Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,”script”,”twitter-wjs”); There’s been a flurry of activity about whether or not EMS should be armed. WANTYNU started it on Facebook, Rogue Medic posted on this, and there was a great discussion on EMS Office Hours. I have been in a few scary situations, but have never wished that I had a gun. I [...]
EMS 12-Leads: Early and Often
February 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,”script”,”twitter-wjs”); The 12 lead ECG to detect ST elevation MI’s (STEMI) is one of the most important things we do for our patients. I didn’t grasp how important they are until I started working in a system that integrates them into a hospital heart alert program. To answer the 12-lead non-believers at other [...]
Copy, Paste, & Send to Congress
February 11, 2012 By 2 Comments
Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,”script”,”twitter-wjs”); Or better yet, join NAEMT and use their advocacy tool. The Field EMS Quality, Innovation, Cost-Effectiveness Improvement Act is a chance for us start being recognized as the essential public service that we are. Whether your service is fire-based, private, third service, or volunteer, this law will help define what quality care [...]
My BA & EMS Part 2: Lost Prospects
February 4, 2012 By 4 Comments
Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,”script”,”twitter-wjs”); In Part 1 I wrote about finding EMS while in college to find myself. Half that time was spent more interested in EMS than what I was going to school for, and I knew I would never be as passionate about another career. Two undesirable options were available to pursue this passion. [...]
