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Episode 69: The Problem with Media and EMS

Episode 69: The Problem with Media and EMS

Daniel Schwester
Controversy, Interview

Have you ever wondered why the news media gets EMS stories so messed up? Do you cringe each time you see a news story talk about “ambulance drivers”? Is your agency concerned with sharing your work with the community because of “HIPAA”?

Dan sits down with journalist and clinician Rich Huff (@richmhuff) as well as our good friend Margaret Keavney (www.keavneystreger.com) to discuss the problems with EMS and media, and solutions we can use to tell our stories better to the people we serve.

“We don’t have to be first; we have to be better.”

The story on LA County cardiac arrest transport:

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/01/05/953653359/los-angeles-ambulances-told-to-conserve-oxygen-and-limit-hospital-transfers

EMS Aegis is a great source for training and information for both individual clinicians and agencies looking to do better:

Episode 63: Universal Truths with THE ADMIN

Episode 63: Universal Truths with THE ADMIN

Daniel Schwester
Controversy, Interview

Meme culture has come to EMS. And few are doing it better than the meme lord known to his many thousands of followers as simply, THE ADMIN.

His Facebook page, Burned Out Memes for EMS Teams, has over 40,000 followers who check out the material he puts out daily, and more join the page each day. THE ADMIN is one of a small group of EMS clinicians who use the medium of Internet memes as a way to point out inequities, share frustrations, and generally provide a group outlet for a profession trying to get through a pandemic, in addition to the usual job issues, and come out with a smile.

How did this get started? Where is it going? And how does THE ADMIN put out funny stuff on the regular that still makes you think and calls out substandard EMS? Kevin, Jess, and Dan sit down remotely and try to get a side of THE ADMIN you just may not know.

Check out his page on Facebook, or his Teespring store:

https://teespring.com/stores/burned-out-memes-for-ems-teams

Also check out:

Level Zero:

http://www.levelzeroems.com/

Saint Fisher Church of Evidence Based Medicine:

http://stfisherchurchofebm.com/

We will post some of our favorites on our social media as well....

Episode 4-Social Media and EMS

Episode 4-Social Media and EMS

Daniel Schwester

The Overrun crew discusses recent events in the social media/FOAMed world and #GuGate. How do you keep your social media posts from becoming a career-extinction event?

Thanks to GomerBlog and @DGlaucomflecken for helping us to understand this mess.

@DGlaucomflecken www.drgcomedy.com

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