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I Got Attacked – A Paramedic Speaks About Public Trust
December 15, 2014 | Ambulance, bad calls, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Topics, first responder, Paramedic, patient care, Patient Management, stories, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 5 Comments
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I received a letter from a paramedic who wishes to remain anonymous for reasons of keeping his or her employment status. They also want to speak freely because what he/she says in the letter may unfortunately be controversial in the current political and media climate. I’m going to post the letter mostly using that person’s […]

Is It Still There? Hot Topics in Adequate EMS Pain Management
February 27, 2014 | Ambulance, bad calls, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, Training, Training & Development, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 1 Comment
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It’s a little known fact that I can speak a little Spanish. I’m not very good at it, and I have a lot of trouble conjugating verbs into the past and future tenses, but I can carry on a fairly relevant conversation with most Spanish speaking individuals when the need arises. It always throws people […]

Thinking about the ones that got away… at Midnight on a Wednesday
February 24, 2011 | bad calls, cpr, cpr fail, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, EMT, Fire Rescue Topics, Line of Duty, Paramedic, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 1 Comment

Yep. It’s midnight. It’s a non-descript Wednesday. I’m… letting the ghosts in my head chase each other around. I thought you might enjoy reading some older posts that you may not have read about. An old medic remembers.

Shining through Suffering – Learning How to Cope with Sadness in EMS
August 30, 2010 | bad calls, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, inside the mind of a paramedic, Line of Duty, Paramedic, psychology, sadness, Training & Development, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 5 Comments

Dealing with the level of sadness we see in EMS isn’t something that comes naturally. It’s a learned skill. Take your time and find your way. We’re all nothing but human.

Splashed Sadness – A look at negative emotions in EMS
February 16, 2010 | Ambulance, bad calls, CISD, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS Health & Safety, EMS pep talk, EMS Topics, EMT, Fire department, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter, Firefighter Safety & Health, In the Line of Duty, inside the mind of a paramedic, Paramedic, paramedic education, psychology, sadness, safety | Ckemtp | 24 Comments

Handling sadness and other negative emotions is just part-and-parcel to EMS and the Emergency Services. How this effects has far reaching implications in our lives, even when it just “Splashes” onto us.

“CPR Theatre” – Pediatric Deaths, resuscitations, and futility
January 5, 2010 | Ambulance, bad calls, cpr, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS Blog, EMS ethics, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, EMT, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Fire Rescue Topics, inside the mind of a paramedic, medical ethics, Paramedic, patient care, Patient Management, psychology, sadness, The EMT Spot, Training & Development | Ckemtp | 10 Comments

This post is a cooperative joint topic with two widely respected EMS bloggers, Steve Whitehead from Http://www.TheEMTspot.com and Greg Friese, from Http://www.EveryDayEMStips.com – Our topic is supposed to be on why it is that EMTs, Paramedics, and other healthcare providers will sometimes “go through the motions” and continue on with futile resuscitations with pediatric cardiac […]