Emily Sweatman, BLS CPR, ACLS, PALS – Legal Nurse Consultant, Owner

Sherrill, NY- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Emily Sweatman is acknowledged as a 3 Year Pinnacle professional for her contributions to Healthcare and Legal Nurse Consulting.

Emily Sweatman, BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, is an experienced emergency and critical care professional with more than 20 years in emergency medical services and more than 10 years in advanced nursing practice. Her professional background includes emergency medicine, critical care transport, trauma nursing, ICU nursing, paramedicine, patient advocacy, education, and clinical support.

Ms. Sweatman provides legal nurse consulting services for attorneys, including medical record and clinical documentation review, depicting standards-of-care deviations, DME/IME observation and reporting, and is an expert in her field. She also provides flight emergency nursing and paramedic services for critical care transport by air and ground, patient transfers, emergency response and in the emergency room.

Her clinical expertise includes neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric critical care transport; rapid assessment and advanced interventions; ventilator and airway management; cardiac and stroke care; burn and trauma care; and advanced therapies including IABP, Impella, ECMO, and invasive monitoring. Her services also include IV infusion therapy, field nurse assessments, wound care, education, precepting, and outreach coordination.

Ms. Sweatman has completed more than 500 flight missions during her work as a Flight Nurse and Flight Paramedic with Mercy Flight Central and LifeNet of New York. She has managed complex critical care transports involving ventilated patients and patients requiring advanced cardiac and life-support therapies.

Throughout her career, Ms. Sweatman has served as a Base Lead, Outreach Coordinator, preceptor, mentor, and educator, providing education and outreach to healthcare teams, EMS agencies, fire departments, hospitals, and schools. Her work has included CPR and emergency care education as well as strengthening emergency response systems and operational readiness.

Ms. Sweatman earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Governors University, an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing from Mohawk Valley Community College, and an Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Technology/Paramedic from Mohawk Valley Community College.

Her professional credentials include Registered Nurse and Paramedic licenses in New York State, Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN), Flight Paramedic Certification (FP-C), Critical Care Paramedic Certification (CCEMT-P), and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician–Paramedic (AEMT-P). She also holds certifications for BLS CPR, ACLS, PALS, NRP, TPATC, ENLS, ABLS and instructor credentials in BLS CPR, ACLS, and PALS.

Ms. Sweatman is affiliated with the Emergency Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing, International Board of Specialty Certifications, International Association of Flight & Critical Care Paramedics, and Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association.

Her career has included recognition for saving a choking three-month-old infant, multiple patient and family appreciation recognitions for compassionate emergency care, and recognition for excellence in critical care transport and emergency response.

Ms. Sweatman remains committed to lifelong learning, patient advocacy, compassionate care, and excellence in emergency and critical care delivery. She also recognizes the many mentors who have supported and contributed to her professional development throughout her career.

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