The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
Chris Root is an emergency medicine and emergency medicine service (EMS) physician at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Chris completed his emergency medicine residency and EMS fellowship at UNM. Before attending medical school, he was a New York City Paramedic.
EMS 20/20
JULY 14, 2021
But this is EMS 20/20. But this is EMS 20/20. A pair of medics take on a call with a pretty straight forward history with what should have been a pretty straight forward solution. A pair of medics take on a call with a pretty straight forward history with what should have been a pretty straight forward solution.
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Mile High Ambulance
DECEMBER 14, 2017
6 Things You Won’t Learn in EMS School (but Need to Know) There is always more to be desired from EMT school; whether it be wanting stronger assessment skills, stronger vital-taking skills, or knowing medication doses like the back of your hand. In EMS, we focus on the bad, we look for the bad in our patients because it’s our job to fix it.
EMT City
JUNE 8, 2021
We've all encountered drug addicts needing EMS. A lot of the time they need Narcan. I have had discussions with EMS personnel who advocate a "3 times rule." If you OD on drugs and require EMS, we will help you 3 times. A lot of the time we have to put them in restraints and risk our lives because they are combative.
REBEL EM
MARCH 13, 2024
This was not a Code 3 respiratory distress, fentanyl overdose with minimal response to Narcan or even an unconscious stroke patient with the blood pressure of a giraffe. In hindsight, I was not 100% certain, but relaying on my years of training, the voice inside my head and the gnawing feeling in my cut, it felt like the right thing to do.
Paramedic Training Spot
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Each state has their own challenges, as well as guidelines and laws, to practicing as an EMT, although with the National Registry becoming the norm, EMS will soon have similar protocols throughout the nation. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that EMT’s became certified, and by 1973, the modern day EMS system was established across the country.
NCOAE
NOVEMBER 13, 2021
What an EMT Must Learn While nearly anyone can attempt to become an EMT, in order to qualify to take and pass the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians certification exam, candidates must first complete an approved EMS education program. That means they must learn how to assess and administer for each of those conditions.
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