PARAMEDIC SAFETY
We laugh about our own fatigue-related episodes, but such gallows humor belittles the real issue that lies beneath
Expand your knowledge of EMS care beyond rote memorization and you’ll soon realize that you are rarely withholding care
Current uses of tourniquets for prehospital bleeding control
An ‘Eagleholic’ learns and shares the latest on resuscitation guidelines, stroke management, community paramedicine, dispatch, quality and patient safety from 2016 Gathering of Eagles
Learn the signs and symptoms for this significant behavioral emergency and the importance of rapid patient sedation
Every medic that worked with Brian Shepler, 44, has a story to tell about him as a leader, problem solver and mentor
The need for ballistic vests as an all-hazard PPE for EMS personnel reflects their changing role and the constant threat of violent patient encounters
Knowing when to use these management tools to identify and reduce at-risk work behaviors is critical to being a successful EMS leader
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
