How to prepare your fire-EMS department for a COVID-19 surge

In this episode, our co-hosts speak with Hilton Head (South Carolina) Fire Department EMS Battalion Chief Tom Bouthillet about how his organization is preparing for the pandemic

In this Inside EMS Podcast episode, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by Tom Bouthillet, battalion chief of EMS for Hilton Head (South Carolina) Fire Department, who shares how they are preparing for a COVID-19 surge. Bouthillet outlines the six levels of PPE, as well as personnel and community education, and outlines the department's plans for dealing with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients.

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Inside EMS is a weekly podcast delivering industry news and hot topics to EMS personnel. Every Friday, hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson, discuss EMS life through good-natured banter and expert perspectives. Cebollero, now an executive leadership coach, is a former EMS chief, while Louisiana-based Grayson is a critical care paramedic and respected EMS educator. Their vehicle for delivering the news and know how is that of two medics sitting on the truck between calls. Their mission is to make all listeners, EMS insiders.

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