Category Archives: scenario based training

Appendicitis – An EMS Case Review
November 27, 2012 | Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS Topics, EMS training, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, scenario, scenario based training | 1 Comment
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It’s a dreary, grey late fall day outside and your partner is driving your rig back from the hospital after clearing from a call. You’re feeling very comfortable in the passenger seat of your ambulance as the radio’s playing some annoying pop-drivel by whatever flavor of boy band is popular this month. You’re tired from […]

Routinely Not Routine – Good EMS Makes the Difference
October 8, 2012 | Ambulance, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS Topics, EMS training, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, scenario based training, Uncategorized | 5 Comments
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This guest post from CCEMT-P Chance Gearheart hammers home an important point about our EMS care. Would you have been this diligent?

Tracking Traction – When Traction Splints Should Pull Their Weight
September 25, 2012 | Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS Topics, EMS training, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, scenario, scenario based training, Training, Training & Development | 1 Comment
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Have you ever noticed that dusty, old thing in the back cabinet of your ambulance? Well, it’s called a traction splint and you should probably take it out and look at it once in a while. It really is a miracle treatment.

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 | 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.

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 | 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

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 | 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 | 26 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 | 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?

The Perfect Emergency? Well, almost
February 22, 2010 | 911 fail, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS Management, EMS system, EMS Topics, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Fire Prevention & Education, Fire Rescue Topics, Paramedic, patient care, Patient Management, scenario, scenario based training | 16 Comments

An idyllic day, an idyllic shift, and an *almost* perfect response. What was wrong with this call? Well.. maybe it was us.

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 | 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

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