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Everyday EMS Ethics – Social Media and “Smart” phones?
December 1, 2009 | Administration & Leadership, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS Topics, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Fire department, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter, medical ethics, PR, professionalism, Technology & Communications, technology-communications-ems-topics, whattaya do | Ckemtp | 9 Comments

Are “smart” phones and social media too much of a temptation for some? This Everyday EMS Ethics post looks into our ethical standards with Social Media and the Emergency Services.

Scenarios. A lot of EMS, a little Einstein
September 22, 2009 | Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Blog, ems education, EMS practice, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS training, everyday ems ethics, mental imagery, Paramedic, paramedic education, patient care, scenario, scenario based training, whattaya do | Ckemtp | 2 Comments

A while back ago I had a kick where I did a scenario-based EMS ethics piece that took a look at a possible situation that could be faced by some Paramedics and asked readers what they would do in that case. The response was pretty good. You should add your opinion here. I use a […]

Still more Everyday EMS Ethics – Gkemtp(it) is born
August 27, 2009 | Ambulance, edemse, EMS ethics, EMS paramedics, medical ethics, scenario, whattaya do | Ckemtp | 1 Comment

I’ve been on this kick lately for medical ethics in EMS. So, I’ve decided that “Everyday EMS Ethics” is going to be a featured area on my blog. I think that It’s annoying my wife Gkemtb who, by the way, is starting Paramedic school today and is now becoming Gkemtp(it). The (it) means, “in training”. […]

Everyday Ethics for EMS Providers
August 26, 2009 | edemse, EMS ethics, EMS paramedics, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, medical ethics, scenario, whattaya do | Ckemtp | 1 Comment

Mike left a comment on the last post I wrote “EMS Politics, Medical Ethics, and… What would you do?” with a good quote that I’d like to bring the forefront of discussion: “Your next call could be your last call”. That sentence sums up something that I’ve always said about EMS quite nicely. Bravo to […]