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Pediatric Cardiac Complacency – A Case Study for EMS
May 6, 2014 | Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Nurse, Emergency room, EMS, ems education, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, EMS training, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Assessment, patient care, pediatric cardiology, scenario, scenario based training, stories, Training & Development | Ckemtp | 1 Comment
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It’s interesting how personal experiences and professional biases can affect a clinician’s personal style of providing patient care. I’d wager that it happens to us all in some subtle and some not-so-subtle ways. One of the things I’ve noticed about my own style of personal practice is that I’m very sensitive to screening for and […]

Is It Still There? Hot Topics in Adequate EMS Pain Management
February 27, 2014 | Ambulance, bad calls, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, Training, Training & Development, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 1 Comment
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It’s a little known fact that I can speak a little Spanish. I’m not very good at it, and I have a lot of trouble conjugating verbs into the past and future tenses, but I can carry on a fairly relevant conversation with most Spanish speaking individuals when the need arises. It always throws people […]

Pericarditis for EMS – A Short and Sweet Case Review
June 25, 2012 | Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, EMS training, paramedic education, Patient Management, scenario, scenario based training, Training, Training & Development | Ckemtp | 8 Comments
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“When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras” is a great phrase to live by. Unless you see this somewhat common condition. Not all that hurts is a heart attack.

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?

Should EMS Improvise? And the Recipe for the “Kaiser Cocktail”
June 21, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, Ambulance, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems 2.0, EMS ethics, EMS protocols, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, EMS training, medical ethics, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, Protocol development, scenario, scenario based training, SMG, SMO | Ckemtp | 27 Comments

Sometimes EMS providers need to improvise for the best possible patient care. Here’s something I use to treat mild hypoglycemia in the known diabetic. I’m asking for your opinion on this one, should I be doing this?

When all you have is a hammer… Every problem looks like, lasix?
June 14, 2010 | Ambulance, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, Fires, funny, In the Line of Duty, Paramedic, paramedic education, patient care, Patient Management, professionalism, scenario based training, stories, Training & Development | Ckemtp | 8 Comments
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Ever heard the expression “When all you have is a hammer, every problem tends to look like a nail”. I do that on fire scenes, but is it good to do that with EMS?

Mental Quickness – Do Smart Alecks Make Better EMTs?
February 2, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, change, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Humor, EMS paramedics, EMS practice, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, EMS training, Fire Rescue Topics, inside the mind of a paramedic, mental imagery, Paramedic, paramedic education, patient care, Patient Management, scenario based training, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics | Ckemtp | 7 Comments

Input, processing speed, and decision making skills are all part of being a good EMT or Paramedic. How can we improve our own? By thinking about it in a new way… and by busting some chops too

EMS practice
February 1, 2010 | ALS Intercept, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS Health & Safety, EMS practice, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, EMS training, EMT, ET Intubation, Fire department, intubation, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management | Ckemtp | 6 Comments

What does Highschool Football Practice have to do with EMS? Does passing a football have anything to do with passing a tube? Maybe it does

Education vs Training: The “Professional Ambulance Cleaner”
November 12, 2009 | Ambulance cleaning, Ambulance maintenance, disinfection, Emergency Medical Services, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS Management, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, EMS training, Management, Paramedic, paramedic education, profession, professionalism, sanitize, scenario based training, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics | Ckemtp | 21 Comments

Imagine if you will this hypothetical scenario:

You and your roommate have just graduated EMT school together and go to work at competing ambulance companies in the same city. He works for HIS ambulance service, and you work for YOUR ambulance service. Both services have similar fleets, similar deployment patterns, and similar call-volumes. In fact, there’s really no way to tell them apart other than the fact that the HIS ambulance service uniforms are sickly green jumpsuits, and YOUR ambulance uniforms are Macho Blue Shirts with navy blue pants.

Will your career survive a decade or more in full-time EMS? Take this three question quiz!
November 6, 2009 | ALS Intercept, ambulance humor, camaraderie, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Humor, EMS Motivation, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, inside the mind of a paramedic, mental illness, Paramedic, paramedic education, scenario, scenario based training | Ckemtp | 11 Comments

Think you’ve got the right mindset to survive a long career in EMS? Come take this helpful three-question quiz to determine if you’ve got the proper amount of insanity to handle it. EMS Humor folks.

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