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Merit Badges Determining Standard Of Care and…

April 10, 2013 by Jim Hoffman 1 Comment

This weeks episode contained a few hot topics in EMS news, the standard of care and how merit badges play into it all. Plus the EMT and police issue in NYC AND we went off the rails a bit with a discussion on scene positioning and prior planning.

Thanks to Josh and Tim Noonan for joining in the conversation and to John Broyles for keeping the chat room going.

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Click here for the link to Tim’s post on Merit badges and standard of care.

Filed Under: The Podcast Tagged With: acls, aha, ems, nremt, paramedic, phtls

Should EMS Add Chest Tubes To The Toolbox?

February 27, 2013 by Jim Hoffman 1 Comment

Chest tubes in EMS? Maybe we should stick with what we know here. What do you think? Is your agency doing them or thinking about it?

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Filed Under: The Podcast Tagged With: chest tubes, ems national standards, ems training, nremt, paramedic level curriculum

National Curriculum, EMS Titles and Hurdles

September 5, 2012 by Jim Hoffman 1 Comment

New titles and changes in EMS levels present some challenges to EMS. Some states are leaving certain level names as is, some are adding another level. These changes also present a challenge to the volunteers in EMS and funding available.

Shouldn’t every state adopt what the National Curriculum has presented? Is this a death knoll to the volunteer system or a chance for them to embrace and meet the changes that look to improve the EMS profession?

Take a listen to this session an give your point of view on the EMS transitions.

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Show Notes

Thanks to Tim and Bob for joining us and lending their insight.

Tim Noonan at Rogue Medic

Bob Sullivan at EMS Patient Perspective

Josh Knapp over at WANTYNU

Article mention at The Happy Medic is here

Check out the blog post mentioned during the show by Kelly Grayson here

Thanks to John Br for joining in the chat. Check out his podcast over at 1-Union-801

Filed Under: The Podcast Tagged With: ems national curriculum, ems training, emt, nremt, paramedic

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Focus People

June 6, 2012 by Jim Hoffman 1 Comment

Great things are happening in EMS. New drugs, expanded protocols, high tech equipment. At the same time we deal with drug shortages, out dated and unproven standards of care and almost self sabotage of ourselves in the media, constantly putting up with the lowest common denominator in our ranks.

We need to find our focus. Sure work on the new stuff but maybe concentrate on the older issues too that are holding us back as a profession and as providers, lending for less than optimal patient care. How are you and your agency focusing on more steps forward and less steps back.

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Filed Under: The Podcast Tagged With: ambulance transport, ems career, ems patient care, nremt, paramedic education

Merit Badges Determining Standard Of Care and…

Should EMS Add Chest Tubes To The Toolbox?

National Curriculum, EMS Titles and Hurdles

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Focus People

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