CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hosts of the EMS Office Hours podcast select their favorite episodes from 2014. Jim Hoffman, Josh Knapp and David Brenner remember these episodes as their personal favorites from 2014.
EMS Dinosaurs and the Slow Gazelles
The hosts where joined by Tim Noonan to discuss being an EMS Dinosaur and the slow gazelles of the profession. They talked about EMS treatments, testing methods and other topics that point to the importance of losing that dinosaur tail and possibly culling the slow gazelles in our mists.
The Language of EMS
Do you think EMS has a language of its own?Have you ever tried talking to someone outside of EMS about a call you had, the way you do things at work or even explaining how a protocol works? They usually get confused, don’t understand or it’s just too much and they don’t care.
Using Time to Guide EMS Patient Care
On this episode the hosts replied to a question; “Have you ever been questioned or made to feel like less of a provider when you didn’t provide certain aspects of care?” Even when the failure to provide care was due to time constraints or transport may have been in the patient’s best interest rather than performance of a procedure. Listen to a discussion of the applicability of time markers in EMS response.
About EMS Office Hours: EMS Office Hours is the weekly podcast from Jim Hoffman that focuses on EMS news, social media, patient care and the culture of the EMS profession. Listen each Wednesday at EMSOfficeHours.com.