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
Several things must change to reduce the incidences of ambulance crash deaths
Advocating for change is the only way to make EMS hopes and predictions a reality for the year ahead
Perhaps the recent decision by the NFL helps explain why safety is not spoken of as often or as loudly as other EMS topics
The big advantage of the histogram is that it allows you to visualize the distribution of all of the response interval data
The way that we teach scene safety assumes that once we have ‘assessed the scene for hazards’ we are safe
When getting information regarding a particular suspect or person of interest, there are risk assessment details for the medic to collect
While the experts debate, those of us in the field in EMS have to shift mindsets when it comes to responses
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
