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Patrick Lickiss

Sticking to the basics

An EMS practitioner for nearly 15 years, Patrick Lickiss is currently located in Grand Rapids, MI. He is interested in education and research and hopes to further the expansion of evidence-based practice in EMS. He is also an avid homebrewer and runner.

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Safety
5 scene size-up tips for EMS providers
You are the first arriving unit to a potentially chaotic scene; does your scene size-up for other units measure up?
January 20, 2017 09:51 AM
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Clinical scenario: A fight at a college football game
You are dispatched to stage for police responding to reports of a fight in the parking lot of the local university
January 20, 2017 09:51 AM
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Technology
Making the most of your smartphone on EMS scenes
Your patient takes a medication you aren’t familiar with and needs to be treated using a protocol you haven’t reviewed recently; do you have the right apps on your phone to assist?
December 20, 2016 10:02 AM
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Pediatric Care
Clinical scenario: Pediatric seizure patient at a museum
You are dispatched to a report of a patient suffering from a seizure
December 20, 2016 10:02 AM
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How to position an EMS patient after a fall
Your patient has an apparent hip fracture after a fall and needs to be packaged for transport; did you make the right call?
November 17, 2016 10:54 AM
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Clinical scenario: A geriatric patient fall
You are dispatched to an independent living facility for a senior citizen who has fallen
November 17, 2016 10:42 AM
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Disaster Management
Out of the comfort zone: EMS in the wake of a natural disaster
Responding to the medical needs of the 2015 Nepal earthquake survivors pushed a Calif. medic out her comfort zone as she strived to make a difference
November 03, 2016 10:00 AM
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EMS workplace stress and warning signs
Your partner seems to be struggling both on and off duty; did you make the right call?
October 20, 2016 11:07 AM
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Operational scenario: A co-worker becoming increasingly distant
Your partner is regularly late to work, has been disciplined for poor attendance and increasingly seems aloof
October 20, 2016 10:58 AM
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Active Shooter
Active shooter incident: The changing role of EMS
You responded as the first-in ambulance on a suspected active shooting scene; did you make the right call?
September 22, 2016 10:33 AM
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