Dana Yost, Owner
Dana Yost is a recognized leader in EMS cardiac arrest data review and program development, with extensive experience helping agencies build structured and sustainable cardiac arrest case review systems that support meaningful clinical improvement.
He is an expert cardiac arrest annotator, having personally completed over 10,000 cardiac arrest cases. This depth of experience provides a unique and practical understanding of the variability, challenges, and opportunities present in real-world EMS systems.
Dana served for 30 years as a paramedic in the King County EMS system, including leadership roles within the Medic One program.
He served as a Captain and Medical Services Officer, leading the EMS Training Division for North East King County Medic One, where he was responsible for clinical education, quality improvement initiatives, and paramedic training.
This operational leadership experience provides a deep understanding of the clinical, organizational, and cultural factors that influence EMS system performance.
His work focuses on helping EMS leaders move beyond simple data collection toward systems that support continuous learning, clinical insight, and improved cardiac arrest outcomes.
Dana Yost has contributed to publications and research related to cardiac arrest systems of care, EMS performance improvement, and resuscitation science.