Giving nitro, albuterol treatments, epi pens and now intranasal narcan. While giving or assisting patients with these medications can be beneficial, is proper training and oversight being provided along with these added responsibilities. How many EMT’s want these added responsibilities? Should EMT’s even have these responsibilities?
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Bob Sullivan – EMS Patient Perspective
Josh Knapp – WANTYNU
Understanding key tips for pediatric shock can help EMS providers stay ahead of the curve and treat pediatric patients during compensated shock. Helping to prevent progression to decompensated or irreversible shock. Listen to this Monday Minutes for some key points to keep you ahead of the game.
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Watch the YouTube version here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3y5nDXCBr8
This week on the show we talk about an article on combing EMS, Fire and Police into one single all purpose Public Safety Office. We also hit on the Community Paramedic model and why we still see items like bite sticks and jaw screws being sold by leading EMS suppliers. Take a listen and leave your thoughts below.
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Josh from WANTYNU
Bob Sullivan from EMS Patient Perspective
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Combining EMS, Fire and Police Idea
Quality compression’s make the difference in CPR. Everything else like advanced airways and medications come second with more and more saying that these shouldn’t even come at all. This weeks Minutes I give a few key points to think about when using advanced airway management during CPR.
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This weeks Office Hours was live as always and although we had some audio issues at times, I think we gave a little insight to why blogging is important to EMS and how it affects what we do and how we move toward change in EMS. I tried to clean the audio as much as possible, so bear with any low points if you can.
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EMS Blog of the Year – click here to vote
Christopher Watford from EMS12Lead.com
Steve Whitehead – The EMT Spot
A recent YouTube video showcases a recorded conversation between an employee and management. The root of the issue was reporting elder abuse by a healthcare worker. How do you handle these situations? Through management or state reporting systems. What do you expect or should you expect from filing the report? Listen in on this topic and a reminder on scene awareness.
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Josh Knapp – WANTYNU.com
Pink Warm & Dry – thanks for chatting.
On Sundays live podcast we talked about patient abuse reporting in EMS. That episode will be posted on Wednesday. I thought that it would be a good idea to just post this quick 6 minute audio on things to look for and to be aware of with a potential elderly abuse call. I would love it if you would leave your tips and thoughts below as well.
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This weeks live podcast “We Want Steak But Settle For Spam” tried to answer the question on why when it comes to EMS, it seems we pay more attention and put more energy into topics that really won’t help us as professionals? Like Spam that special meat that satisfies for the moment but not what we really want. It seems more commentary is given to whether we are called ambulance drivers or EMT’s rather than focusing on topics like intubation success, the drugs we use and treatments we give. Sure it’s out there. Just like that nice T Bone steak or fresh lobster. But we settle for the Spam, the stuff that just gets us by, not what really matters and not what we should want as a profession. I wonder what’s your opinion on why this is. What can we do to start targeting the real issues facing the EMS profession?
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Josh Knapp – WANTYNU.com
Tim Noonan - Roguemedic.com
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OK, well more like seven minutes but this weeks Minutes offers a quick overview of respiratory and metabolic acidosis and alkalosis.
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