SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
EMS veteran Mark Postma joins Rob Lawrence to unpack the latest vehicle standards and share why ambulance security can’t be an afterthought
PARAMEDIC SAFETY
Bill introduced in Texas legislature seeks to prohibit imposter ambulances and is a model for all states
Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that has historically been prevalent in Africa and Asia, is making its way to the U.S.
Adopt, train, and follow these best practices for field to hospital and interfacility transports of psychiatric patients
Hosts Chris and Kelly give advice to a new EMT on best driving practices to avoid becoming an ambulance crash statistic
EMS chiefs need to examine the clinical, safety, and economic rationale for medically-stable psych patient interfacility transfers
Inside EMS co-host Kelly Grayson provides information from EMS colleagues who were witnesses at the scene, who say the incident appeared to be a case of excited delirium
The ability to think and act quickly when encountering a patient in an excited delirium situation could spell the difference between successful treatment and a lost life
Host Chris Cebollero talks about the toll heroin is taking on a friend’s daughter and a report from the CDC that says heroin use doubled in two years
Recent news from around the world of EMS is a continuing reminder of the dangerous and essential work performed by paramedics
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
