Whole blood is here. Why?
All tagged Paramedic
Managing Acute Psychosis Emergencies
Dr. Mike DeFilippo talks about acute psychiatric emergencies and what we can do to help.
My Burnout
How I got burnt out. And how I am going to make it back.
IN DEFENSE OF MARY JANE
Should EMS clinicians be allowed to purchase and use recreational marijuana? If you haven’t been aware of this controversy, it will probably be coming to your area sooner than you think.
Looking Over The Edge: Moral Injury in EMS
The second year of COVID, looking over the edge into the abyss.
Rookieworld. Tradition and Being a Legacy
Ever feel like you won’t get it? Feel like things are moving too fast? Ever been new at something?
Welcome to Rookieworld.
Duty to Act
We need to change how we think. Now.
EMS WEEK 2020: Aftermath
Where do we go from here?
What I Wish I Learned Before I Pinned On Rank
As we end 2018 and head into the New Year, Dan shares what he’s learned about moving into a command-level position…and what the pitfalls are for those of us who choose to take the path.
Ambulance Drivers: Why It's Our Fault No One Knows Us- Anna Ryan
“We could fist fight in the parking lot of a “coffee with an officer” event and then wonder why no one takes us seriously…”
Thrown to the Wolves: Why 'Mental Toughness' Is What's Killing Our Coworkers. By Anna Ryan, NREMTP
My entire EMT class was a blur. The lessons were quick, the skills stations were chaotic, we had two chances to pass a test and if you didn’t pull off that magical 70% you were out! Go sell shoes! You don’t belong here with the road dogs. You’re not part of the elite. Before I knew it, 3 months had gone by and I was ready to sling and swath with the best of them. I was going to save lives, snatch grandma from the jagged jaws of death with nothing but a non-re breather and tube of glucose; I. WAS. READY.
Narcan: The Band-aid No One Knows How To Use. By Anna Ryan ,NREMTP
We’ve all had that call come across from dispatch that you know from the start is an overdose. “Man in car in abandoned parking lot, unresponsive and possibly not breathing.” The opioid crisis being what it is, the likelihood that we will be responding to a patient who has had just this side of too much is more likely than not. We go screaming down the boulevard, lights and sirens, and dispatch comes back and tells us that one Narcan has been deployed. Great!