January, 2011 | Life Under the Lights

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Lazy EMS – Encouraging the RMA

January 30, 2011 | Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS Management, EMS Topics, EMT, everyday ems ethics, grumblemedics, medical ethics | Ckemtp | 18 Comments

My friend “Ann” called me for advice on a situation she’s having at her ambulance job. Can you offer better advice on how to deal with her possibly worthless partner?

Go Vote!! 2011 Fire/EMS Blog of the Year

January 24, 2011 | EMS Topics | Ckemtp | No Comments

Life Under the Lights is a finalist for the 2011 EMS Blog of the Year. You can vote once every six hours for your favorite Fire/EMS blog. Care to?? Please?? Here’s the info

Does How Your Brain Works Affect Your Patient Care?

January 19, 2011 | Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS Humor, EMS Topics, EMS training, Fire Rescue Topics, inside the mind of a paramedic, Paramedic, paramedic education | Ckemtp | 8 Comments

If you’re a regular reader, you know by now that my brain works differently than well… a lot of people’s do. How does your brain work? How does that affect your care? How does this affect EMS?

Some cool News #215

January 15, 2011 | Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 5 Comments

This is just some news and housekeeping issues. Light reading and writing for a Saturday afternoon.

Assessing Greatness – Catching the stuff you’re supposed to

January 13, 2011 | Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Topics, EMS training, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, Training & Development | Ckemtp | 1 Comment

Have you ever felt that sinking feeling you get when you’ve missed the obvious? Here are some things to think about to help you catch your zebras and be great at patient assessments.

Chris Kaiser aka "Ckemtp"

I am a paramedic trying to advance the idea that the Emergency Medical Services can be made into the profession that we all want it, need it, and know it deserves to be.