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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 […]

A Medic Roast in Tennessee
September 15, 2011 | Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS Health & Safety, EMS rant, EMS Topics, Ethics, News, Paramedic, patient care, Patient Management | Ckemtp | 14 Comments
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In this post I make the statement “If you’ve been a paramedic in the field for any length of time and this article doesn’t scare you, you’ve not been much of a paramedic for any length of time.” It will, trust me.

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?

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?

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?

Four Words: EMS, Apathy, Disgrace, Massachusetts.
July 9, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, ckemtp rants, Command & Leadership, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS ethics, EMS rant, EMS Topics, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Paramedic, paramedic education, politics, Training & Development, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 10 Comments

You’ve heard about the Mass. 200, right? Well, this is my take on it. The system may be broken, but they needed to do more than just ignore it. There’s more.

Saved by the Bell? High School Student EMS
March 29, 2010 | 911 fail, Administration & Leadership, ckemtp, ckemtp rants, Command & Leadership, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS ethics, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Management, EMS rant, EMS Topics, EMS training, EMT, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, medical ethics, politics, rant, Training & Development, volunteer fire department, volunteer firefighter | Ckemtp | 58 Comments
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Remember High School? I do. I was the geeky kid who did show choir. I played football too, though. I was young, naive, and inexperienced. I also desperately wanted to be on an ambulance before I was 18. Was that a good idea? Some communities are doing just that. I was for it… but should I have been?

Huddled Masses. Healthcare. Honor. EMS.
March 25, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Economics, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, inside the mind of a paramedic, medical ethics, politics, professionalism, socialized medicine, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 18 Comments

Undocumented Immigrants? Illegal Immigration? Where do we stand on this as EMS professionals? What do we do?

Trust… It’s everything
March 15, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS ethics, EMS Motivation, EMS Topics, EMS training, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Fire Rescue Topics, medical ethics, Paramedic, paramedic education, patient care, Patient Management, pride, profession, professionalism, scenario, Training & Development | Ckemtp | 3 Comments

This post is about when “Stuff gets real”. It’s about trusting your colleagues and yourself to perform when everything’s on the line. It’s about trusting your fellow EMTs and paramedics to perform when it’s your loved-one on the line. Do you trust them? Do you trust yourself?

Any Random Person
March 11, 2010 | Ambulance, ckemtp rants, dave barry, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS ethics, EMS rant, EMS Topics, EMT, EMT-Intermediate, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, IV, Paramedic, paramedic education, physician | Ckemtp | 556 Comments

Hey, I could do that ALS stuff. Any Random Person could do some of that stuff. Right? Well, I counter that it takes a VERY SPECIAL KIND of random person to be a good ALS provider.

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