EMS Office Hours

Recent two FDNY EMS Paramedics have been accused with faking an ambyulance call report after some confusion with a DNR. We all know that the Call Report is a legal document. But did these medics act on compassion based on the patients and family wishes? Or did they make such a grave error as to cost them their jobs and even jail time? Join us for a special live show and give your thoughts on the topic. Here is a link to the article in the Staten Island Advance. It should get your juices flowing for sure. http://webogi.com/bhlzBS  

This week we discuss the language of EMS. Using profesional communication as a standard vs communicating amoungst each other with common EMS slang. Is there a place for EMS slang or should we do away with it and focus on a standard of communication that leaves no room for error? We also plan on talking about EMS Facebook pages and the culture of negativity as well as answer a few questions sent in by listeners. Join us for another live episode and give your opinion via toll free call in or n the chat room.

EMS is tough. Lots of training, stress, patients, families and even supervisors all make a days work in the EMT/Paramedic life. But what about when your very own partner is a total ass. Maybe to you, to patients or even other health care professionals?  How do you handle this type of personality trait? If you have been in EMS for a bit you are sure to have been exposed to some extent a partner like this or may even still are.  Join us for this episode as we talk about ways to deal with these "partners" on a personal and professional level.  We will also be answring some listener questions and maybe even a few hot news topics thrown in for good measure.  Visit Jim at http://emsseo.com and Josh over at http://wantynu.com  

How is your summer going so far? It's early June and time for another EMS Rapid Fire episode where we discuss anything here on the show.  EMS news, social media, training and more. We are sure to bring up questions we recieved from the listeners since the last episode and answer them live on the air. Thoughts for this week. Have the number of non emergent calls increased since you started EMS? What are some key con ed training you should have AFTER EMT/Paramedic graduation? Facebook, Twitter feeds and the general buzz about town. Join us via live chat or call in toll free with your questions, comments and EMS stories. Join us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/EMSOfficeHours

EMS Week 2014 has begun. Oh the fun, prizes, days off and benefits of being an EMS provider are finally bestowed upon us all. Or - it is business as usual and the one week that is named EMS Week is shared with other events, requires us to be on a week long public awareness campaign and often is overlooked by even our management. Hey we are not looking for too much, but maybe just like during Nurses Week you see posters and ads that say "Thank a nurse" we could have something similar. Instead of lets show the public the ambulance, teach first aid or CPR for free and make sure we get to the ED to maybe get a free meal before the rest of the "EMS" peeps get it all. (rest of EMS meaning ED tech, nurses, docs and housekeeping). Join us for your EMS week joy installment and start the week off right. Call in or chat live to share all you are getting for EMS Week and what you will be doing to celebate this special week.

This week we continue with the second part on building trust in EMS. In this episode we talk about training, skill building and personal abilities when it comes to building rapport with our patients.  

Join us for another fast paced episode of EMS discussion. This week we bring up the topic of trust in EMS. How do we develop trust with our patients, ED staff and our EMS partners? Each has its own approach and it's own value in how we do our jobs and how successful we are as EMS Professionals. Listen live, call in toll free or chat with us during the show. Don't forget to subscribe to us on Itunes using the tabs here on BTR and be sure to leave us a quick rating while you are there.

Its where is really happens right? We discuss the calls on teh way there, we discuss them afterwards and we talk about everything EMS in that little space in the ambulance. It is pretty intimate when you think about it. It almost beckons us to tell our true opinions, our life stories and dreams to people we barely know. But does what we say in that small private area stay there? While many feel it should, often it doesn't. Depending on the system you work in, it could be a partner issue or lack of one that helps all those private thoughts and comments get shared. Yet we still share. Do you? Have you found yourself trying not to share and then realize you are when its too late? Join us for this episode and share your thoughts on this subject in the live chat room or call in toll free.

Do you think we lie in EMS? To our patients, our partners or our bosses. Perhaps to avoid uncomfortable questions, to keep the peace or to keep our jobs. Join us for this episode and tell the truth. Have you ever lied as an EMS provider? Bring us your story, maybe it was a litlle white lie or maybe it was something you didn't want to own up to. Have you been to Turbo Medic lately? New content is being added all the time. This month is a chest pain assessment video, a trauma and MOI video presentation and we just added a new area that will focus 100% on EKG reading. Get details at  http://turbomedic.com  

It's early April and time for a rapid fire show. Don't forget anything goes on these episodes, so bring your favorite EMS story, tip or frustration for some spirited debate. Jim, Josh and David will talk about current EMS topics, social media trends in EMS and more. Join Jim's EMS tribe at http://emsseo.com Find out more about Josh and his one of a kind oxygen wrench at http://wantynu.com

It's early April and time for a rapid fire show. Don't forget anything goes on these episodes, so bring your favorite EMS story, tip or frustration for some spirited debate. Jim, Josh and David will talk about current EMS topics, social media trends in EMS and more. Join Jim's EMS tribe at http://emsseo.com Find out more about Josh and his one of a kind oxygen wrench at http://wantynu.com

EMS is a tough job. Tougher still is trying to stay in shape and even just eat healthy while being on an ambulance 8,12 or even 24 hours. But its not impossible. This week Jim could not be with the crew but Josh and Dave will be discussing EMS and staying healthy along with other topics. Join us if you have some of your own healthy tips and ways to not give in to the fast food quick fix many of us fall prey too each shift.  

Join us for the live discussion on anything EMS. Bring a topic or give your opinions in the live chat or call us toll free.  

The most recent TV show with EMS is Sirens on the USA network. With a few episodes under it's belt we thought we would revisit the show, its theme and how it reflects on EMS. Join us for this live episode as we discuss the show, social media feedback and more,  

Every day in EMS we make decisions. They can be for patient care, transport, refusals and documentation. What do you feel influences these decisions each day? The simple answer may be "whatever is best for the patient". But sometimes the reality of the answer may be more like "what is best for me and what my agency wants". Join us for this episode as we jump on this topic and also how we as indvidual providers can try and influence decisions that our agency makes. Decisions that can be focused on patient care alone.