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Perils of Paramedics Pursing imProper Patient Refusals
June 17, 2011 | Administration & Leadership, Case law, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Management, EMS rant, ems report, EMS Topics, everyday ems ethics, Fire Rescue Topics, Paramedic, training-fire-rescue-topics | Ckemtp | 6 Comments
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The nation’s capital is at it again. In this example of *stellar* journalism, we read about a medic having a bad day, and a patient having his last one.

EMS case law? AMA Refusals, Death, and Documentation
September 27, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, Case law, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS Management, ems narrative, EMS narrative report, ems patient care report, ems report, EMS Topics, EMS training, Management, narrative, narrative report, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, scenario, scenario based training, Training & Development | Ckemtp | 14 Comments

This post highlights a recent piece of EMS case law where an ambulance service was successfully sued over an AMA refusal and a patient’s subsequent death… It’s a must read

Soapy Pictures – The EMS Narrative Report
June 13, 2009 | Ambulance, ambulance report, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS Health & Safety, ems patient care report, ems report, EMS Topics, EMS training, EMT, Fire Rescue Topics, idph, illinois, narrative, Paramedic, paramedic education, paramedic narrative, patient care, Patient Management | Ckemtp | 9 Comments

EMS Narrative reporting is a skill that you must master. Here’s some great information that you need to learn in order to master your EMS narrative report writing.