Practical EMS

Dec 08 2024 84 ep. 28 mins 2
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My mission is to use the stories we all have in emergency medicine to encourage and uplift you where you are. EMT, Paramedic, nurse, PA, NP or physician. Emergency medicine is a very difficult specialty with unique challenges, and it calls us all to be better than the average person in order to stay healthy for our patients, our families and own mental wellness. I want to connect with EMS crews, fire crews, ER RN's, ER techs and new ER advanced practice providers to better understand their current struggles. I also want to bridge the gap between prehospital medicine and the emergency department and to encourage those seeking to become an advanced practice provider. Disclaimer: All Practical EMS content is opinion only. It is unaffiliated with any company or organization and does not represent any company or organization that Aaron currently works for or has worked for in the past. No content should be taken as medical advice.

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79 | Lori Hodges Part 1 | Author | Paramedic | Emergency Manager

Dec 08 2024 31 mins  
Lorihodges.com (4) Lori Hodges, MA, CCP, PMP | LinkedInShaking In The Forest: Finding Light in the Darkness: Hodges, Lori R.: 9798888244005: Amazon.com: BooksLori Hodges, is the author of Shaking in the Forest, Finding Light in the Darkness. She is a former paramedic and firefighter in Colorado and currently works as an emergency manager, recently working on hurricane Milton in Flo

78 | Kelly Grayson Part 2 | Author | Blogger | Paramedic

Dec 01 2024 28 mins  
Kelly Grayson is a very experienced paramedic, educator, speaker and author that serves the EMS community. You can follow him here: (10) Kelly Grayson (@AmboDriver) / X (20+) FacebookYou can find his books on AmazonAmazon.com: On Scene: More Stories of Life, Death and Everything In Between (A Paramedic's Stories of Life, Death and Everything In Between Book 2) eBook : Grayson, Stev

77 | Kelly Grayson Part 1 | Author | Blogger | Paramedic

Nov 24 2024 27 mins  
Kelly Grayson is a very experienced paramedic, educator, speaker and author that serves the EMS community. You can follow him here: (10) Kelly Grayson (@AmboDriver) / X (20+) FacebookYou can find his books on AmazonAmazon.com: On Scene: More Stories of Life, Death and Everything In Between (A Paramedic's Stories of Life, Death and Everything In Between Book 2) eBook : Grayson, Stev

76 | Difficult intubation | Advice for newbies | Don’t blame patients | Your happiness is up to you | Event horizons on calls

Nov 17 2024 29 mins  
Nick talks about a difficult RSI intubation and his struggle to overcome the feeling that he didn’t do his bestWe talk about how intubation success was such a critical point as a paramedic that everyone would have judged you on in the pastWe talk about the direct laryngoscopy vs the new video techniquesAdvice for the newbies: Brent: You’re going to struggle with burnout. You ne

75 | We can’t choose what affects us | Teamwork on scenes | Recognizing you need help | Responding with anger

Nov 10 2024 29 mins  
Nick talks about a difficult traffic accident and how something that seems like not a big deal but actually affected him – we can’t choose the things that affect usIs there something protective in the fire or law enforcement world that helps with longevity? Is it the wider variety of calls? EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) is a form of psychotherapy that Nic

74 | Burning out on EMS | Sleep deprivation | Raging at dispatch | Daily micro-traumas

Nov 03 2024 32 mins  
Why did Nick switch to law enforcement? He burned out on medicineWhat does he miss the most: The team mentality. The fire crews that he grew close to. He felt certain they could handle whatever call came their wayWe talk about the struggles working a 48-hour shift with a rural fire department but also having to manage the expectation from the private ambulance company that you run

73 | New panel! | EMS to law enforcement | The lesson from the spine board

Oct 27 2024 31 mins  
Mark (paramedic) | Brent (fire officer and EMT) | Nick (former paramedic and current police officer)Mark has worked in urban and very rural 911 ambulances and does part time EMT education now Community paramedicine is an emerging field and can vary a lot from region to region. Paramedics are flexible providers, so the potential is hugeBrent has stuck with firefighting from his earl

72 | Nate’s off-duty call | That human connection | Moral injury vs burnout | Newbie advice

Oct 20 2024 32 mins  
Nate talks about a motorcycle crash he stopped at on his way home and how he was critical in saving an injured patient and how he became close with the family who still talk to him today. Even though the patient ultimately died, the impact he made on that family was immense. Patients remember usWe need to remember we treat a person not a complaint or a room numberThe balance is fin

71 | Rapid sequence intubation changes | How crews can make or break an EMT student’s experience | How those hard calls affect us | Casey talks about the impression he made on a family

Oct 13 2024 29 mins  
The paradigm around rapid sequence intubation is evolving and becoming much safer with more education and procedures. Sometimes in emergency medicine slow is better. We need to stay mindful and calm in chaos and this requires us to detach and be above the fray and walk slowly instead of run. This will actually increase effectiveness and efficiency. Nate recounts his EMT rides with

70 | Why the big scope differences across state lines | Case review purpose | Teaching the newbies

Oct 06 2024 29 mins  
EMS varies significantly from state to state so you get a wide range in the abilities of EMT’s and paramedics nation wideCase reviews are moving to an educational rather than a punitive model There is no true national standard for EMT’s and paramedic’s which further complicates thingsThe regions that EMS is practiced in vary a ton as well. Skills may need to be performed much