EMS Office Hours

(http://emsblogs.com/emsofficehours/files/2010/11/Facebook5.jpg)How EMS is perceived is important for many reasons. Some of this perception can be controlled by what you do or how active your agency is in it's community.  The media can also have a part in this as well and many times it is more nega...

We are conditioned to work lots of overtime and second jobs, but recent studies done by Dan Patterson show how dangerous this can be. At what point does our health and patient care suffer from lack of sleep? How does your agency address this issue?

 

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(http://emsblogs.com/emsofficehours/files/2010/09/Podcasting03n2.jpg)EMS goes beyond just you and your partner. Other EMS agencies, first responders, law enforcement and even doctors all may be a part of your next call. How do you deal with this interaction, decide on patient care and transport? Is...

(http://emsblogs.com/emsofficehours/files/2010/09/Podcasting03n2.jpg)As a new feature here at Office Hours, once a month we will do a show that focuses on numerous topics in EMS. This month, we discussed if being an EMT really is the worst job, how someone's camera may not put you in the best light...

(http://emsblogs.com/emsofficehours/files/2010/09/Podcasting03n2.jpg)In this installment of Office Hours we revisit the series "The Protocol Effect" and discuss airway management. Should this be controlled by written guidelines, clinical impressions or current research? Anyone who has been in the fi...

(http://emsblogs.com/emsofficehours/files/2011/06/EMS1.gif)The salty dog, the medic everyone calls Doc. What does it take to have longevity in EMS? What changes for that provider who has ten, twenty or more years in the industry? EMS professionals who keep doing the job year after year have a vested...

(http://emsblogs.com/emsofficehours/files/2010/09/Podcasting03n2.jpg)Patient assessment in EMS is pointed to as the key ingredient with our patient contacts. Yet how much time is really spent on this in class? Things like the importance of reassessment, differential diagnosis and treatments. We seem...

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Before I tell you my 12 lead ECG secret I want to tell you how much I love EMS Bloggers (http://emsblogs.com). You know every profession, every industry has its experts, it's leaders. While they all work in the same field they have people t...

(http://emsblogs.com/emsofficehours/files/2010/09/Podcasting03n2.jpg)In this final installment on communication and interaction with various elements in EMS. We will discuss the ED. You know -nurses, techs, doctors. How does communication with these fellow healthcare providers help us in patient car...

(http://emsblogs.com/emsofficehours/files/2010/09/Podcasting03n2.jpg)EMS seems to be always trying to find an identity. New guidelines on certification levels are out and some things have been removed, added etc. Wouldn't it be easier and make more sense to just do away with all these levels and mak...