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Spinning a Yarn: The Chronological Narrative
I was never explicitly taught to write documentation in school. It fell into the “They’ll train you how they want it when you’re hired” category, and all we got was a rough idea that there were a few...
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Live from Prospect St: The Reluctant Tumble (conclusion)
Previously part 1 and part 2 Being reluctant to force Joe into an undesired ambulance ride, the crew contacted their supervisor. He arrived, evaluated the patient, agreed with their conclusions, and...
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Ensuring Appropriate Triage
It’s no secret that I’m a strong believer in patient advocacy, and that I feel one of the most important roles for EMS is to ensure that patients get directed to the right destination with the right...
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Thoughts from WMEMS
This past weekend, I was able to attend the Western Massachusetts EMS Conference alongside such luminaries as Scott Kier and Kyle David Bates (of the extraordinary Pedi-U podcast). We sat through two...
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Live from Prospect St: The Big Crunch (conclusion)
Continued from part 1 and part 2 In the end, all three patients receive spinal immobilization. You transport both pediatric patients to Bullitt Medical Center; the P12 assumes care of the mother and...
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Podcast: EMS to ED Interface
Streamlining a patient’s entry to the healthcare continuum is one of our main roles in EMS, and the key step in most cases is when we transfer care at the emergency department. This isn’t rocket...
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The 10 Easiest Ways to Violate HIPAA
Leave paperwork face-up on the dashboard or front seat. Leave your computer unsecured wherever the hell you please. Tweet a picture of the badass MVA you just did, with a victim obviously identifiable...
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Some Things to Say (part 3)
Becoming smarter is always a smart idea. But after they boot you out of EMT class, not only do you still need to learn a few textbooks-worth of medicine before you’re a semi-competent provider, you...
View ArticleToastmasters for Trauma Patients
Almost everybody in healthcare has to occasionally deliver verbal reports to their colleagues or counterparts, and almost everybody starts out bad at it. It’s a weird skill and one that takes practice,...
View ArticleThe Long-term Care Ombudsman: Advocates on Call
Although we like to talk around here about exciting topics like shock and airway management, the reality is that for many EMS providers — particularly at the BLS level — a large part of this job isn’t...
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Talking Green
There’s a secret behind this job. You go to work. You run the calls: the boring, the exciting, the obnoxious, the weird. Occasionally, the terrible. You see, you do, you move on. Like everything else,...
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