Alan starts each shift with a ritual of cleaning. I should be clear that I don't use the word ritual as a literary device. Alan's morning ambulance cleaning is as systematic and well thought out as … [Read more...]
The Greatest Error of Omission
May 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Errors of omission are errors we commit through inaction. They are the things we left out. They are the should-have-but-didn't moments in our patient care as well as our lives. Administering an … [Read more...]
Happy EMS Week
May 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
EMT's and paramedics from around the nation are recognized during the 2013 National EMS week. [Read more] … [Read more...]
Medic Severly Injured in Crash
May 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Mobile Life Support Services paramedic William Spadafora remains in critical condition at Albany Medical Center following a head-on crash Saturday in the Town of Ulster. [Read the whole story on EMS1] … [Read more...]
Two Good Habits for Safe Patient Interactions
May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In my latest Remember Two Things episode, I talk about two habits you can develop to remain safe around hostile patients. ParamedicTV is powered by EMS1.com … [Read more...]
The Hierarchy of EMS Job Priorities
May 17, 2013 by 1 Comment
Do you want to feel more satisfied in your job? Perhaps you need to flip your list. You've met satisfied EMS employees in the past. You've also, no doubt, met some dissatisfied EMS employees along … [Read more...]
Boston EMTs Recount Bombing Response
May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
First responders are recounting for the first time the chaotic moments after the Marathon bombings. Each vow to be back for next year's Boston Marathon in the same spot and in the same uniform. [Watch … [Read more...]
Combat Ready Clamp Receives FDA Approval
May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
FAYETTEVILLE, NC—The Combat Ready Clamp made history Friday when it received new critical indications from the FDA making it the first device of its kind approved to treat unmanageable amputations … [Read more...]
Are You A Public Safety Advocate?
March 31, 2013 by 1 Comment
Recently, while skiing up at Eldora, my wife and I started a conversation about the dramatic changes that we had seen over the past fifteen years in helmet use at our Colorado ski resorts. It … [Read more...]
Social Media Assisted Career Suicide
March 25, 2013 by 3 Comments
Recently, Dave Statter of www.Statter911.com coined a brilliant term for an ever growing phenomenon in our industry, something Dave refers to as Social Media Assisted Career Suicide Syndrome or … [Read more...]
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