Mike Rubin

EMS 360

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.

LATEST ARTICLES

Electronic Patient Care Reporting: 7 steps for a successful start

Follow these important steps for a successful ePCR implementation

December 11, 2015 06:31 PM

Mike Rubin

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EMS Humor

Letters to Santa Medic: Cardioverting the Grinch, favorite apps and an EMT named Larry

Between nonemergent calls, lift assists and dropping the agency’s owner off at the airport, Santa Medic responds to a pile of letters

December 03, 2015 05:57 PM

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EMS Advocacy

Medic student’s revolt with his co-workers against an abusive boss led to 30-year career in emergency medicine

Ed Gilbertson tells his personal and professional journey from EMT to medic to nurse to director of the MEMS community paramedic program

November 24, 2015 07:09 PM

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ePCR: Electronic Patient Care Reporting

Electronic Patient Care Reports: What they are and how they help EMS personnel

An ePCR makes patient care report data consistent, retrievable and reportable for billing, quality assurance and other improvement initiatives

November 10, 2015 08:09 PM

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EMS Advocacy

EMT is caregiver to patients and pets

Thirty-three years in EMS go by quickly when “every day is different”

October 22, 2015 05:44 PM

Mike Rubin

EMS Advocacy

Ohio medics are partners on and off the job

Eighty-two combined years of EMS service and no end in sight for two medics focused on always being their best

September 25, 2015 03:14 PM

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Medic finds tranquility on the Pacific coast

After three decades as a firefighter/paramedic a Wash. man credits Madonna for a career boost

August 24, 2015 01:36 PM

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AEDs

AEDs: 5 ways to pay for and place lifesaving devices in public places

We have a long way to go to improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest

August 04, 2015 02:55 PM

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Communications

After 30 years in EMS, Harry Murphy is still a student

The La. medic has learned to bring his principles and ethics to work and shape a job around that, rather than letting the job shape him

July 27, 2015 03:05 PM

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Medical Equipment & Supplies

What first responders and lay people need to know about naloxone kits

Legislation and regulatory change has made it is possible for cops, parents, teachers, and friends of addicts to obtain naloxone; this is what you need to know before you buy a kit

July 23, 2015 04:57 PM

Mike Rubin