Jonathan Llanas is a Critical Care Paramedic with 20 years of experience in emergency medical services. He earned his Paramedic certification from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay 13 years ago and joined Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service of Wisconsin in August 2025. Before joining Superior, Jonathan served with Integrity Care EMS in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and United Area Rescue Squad in Wabeno, Wisconsin.

Throughout his career, Jonathan has developed the clinical knowledge, composure, and judgment required to care for critically ill patients in challenging circumstances. Those qualities were especially evident during the transport of a post-surgical patient who experienced repeated cardiac and respiratory arrests.

Faced with an exceptionally complex and rapidly evolving emergency, Jonathan led resuscitation efforts while simultaneously guiding an EMT student through the student’s first encounter with a patient who was not breathing. Throughout the transport, Jonathan remained composed and focused, achieving multiple returns of spontaneous circulation and working to stabilize the patient despite repeated deterioration.

The call demonstrated more than Jonathan’s clinical abilities. Even amid an extraordinary resuscitation, he remained a leader and educator, supporting a developing EMS professional while maintaining his focus on the patient. His ability to provide direction under pressure exemplifies the experience and professionalism he has developed over two decades in EMS.

Outside of work, Jonathan has recently taken up painting, an activity that provides an opportunity for creativity and personal expression away from the demands of emergency medicine.

Through his clinical skill, composure, leadership, and dedication to both patients and fellow EMS professionals, Jonathan exemplifies the qualities celebrated by Stars of Life. Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service of Wisconsin is proud to recognize Critical Care Paramedic Jonathan Llanas as a Star of Life.