Category Archives: EMT

An Easy Trick for Remembering the Glasgow Coma Scale
April 3, 2014 | Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS Topics, EMS training, EMT, emt narrative, Paramedic, paramedic education, Training, Training & Development, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | No Comments
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Want to remember a quick and easy trick for remembering the Glasgow Coma Scale? “My Extra Value Meal costs $4.56” -          Eyes: 1-4 -          Verbal 1-5 -          Motor 1-6 You can always remember the top numbers of the scale by using this mnemonic, whether or not you actually remember the details of the numbers in […]

You BLS guys have got this, right?
January 11, 2014 | ALS Intercept, Ambulance, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Dispatch, EMS Topics, EMT, Paramedic, Patient Assessment, patient care, Patient Management, rural ems, volunteer fire department | Ckemtp | 10 Comments

You BLS guys have got this, right? There’s like, no way that you need paramedic mucking up you scene… right?

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.

Issues: I’m Scared of something, Have a Rhythm, and A New Column Up, Too.
November 2, 2011 | Ambulance, ckemtp, ckemtp rants, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Humor, EMS Topics, EMT, Fire department, Fire Rescue Topics, Funding & Staffing, News, Paramedic | Ckemtp | 2 Comments
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I’ve got a few things I want to talk with you about. Nitro and Ham, Moline, Illinois, and my fear of posting something.

Get a Pulse, Get a Steak? Random Incentive
October 14, 2011 | Administration & Leadership, appreciation, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Management, EMS Motivation, EMS Topics, EMT, Paramedic | Ckemtp | 2 Comments
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An interesting incentive program idea for EMS people. Yeah, the idea needs work… but it’s freakin delicious.

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?

Lazy EMS – Encouraging the RMA
January 30, 2011 | Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS Management, EMS Topics, EMT, everyday ems ethics, grumblemedics, medical ethics | Ckemtp | 18 Comments
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My friend “Ann” called me for advice on a situation she’s having at her ambulance job. Can you offer better advice on how to deal with her possibly worthless partner?

You Can Nap if You Want To! Or You can Leave Your Calls Behind!
August 4, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, Ambulance, ambulance humor, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Humor, EMS Management, EMS safety, EMS Topics, EMT, Ethics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Management, Paramedic, patient care, Patient Management, salary, shift length, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 15 Comments
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You can Nap if you want to! You can leave Leth-ar-Gee Behind! Because EMS can nap and if they don’t nap – they leave, Patient Care behind. – Introducing the “Safety Nap” Who’s with me?

Paramedics and EMTs are Special, a salute to the Spork!
July 6, 2010 | ALS Intercept, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS Topics, EMT, humor, Paramedic, paramedic education, politics, potential, profession, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics | Ckemtp | 9 Comments
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The humble spork, the very symbol of efficiency, ingenuity, and ineffective eating performance. How does the spork tie in with EMS? Very well, actually. We are sporks and we’re not sporks. It’s complex… you’ll see

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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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