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Maybe You Don’t Deserve More Money – A Guest Post
June 19, 2015 | Administration & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, ems education, EMS ethics, EMS pay sucks, EMS pep talk, EMS Topics, EMT, Fire Rescue Topics, profession, professionalism | Ckemtp | 8 Comments
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My new ambulance partners don’t really take me seriously the first time they witness me do this. They don’t really think I’m sincere, I guess. Neither do the new people who I stop in the hallway and thank, and I mean sincerely thank, for doing their part to save the lives of my patients and […]

Another Picture Not to Believe – On The Soul of EMS
April 19, 2014 | Administration & Leadership, ambulance humor, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS pep talk, EMS Topics, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Fire Rescue Topics, Paramedic, profession, professionalism | Ckemtp | 10 Comments
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I’d like to talk about our culture as a profession and the soul of EMS. A while ago, I wrote a post entitled An EMS Rant: Don’t Believe this Picture which ended up being one of my most popular posts ever. In the first day it was up it garnered over 11,000 readers and has done much […]

An EMS Rant: Don’t Believe this Picture
April 9, 2014 | Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Nurse, Emergency room, EMS, ems 2.0, EMS ethics, EMS pep talk, EMS rant, EMS Topics, everyday ems ethics, grumblemedics, new perspective, Paramedic, profession, professionalism | Ckemtp | 22 Comments
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So I saw this picture on Facebook today (Warning: There are some mild swear words in this picture you’re already seeing so I’m warning you that this warning is moot) Don’t believe this picture. I’ve read somewhere that people will believe anything they read from a picture with words on it they see on the […]

Colorado CRNAs Vs. Virginia Physicians? An interesting feud for EMS
October 4, 2010 | ckemtp rants, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS pay sucks, EMS pep talk, EMS Topics, EMS training, medical ethics, News, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, physician, politics, potential, profession, Training & Development, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 27 Comments

This article caught my interest, it’s a feud between CRNAs and Anesthesiologists from Colorado to Virgina. There’s a lot to learn here for EMS 2.0.

What Difference Does EMS Make? Choose Your Own Ending
September 7, 2010 | 911, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS Motivation, EMS pep talk, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, EMS training, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, inside the mind of a paramedic, letter to the editor, Line of Duty, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, pride, profession, professionalism, Public relations, scenario, scenario based training, stories, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics | Ckemtp | 16 Comments

I got a little philisophical with this post and I’d like you to pick the ending I should use. What do the three cases I present mean to you?

Master Paramedics? I’m asking you a question
June 8, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, appreciation, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS ethics, EMS Management, EMS Motivation, EMS pep talk, EMS Topics, Paramedic, paramedic salary, pride, profession, professionalism, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics | Ckemtp | 23 Comments

I have a question for all of you readers out there. Trade Unions have always honored their best and most experienced members by bestowing the title of “Master”. How would we in the Profession of EMS honor our own Masters?

Comfort from a Nurse during EMS week
May 17, 2010 | Ambulance, appreciation, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Nurse, Emergency Room Nurse, EMS, EMS Blog, EMS Motivation, EMS pep talk, EMS Topics, EMS week, ems week 2010 | Ckemtp | No Comments

A shoutout to @seejanenurse – a blogger of the nursing persuasion that wrote a great post honoring EMS week. You should read it.

EMS Week 2010 – Thank You Letter from Management to EMS Crews
May 4, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Management, EMS pep talk, EMS Topics, EMS week, ems week 2010, Fire Rescue Topics, Management, Paramedic | Ckemtp | 2 Comments

EMS Week 2010 is coming up – Managers, are you thinking of sending a THank You letter to your crews? Here’s a template to get you started. It’s free to use and to modify

EMS Week 2010 – All Respect is Earned
May 1, 2010 | Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Motivation, EMS pep talk, EMS Topics, EMS week, ems week 2010, EMT, Fire Rescue Topics, Paramedic | Ckemtp | 7 Comments
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EMS week 2010 is coming up. This year, the official slogan is “Anytime. Anywhere. We’ll be there.” That’s fine for the public, but I suggest that we use EMS week 2010 to promote our own slogan “All Respect is Earned”

A Slap in the Face for Medics? How about a Wake-up call
April 26, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, ckemtp, ckemtp rants, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Nurse, EMS, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS Management, EMS pep talk, EMS rant, EMS system, EMS Topics, Paramedic, paramedic education, politics, potential, pride, profession, professionalism, Training & Development | Ckemtp | 17 Comments

Following up to the “A Slap in the Face to Paramedics Everywhere?” Post, this is how I see it once I’ve calmed down a bit. It is a slap, but it should serve as a wake-up call for EMS.

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