FOAMfrat

MAY 19, 2024

The patient’s mother accompanied me in the patient compartment of the ambulance on our 30-minute ride to the children's hospital. In his new book, Clinical Airway Management , Austin Kiser writes, “Our individual clinical expertise has nothing to do with our organization. It has everything to do with who we are as clinicians.”

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E-9-1-1 ALS Emergency Department EMT 98

EMT Training Station

APRIL 5, 2023

With this in mind, it’s essential to show our appreciation and support for these incredible individuals. From practical tools and gadgets to thoughtful tokens of appreciation, these carefully-selected gifts are guaranteed to bring a smile to the face of the life-saving professional in your life.

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Peter Canning

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I am in the fly car and a BLS crew is in the ambulance. The man’s hair is long and unmatted, his blue jeans are muddy and his books are wrapped with duct tape. They overdose behind the dumpster where I give them naloxone and put them in the ambulance. We’re dispatched to an overdose on Ashley Street. You found him.”

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Overdose BLS EMT EMT 52

Paramedic Training Spot

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In fact, in 1927, the town of Belmar was one of the the first established volunteer ambulance services in the nation. Before this motion was passed to make the standard to have at least one EMT on a truck, there were no set rules as to what training you needed to ride on an ambulance; Rather, most agencies took anybody that was willing.

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EMT EMT EMR Emergency Medical Technician 52

The Overrun

JANUARY 23, 2023

I’ve read all his books, seen him live, and watched all of his series. In his book, Kitchen Confidential , he talks about the business of cooking food a lot like colleagues I know talk about EMS. In one of the better parts of this book, he shares with you a typical day of his from waking up to end. Kind of like EMS.

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Paramedic EMS EMT EMT 52

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

National industry insight reporting from the Australian Industry and Skills Committee suggests that, in 2019 alone, Australia wide, there were over 4,500 enrolments in ambulance and paramedic qualifications1. National Industry Insights: Ambulance and Paramedic. AHPRA's 2019/20 annual report outlines a 14.5% 2019/20 Annual Summary.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

DECEMBER 31, 2020

While standing in the queue to be booked in and triaged, they figure out how the system works and see the different processes in play. While waiting for an ambulance, anxiety climbs along with the pain and discomfort, he has never been in this situation before. How will they get him into the ambulance? How much will it cost?

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First Responder First Response Ambulance Prehospital Care Provider 52

ACEP Now

AUGUST 15, 2023

And as you power-walk to prepare for the incoming ambulance and tell Room 4 you will be delayed, thoughts interrupt you: “I’m worried about Room 3; if BiPAP doesn’t turn her around, I’ll have to intubate her.” The next shift you may feel inadequate as you realize the antibiotics you prescribe will never be picked up by your patient.

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FEMinEM

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

As the injured arrived in the ambulance bay, the room became suddenly silent, soon replaced with the cries of the wounded as they entered. Books, blogs, and mentors have suggested that women should try to emulate traditionally “masculine” characteristics when leading (e.g. Each team member worked with intention and somber purpose.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 12, 2023

Turns out that it was a 50-something patient with no previous cardiac history who had called 911 for chest pain and had presented 75 minutes earlier by ambulance to triage (as the entire ED was overloaded). So I looked on the computer. After the ECG was recorded, he was placed in the waiting room where he had been for over an hour.

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Paramedic Training Spot

MARCH 29, 2018

Upon discovering how many EMT textbooks are out there – all of which have slight differences of opinion on certain matters – many EMT students panic and wonder if their course is using the right book. Whatever book your course is using will prepare you well for the NREMT exam. The answer is a resounding yes.

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My Paramedic Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Sometimes he just pops into my head and I re-live that night, how I found him on the highway, the mangled car lying upside down, the feeling of helplessness, the long 45minutes in the back of the swaying ambulance as I tried to comfort him, to help him, to keep him alive. I prayed the ambulance would go faster. My hands trembled.

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not-on-my-shift

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

If you’ve ever wondered what all those leads and sticky dots were doing when placed over a patient in a hospital or in a film then they were probably having their heart monitored. And by monitored, they were probably having some form of ECG (Electrocardiogram. with a C, for Cardio. Not E K G, like how the septics spell.

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Peter Canning

DECEMBER 17, 2023

I write about all this because I just read a fascinating book called Generations , which describes the differences between the generations from my own (Baby Boomer) to my daughter’s (Generation Z). I read the book to try to better understand not just her, but many of the young people I work with on the ambulance.

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Paramedic Training Spot

DECEMBER 21, 2021

EMTs typically operate in the pre-hospital setting with the standard ambulance equipment. In this article, we’ll be discussing the differences between a civilian paramedic and a United States Army combat medic. Is this field for me?” or “would I be any good this?” Army Combat Medics (68W). What is an Emergency Medical Technician?

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