EMS Office Hours

Each patient we see as EMS providers presents a challenge. Once in awhile we get a patient who is a bit more than we anticipated. Jim talks about these patients tonight and points out one key principle that is a fail safe for any paramedic or emt. Join in and talk about how you deal with patients who are outside the box.

Whether it's starting IV's or running a code. Every EMS provider has their own little take on how to do it. The same is true for documentation. Join Jim during this episode to discuss how you write your EMS charts and get some tips on expected formats vs. required commentary.

Jim was rejoined by Nathan Place this week and talked about injury prevention and rethinking how we move and use our bodies as a whole. Plus Jim defines "washcloth abs".

While this weeks Office Hours had planned on being about injury prevention in EMS, our guest had some last minute issues and could not call in. Jim decided to talk a little about the power of an EMS collective, not just for EMS but also included the potential for an impact outside the box expanding on his Monday Minutes earlier this week.

So, you've just passed all your exams and are now officially a paramedic. Now what? Where should you work? Where can you work? What to do with all that training and knowledge busting from your mental seams? Listen in as Jim gives some ideas on how to get that ink drying on your new paramedic card.

This weeks Office Hours will be joined by Nathan Place a Physical Therapist with an eye on EMS. Join us to get invaluable tips and guidelines on preventing injuries in EMS. This is the type of information many providers just blow off and don't actively practice in the field.

This special session of EMS Office Hours will be joined by LaGuardia Community College Paramedic Program. We will have an interactive session with pure Q&A on example questions and test listener knowledge via live chat and call in. Come take advantage of this live event and prepare for your next NYC REMAC exam.

When should providers be remediated for patient care errors and when is discipline the more appropriate route? This episode discusses, quality improvement and liability issues when provider error is clear.

What if 911 EMS were free? Is this even a possibility? If Police and Fire are free why not EMS? Why should providers worry about obtaining insurance details and exhaustive patient demographics for the sole sake of billing, instead of focusing 100% on patient care? So many questions on what may appear to be a simple solution. Come give your thoughts on this topic with Jim.

With some recent headlines about certain drug shortages, you have to ask yourself. Do the drugs in question really impact EMS or is it more of an inconvenience? Join Jim with his opinion on this topic and decide of you should be worried at all.

Are you an EMS educator or field preceptor? Maybe you're a student just getting into EMS. The EMS way of learning varies with instructor and student types alike. But do you take the teaching or coaching approach with your students? Do you learn more as a student when instructed or mentored? Listen to this episode for some key insights to the differences and how they affect the learning process.

Do you immobilize all patients due to MOI? Does it depend on chief complaint, patient age or just your protocols? Come take a listen and discuss this topic with Jim.

What is your EMS success point? Join Jim in this episode and talk about levels of success in EMS. Plus, find out if you are a Monday Morning Quarterback. Show notes: http://www.emsresponder.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=5&id=10484

Once again there seems to be a high number of crashes and fatalities in the MEDEVAC section of EMS. Whether or not this means of transport is worth the risks will be the primary topic during this episode. Is it over used, is the criteria too vague and are ground crews to reliant on this option?

We all check the ambulance each day. But putting a check mark on your sheet really goes beyond acknowledging the equipment is there. Jim talks about checking the ambulance, equipment safety, it's use and ways to help make the most of your equipment resources.