient is short of breath. Lung sounds are diminished. Oxygen saturation is low.
History:
Patient has a history of COPD and heart problems.
Treatment:
Administer oxygen. Consider advanced airway management if needed.
Outcome:
Patient improves with treatment.
Ethical Cases
Case 1: Lesson Planning
An instructor uses AI to generate a full lesson plan, edits it for accuracy, and teaches from it without telling students AI was used.
Is this ethical?
Should students be informed?
Does transparency matter here?
Case 2: Scenario Creation
An instructor uses AI to generate scenarios but does not review them carefully. A scenario includes out-of-scope interventions.
“Who is responsible for the error?”
Case 3: Care Plan Submission
A student submits a detailed care plan that appears AI-generated but cannot verbally explain it.
Is this cheating?
What policy applies?
How would you assess learning instead?
Case 4: Study Aid vs Shortcut
A student uses AI to summarize airway management concepts but writes their own exam answers.
“Where is the ethical line — and how do we define it?”
Case 5: Total AI Ban
A program bans all AI use by students and faculty due to fear of cheating.
Does this prevent misuse?
What unintended consequences might occur?
Is this realistic?
Case 6: Silent Tolerance
A program has no AI policy and “handles issues as they arise.”
“Is silence a policy?”
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