SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
When call volume is relentless, these 5-15 minute resets fit inside real workflows — helping EMTs and paramedics lower stress, stay present and carry less from call to call
PARAMEDIC SAFETY
There is a significant correlation between operational stress, organizational stress, critical incident stress, alcohol use and post-traumatic stress
EMS leaders and providers need to study successes and failures as an opportunity to reduce death and disability from the next mass shooting
Most EMS providers have witnessed or been involved with a medication error attributable to poor system design and lack of safety behaviors
Without knowing the root cause of the behavior problem, fixing it is sheer luck
The evidence tells us that not using red lights and sirens should be the rule – and using them should be an infrequent exception
Use the EMS “Go to Sleep” checklist to see if lack of sleep is making you or your partner dangerous to one another, your patients and the community
Errors in patient care and EMS provider health concerns are raising awareness of the risks of prolonger work hours
Being overweight is a threat to our patients, to our health and to our livelihood
Books
In this EMS novel excerpt one medic is willing to enter a dangerous scene because she doesn’t want to see her husband, a cop, but her partner wants the opportunity for confrontation
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
