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You have to first possess and practice traits like kindness and compassion before you can pass the sentiment on to your patients
Follow these tips to ensure success, enjoy the experience, and leave school with a diploma and a smile
The arrival of EMS is the moment when a motor vehicle collision incident shifts from chaos to order
Remember that the most important patient is always the one in front of you
EMS responds to a 68-year-old male with chest discomfort. Should the treating paramedic call a Code STEMI? Part 1 of 2
Remember the FALTER acronym to make sure you call for a helicopter transport when time really counts
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Standards apply every day, all the time, on or off the job
Using phrases like ‘We cheat death’ is so much easier than actually thinking
When the people in the front of the ambulance clash, here’s how to get them back on the right road
Maintaining skills in using advanced airway items can improve your practice
Making decisions purely on emotion and superficial knowledge
Cardiac assist device provides mechanical support for a heart in crisis
Here are a few of the ways that CO2 monitoring is helpful in the prehospital environment
Whether you are a current leader or are just ready to leave the truck, these characteristics will help propel your career forward
The biggest obstacle to the advancement of our profession is not the limitations imposed upon us by others, but the lies we tell ourselves
Your understanding of standard operating procedure may evolve from rulebook to guidebook
He’s not drunk, he’s having a stroke; use these tips to make sure the patient, not the suspect, receives proper care
The science may be good, but the delivery may be lacking
A relatively new crop of innovative potential ambulance chassis hold the promise of making ambulance transport safer and more efficient
We need to stop sticking our heads in the safety sand
Books
The new medical suspense novel by paramedic and author, Bradley Jones, opens your eyes, twists your mind and stimulates your emotions
Get your name out there by creating content for EMS publications and websites
Understanding the differences can lead to more precise prehospital treatment of patients with diabetes
A variety of medical conditions and patient presentations warrant prehospital blood glucose analysis
There is something special about the cab of an ambulance — it’s our own little world where we can vent, be honest or simply crack each other up
With a little effort and preparation, obtaining an artifact free 12-lead ECG tracing from any patient can be easy
Fictitious and sometimes unrealistic, the crew from Emergency! raised the bar for EMS and the fire service
When the patient sees their emergency through the eyes of someone who cares for them, they can act for that person
Chipping away at the small issues will make solving the big ones easier
Unhappy or unsatisfied with current job; use these tips for a successful EMS job search
One area receiving increasing scrutiny is the control of body temperature when a patient is severely injured
When replying to the accusation against me, my first instinct was to scribble a John McClane-esque, “Yippie-ki-yay, motherf**ker,” but instead I penned a more subtle Princess Bride quote: “As you wish”