Part 1: The Pulse There are few things that EMT's should claim as their domain. There are certain skills that the EMT provider should simple dominate. Vital signs are one such skill. No medical … [Read more...]
How Being Burnt Out Can Ignite A Rebirth
May 11, 2010 By 4 Comments
A Guest Post By Jim Hoffman "The EMS Professional," "The Paramedic Mentor," Today's guest author, Jim Hoffman has more nicknames than a retiring prizefighter and he's earned every one of them. From … [Read more...]
The April EMS Roundup
April 29, 2010 By 4 Comments
April is a promise that May is bound to keep. - Hal Borland I can't make any promises about May, but I can venture a guess that the world of EMS will be every bit as interesting as it was in April … [Read more...]
The EMT Liability Pop Quiz
April 14, 2010 By 11 Comments
There really is a dizzying array of stuff we can do to get ourselves in legal hot water in EMS. I was considering a few this afternoon and I got this idea. Let's play a game. I'll give you a whole … [Read more...]
“I’m Only An EMT Basic”
March 28, 2010 By 28 Comments
I'm so sick of hearing this phrase. If I could banish any phrase from the EMS lexicon this would most certainly be the one. I heard it today when I posted a question on Twitter, "How much do you … [Read more...]
5 Hard Questions EMS 2.0 Will Need to Address
March 9, 2010 By 8 Comments
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life... as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” - Booker T. Washington With … [Read more...]
The February EMS Roundup
March 3, 2010 By 6 Comments
In the coldest February, as in every other month in every other year, the best thing to hold on to in this world is each other. - Linda Ellerbee (American … [Read more...]
Mastering The Head-To-Toe Assessment
February 8, 2010 By 15 Comments
You probably practiced your head-to-toe assessment a bunch in your EMT class. Maybe more than any other skill in the EMT curriculum. If your class was or is anything like mine (as a student or a … [Read more...]
The E-Book is Coming!
January 14, 2010 By 6 Comments
OK, I can't keep this to myself any longer. It's time for the big announcement. With the final draft still in the mail from my editorial team and the final design still lacking a few details, it would … [Read more...]
The Art of The Nasopharyngeal Airway
December 8, 2009 By 19 Comments
I would surely rank the nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) as one of the most under-rated / under-utilized pieces of equipment in the EMT bag of tricks. They're useful, simple and versatile. As a group, … [Read more...]
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