Category Archives: emotions

Provider Suicide – A Letter From Someone’s Coworker
March 14, 2014 | Administration & Leadership, emotions, EMS, Paramedic, relationships, sadness | Ckemtp | 11 Comments
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This letter came in from a medic in a part of the US the other day. I’m posting it with a few edits, but the message is very much intact. These are better words than I can type, and I’m glad she is putting this raw and poignant message out there. ———————————————————————— One of our […]

BLS vs ALS – Cold War or Misunderstanding?
January 13, 2014 | Administration & Leadership, ALS Intercept, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS rant, EMS Topics, Paramedic, Patient Management | Ckemtp | 14 Comments
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BLS vs. ALS? ALS providers behaving badly? BLS providers protecting their egos at the expense of patient care? It happens. We’re exploring it.

Look for the Helpers
December 16, 2012 | Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS Motivation, EMS Topics, EMT, Fire Rescue Topics, Major Incidents, Mass Casualty Incident, Paramedic, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 1 Comment
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Mister Fred Rogers and Kurt Vonnegut have some words we all need to remember during this holiday season. Look for the Helpers and try to remember what’s truly important.

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.

Remebering My Father, Chief Richard A. Kaiser
February 17, 2011 | Administration & Leadership, American Heart Association, Command & Leadership, cpr, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, ems 2.0, EMS Topics, EMT, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty, Paramedic, Patient Management, STEMI, volunteer fire department | Ckemtp | 3 Comments

Has it really been 11 years? In rememberance of my father, I’m asking everyone out there to help me spread some of his legacy. Care to do me a favor?

A Late-Night Rant about Petty Politics in EMS
October 27, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, change, ckemtp rants, Command & Leadership, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS Management, EMS rant, EMS Topics, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Fire Rescue Topics, medical ethics, Paramedic, politics, professionalism, rant, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 15 Comments
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Tonight, I had a bit of a rant that I let fly… Who am I kidding, it was a full-blown Hissy. I’m tired of the politics in EMS and I’m ranting about it. If I start the change, will you join me?

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.

In an Instant
May 22, 2010 | blogger, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS Blog, EMS Topics, EMT, Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, inside the mind of a paramedic, mental imagery, Paramedic, sadness, stories | Ckemtp | 13 Comments

This is a therapy session for me. An incident that happend to me years ago has been haunting my mind lately and I thought writing it down would help. Spoiler alert: The kid dies at the end.

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.

Thank you EMS – Some reasons I love what I do
February 9, 2010 | appreciation, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS Blog, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Motivation, EMS paramedics, EMS pep talk, EMS Topics, EMT, EMT-Intermediate, EMT-Paramedic Specialist, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Paramedic, potential, pride, profession, professionalism, thank you | Ckemtp | 3 Comments

Have you thought for a minute why you do what you do? I have.. and today I’m writing down what it is I love about my chosen profession. EMS is awesome most days.

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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.

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