Education. How little or how much can depend on many things. Time, finances, need or goals. No matter how you define it is most definitely a part of your EMS life. How much or how little may define your career or opportunities. ACLS, PALS, Recertification, A.A.S or B.S and beyond. Educational requirements like your basic [...]
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Now That’s A Big Puzzle Piece
September 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Articles, The EMS Professional
Tags:ems education·ems employment·emt advancement·paramedic career
EMS A-Z Series …. “F” – First Aid, First Responders… First On Scene
June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · A-Z Series
In this installment I wanted to take a moment and reflect on an even greater overlooked aspect of EMS. The First Responder. Now when I mention that phrase many different interpretations can be assumed. Is it the EMT squad? The Paramedic in the Fly car ? Or… To me when I say first responder it [...]
Tags:ems professional·ems volunteer·first responder·volly vs paid
EMS A-Z Series ….”E” – Eviscerations, EKG’s and Everybody.
May 28th, 2010 · No Comments · A-Z Series, Articles
In this installment I wanted to cover a wider range of topics. Read on to see how these well covered topics are sometimes overlooked. //
Tags:12 lead·ekg·ems·eviscerations·standard approach to patient
EMS A-Z Series …. “D” – Dextrose, Dementia – The Difference.
April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · A-Z Series, Articles
Ok, just so you won’t panic, this article is not going to be a big clinical lecture. There are professionals out there who can cover these topics at length and with much greater accuracy than I can. I do however want to discuss these two topics and how they affect us as EMS professionals in [...]
Playing Out The Scenario In Your Mind, Are You Disappointed?
April 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Articles, Recent posts, The EMS Professional
Being an EMS provider requires you to retain a lot of information. Patient assessment, treatments, transports, policies, protocols and the list can go on. We use things like pocket guides or mobile devices to help us with recalling information and preparing for the next call. One thing I try and do is to play out [...]
Do You Webinar?
March 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Articles, EMS Boot Camp, The EMS Professional
More and more EMS industry websites are providing online webcasts or “webinars” (seminars on the web). Some are free, some are offered with a fee and some are just a 30-60 minute advertisement for a product that the webinar is built around. Do you take time to attend these webinars? I know with busy schedules [...]
Tags:ems continuing education·ems training·paramedic study·webinars
EMS A-Z Series …. “C” – The “Caps”.
March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · A-Z Series, Articles
This time I chose a couple of topics that while do not relate to each other they do relate to your everyday duties. 1 – Cap Refill – How often do you really check for it? This is one of the most basic yet overlooked assessment techniques I see used (or not) all the time. This [...]
Tags:ambulance documentation·capillary refill·patient assessment
The Grammy’s of EMS
February 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Articles, Recent posts, The EMS Professional
Last week I watched the Grammy Awards and yes this is a bit of a guilty pleasure where I do enjoy watching many of these award presentations. During the show I became aware of all the lifetime achievement awards and more importantly I noticed the way that many of the new artists recognized all the older [...]
Tags:bryan bledsoe·ems future·emsadvocacy·greg friese·Monday Minutes·thaddeus setla
EMS A-Z Series …. “B” – Your “Backs”
February 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · A-Z Series, Articles, The EMS Professional
Yes you read it right “backs”. As in back to basics, back ups and your lumbar. I wanted to cover several short topics in this installment of the series. So I picked familiar yet often overlooked areas of your day to day habits. 1- Back to basics. We often forget the basics of patient care, [...]
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Do You Want To Be A Cop? There’s A Test For That
January 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Articles, The EMS Professional
Emergency Medical Services. Note the words “services” and “medical”. As EMS providers we are out in the field to provide medical care to anyone who may call 911 for “medical” help. Now there are some variations to that, where rescue may be involved or being on assignment on a fire scene or big public event. [...]
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