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Two Cases, One letter – From one Paramedic’s struggles, change can come
February 25, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, change, ckemtp rants, DNR, Do Not Resuscitate Order, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS ethics, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Management, EMS paramedics, EMS system, EMS Topics, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Line of Duty, medical ethics, Paramedic, paramedic education, patient care, Patient Handovers, Patient Management, politics, potential, PR, pride, profession, professionalism, Public relations, rant, stories | Ckemtp | 14 Comments

A letter I got from a fellow Paramedic has caused me to write a long tyrade on the state of EMS. This post will make you mad. It will challenge you and challenge our profession. You will probably see yourself in the words this Paramedic wrote to me. We Need Change.

Guest Post – An Open Letter to Wisconsin Physicians Concerning Do-Not-Resucitate Orders
December 3, 2009 | 911 fail, cpr, cpr fail, crisis, DNR, Do Not Resuscitate Order, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, ems 2.0, EMS ethics, EMS rant, EMS Topics, EMT, EMT-Intermediate, EMT-Paramedic Specialist, Fire Rescue Topics, medical ethics, Paramedic, patient care, Patient Management, physician, professionalism, rant, southern wisconsin | Ckemtp | 32 Comments

Do-Not-Resuscitate, or DNR orders, can be wonderful tools. However, physicians must provide the proper input and patient education in order to prevent tragic consequences – This is an open letter to Wisconsin Physicians written by a long-time paramedic.

Advances in Resuscitation – CCR If you’re not doing it now, you will be
October 17, 2009 | CCC, CCR, cpr, cpr save, DNR, Do Not Resuscitate Order, EKG, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS practice, EMS protocols, EMS Topics, EMS training, ET Intubation, ez-io, intraosseous, IO, IV, new perspective, Paramedic, paramedic education, patient care, Patient Management, save, SMG, SMO, southern wisconsin, STEMI, technology-communications-ems-topics, Training & Development | Ckemtp | 8 Comments

New advances in the fight agains Sudden Cardiac Arrest – There’s some exciting results here. We seem to be getting a fighting chance.

MCMAID Resuscitation Protocol
October 17, 2009 | CCC, CCR, cpr, cpr save, DNR, Do Not Resuscitate Order, EMS paramedics, EMS practice, EMS protocols, EMS Topics, intraosseous, intubation, IO, Paramedic, paramedic education, patient care, Patient Management, SMG, SMO, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 4 Comments

This is a new cardiac arrest protocol currently in use which is showing great success – This is a supplemental post to “Advances in Resuscitation – CCR, if you’re not doing it you will be”

The DNT Order??
February 13, 2009 | Ambulance, ckemtp rants, cpr fail, DNR, Do Not Resuscitate Order, edemse, EMS, ems education, EMS ethics, EMS rant, EMS Topics, EMT, ER, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, nursing home, Paramedic, Skilled Nursing Facility | Ckemtp | 3 Comments

Tonight I would like to take a few moments to hit on what is one of my top-ten all-time use-a-lot-of-dashes-in-between pet-peeves in EMS and probably in health care in general. It’s the “DNT” or “Do not Treat” order. It might just as well be called the “DNC” or “Do Not Care” order, or “Do Not […]