Watch above or listen below: Ever wonder what other EMS professionals want from their career? Is it inline with your desires or concerns in EMS? Join Jim and Greg Friese as they talk about some highlights in the EMS Trend Report. Get a copy of the report here Get your FREE Responder membership to …
I was able to present findings from the 2022 EMS Trend Report at the Pinnacle EMS conference in late July. In this short video, Roxanne Peek and I discuss some of the findings and lessons for EMS leaders we presented. Download and read the 2022 EMS Trend Report from EMS1, Fitch & Associates and the …
The Great NREMT Hoax What do you think? The recent NREMT resolution to change eligibility requirements has brought on a variety of opinions, and of course, what would EMS Office Hours be without an opinion of our own? I mean we all have one, just like… Join Jim, Josh and Dave as we talk about …
Yes, it’s been months since I posted. I could make excuses about being busy with work, family, friends, and stuff like that. It’s all true, but the main reason is laziness. I’ve just not had the energy to sit down and post. There’s nothing wrong with my physically or emotionally, I’ve just been distracted. I’m …
For some reason, this seems more relevant than ever. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and …
Today is the 15th birthday of the iPhone, a device which I use daily and is hardly ever more than an arm’s reach away. But today I take a contrarian view about the impact of the iPhone on EMS. 7 ways the iPhone ruined EMS https://www.ems1.com/lifestyle/articles/7-ways-the-iphone-ruined-ems-Ji4agtK0UT1gAWnn/ http://everydayemstips.com/
New article on EMS1 Unnecessary and impractical: The laws EMS gets vs. the laws EMS needs Make sure you are participating in the EMS legislative process. Your experience and voice are important. http://everydayemstips.com/
Two new Police1 articles about virtual reality. Check them out: Why virtual reality and police training go together Axon Roadshow brings conference experience to police departments http://everydayemstips.com/
No more EMS skill sheets How ever will we evaluate EMS candidates and ensure their success in class, on exams and in the field? This episode of EMS Office Hours talks about this and more like EMS Week and why the do we keep up that farce? Be Better At EMS
In late April I was able to tour the Unmasking Our Heroes exhibit at the New York City Fire Museum. Read about my visit on EMS1. NYC Fire Museum honors FDNY EMS response to COVID-19 Other highlights of my visit to NYC: Running in Central Park Several bike rides on CitiBike rentals Neal Award wins …
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Flags were already flying at half-mast on Saturday to honor the more than 1 million Americans who have died from COVID-19, when a young man consumed with hate and prejudice opened fire at a Buffalo grocery store, killing 10 and injuring three others. The scope of either tragedy, 10 lives or 1 million lives, is …
I wrote about this in 2019 and the only thing that has changed is that the prosecution continues. Is the title misleading? No. The management of Vanderbilt University Medical Center created the system that killed the patient and the Nashville District Attorney’s Office is an accomplice after the fact. Yes, the nurse, RaDonda Vaught, is …
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New on EMS1 … Issue: Red lights and sirens Case study: How to use EMS Trend Report data Issue: Recruitment and retention Do something different: Why it’s time to question everything about recruitment Issue: Hospital bed delays 7 things we’ve learned from the Wolfberg and Wirth ‘Ambulances held hostage’ series http://everydayemstips.com/
Remember that violent patient manikin in EMT class? Or what about the simulated patient under arrest? Yeah, most EMT courses stick to the basics and rarely present students with a violent patient or patient in custody scenario. It’s hard to do and time is often limited in class. So instructors have to stick with the …
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There are laws being proposed, and some have passed, to limit the pay for nurses, because the legislators assume that nurses are overpaid. The problem is that healthcare is expensive and that nurses are not treated well by employers – most of whom do not seem to be capable of providing the care that nurses …