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.
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.
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”
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 […]
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.
Rebecca Riley Stop Feeding the EMS Tee Trolls I'm thoroughly creeped out. IfI saw someone wearing one of those, I'd find out who they are and make a phone call. That is so far off from professional. What you do off the clock affects perception of you as an individual and the profession as a whole.
2017-05-05 18:16:00
JAKE SMITH,MSN,CRNA,PhD Want More of Me? I have much respect on Paramedic personnel which leads me into visiting this blog. But after reading your introduction, and as a Nurse with advance degree in Anesthesia, I completely understand why Nurses and allied health professionals don't give high regards of respect on Paramedics as an auxiliary professionals. With your grandiouse delusions stating that…
2016-11-15 02:07:00
Kit Carson Welcome to Hell Feet 2: Magnum Boots Review Having purchased three or four pairs of Magnum boots I can simply say they are garbage. Are they comfortable? Yes they are comfortable, but that is it. As for durability and longevity they are garbage, as the soles come apart, the lace eyelets come out, and that zipper functions only a couple months before it…
2016-10-12 05:05:00