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Steve Whitehead

The Art of EMS

Steve Whitehead, NREMT-P, is a firefighter/paramedic with the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority in Colo. and the creator of the blog The EMT Spot. He is a primary instructor for South Metro’s EMT program and a lifelong student of emergency medicine. Reach him through his blog at steve@theemtspot.com.

LATEST ARTICLES
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Communications
Remember 2 Things: Understanding Closed Loop Radio Communications
April 19, 2018 01:58 PM
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Clinical
Remember 2 Things: Improving Patient Hand-off Reports
February 23, 2018 11:00 AM
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Rescue task forces and the scene safety dilemma
It’s time that we all get real and accept the uncomfortable truth that scene safety is and always has been a myth
April 20, 2016 10:00 AM
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Consulting, Management and Legal Services
Narcan, addicts and the cult of public shaming
Our rush to public shaming might reveal our own fear of occasional shocking indifference towards the people we are entrusted to treat
March 04, 2016 11:17 AM
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Master your downtime for long-term EMS career success
The decisions we make between calls might be just as critical, in the long run, as the treatment decisions we make during calls
February 05, 2016 05:49 PM
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Community Awareness
Surprise your patients with kindness to make a difference
When we offer our service in an unexpected way magic happens
January 26, 2016 05:54 PM
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Safety
6 questions medics should ask on every auto accident scene
The arrival of EMS is the moment when a motor vehicle collision incident shifts from chaos to order
December 06, 2015 08:31 PM
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EMS Management
Burn the fake EMS policy manual
The unwritten rules of an EMS agency don’t get written down because they are stupid — and no one is willing to take credit
November 11, 2015 07:50 PM
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EMS Quality Assurance: 7 tips for a panic-free QA review
Learning from my errors, however uncomfortable, is an essential part of my continuous improvement as a paramedic
October 09, 2015 09:22 PM
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EMS Training and Education
5 reasons you should NOT become an EMT
Find out if you are on the road to a successful EMS career or on a short trip to burnout
August 31, 2015 04:22 PM
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