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What should EMS providers know about, besides EMS?

An EMS1 poll explores the value of non-clinical know-how

Updated April 28, 2016

This EMS1 reader poll brings together three topics which concern non-clinical parts of our jobs:

  • What non-medical topics do you discuss with patients?
  • What academic subjects should EMS providers be most familiar with?
  • What are your biggest job-related concerns unrelated to specific cases?

It shouldn’t take you more than a minute or two to answer the questions below. Your participation will help make the results more meaningful for everyone. We’ll share the results right here without overdoing the number crunching.

The survey is now closed. The results will be posted soon.

Thanks for your answers and we are looking forward to sharing the results with you. Please share this poll with your EMS friends and colleagues so we can hear from as many EMS providers as possible.

Mike Rubin is a paramedic in Nashville, Tennessee. A former faculty member at Stony Brook University, Mike has logged 28 years in EMS after 18 in the corporate world as an engineer, manager and consultant. He created the EMS version of Trivial Pursuit and produced Down Time, a collection of rescue-oriented rock and pop tunes. Contact him at mgr22@prodigy.net.