Posts Categorized: Ems Ethics
A Medic Roast in Tennessee
In this post I make the statement "If you’ve been a paramedic in the field for any length of time and this article doesn’t scare you, you’ve not been much of a paramedic for any length of time." It will, trust me.
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What Does “Brotherhood” mean?
When will those who are politically-inclined in the whole labor/management thing wise up and realise that it's not always about them?
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Dreamland Paramedics…
So there I was, on shift and driving around in what we call our Interceptor vehicle. It’s a marked SUV outfitted with lights and sirens that carries a full compliment of ALS gear. We use it to quick-respond to 911 calls in our own jurisdiction and to intercept BLS ambulances with a single paramedic.
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Lazy EMS – Encouraging the RMA
My friend "Ann" called me for advice on a situation she's having at her ambulance job. Can you offer better advice on how to deal with her possibly worthless partner?
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A Late-Night Rant about Petty Politics in EMS
Tonight, I had a bit of a rant that I let fly... Who am I kidding, it was a full-blown Hissy. I'm tired of the politics in EMS and I'm ranting about it. If I start the change, will you join me?
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EMS case law? AMA Refusals, Death, and Documentation
This post highlights a recent piece of EMS case law where an ambulance service was successfully sued over an AMA refusal and a patient's subsequent death... It's a must read
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A Weighted Issue – The Fire Service Helping Private EMS
The EMS news outlets are jumpin and there's a disagreement among EMS people out there. What's your take?
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Too Much Information For a Paramedic?
Our friend Greg Friese was told that a class he taught was "too much information for a paramedic". Now there's three bloggers ranting, good job there, Anonymous Student Evaluation.
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EMS: Is what you do the Best You Can Do?
"Is that the best you can do?" Those seven words are so simple, yet when asked of ourselves and others, can become so powerful. Is what you're doing in your EMS career the "best" you can do? Think of what we could accomplish if all simply "tried our best".
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Thanks Rogue Medic – What are EMS’s “Fad Diagnoses”?
Our friend Rogue Medic has a shiny new site up there on the Interwebs. It rocks. Rogue Medic is one of the many, many bloggers, non-bloggers, and/or random people who are much, much smarter than I am. I read his site a lot and I am very pleased to throw …
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Volunteer Fire/EMS: Taking the High Road and Letting go
Is "helping people" your goal? Are we committed to our communities? We have common ground... Here's my resolution to make us stronger... will you join me?
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Four Words: EMS, Apathy, Disgrace, Massachusetts.
You've heard about the Mass. 200, right? Well, this is my take on it. The system may be broken, but they needed to do more than just ignore it. There's more.
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Should EMS Improvise? And the Recipe for the “Kaiser Cocktail”
Sometimes EMS providers need to improvise for the best possible patient care. Here's something I use to treat mild hypoglycemia in the known diabetic. I'm asking for your opinion on this one, should I be doing this?
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Master Paramedics? I’m asking you a question
I have a question for all of you readers out there. Trade Unions have always honored their best and most experienced members by bestowing the title of "Master". How would we in the Profession of EMS honor our own Masters?
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Grumblemedics
Grumblemedics seem to be everywhere, whether they're a "grumble-Pee" or a "grumble-bee", perhaps they should evaluate their own attitudes. We have a long way to go, but look at how far we've come.
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Saved by the Bell? High School Student EMS
Remember High School? I do. I was the geeky kid who did show choir. I played football too, though. I was young, naive, and inexperienced. I also desperately wanted to be on an ambulance before I was 18. Was that a good idea? Some communities are doing just that. I was for it... but should I have been?
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Huddled Masses. Healthcare. Honor. EMS.
Undocumented Immigrants? Illegal Immigration? Where do we stand on this as EMS professionals? What do we do?
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Trust… It’s everything
This post is about when "Stuff gets real". It's about trusting your colleagues and yourself to perform when everything's on the line. It's about trusting your fellow EMTs and paramedics to perform when it's your loved-one on the line. Do you trust them? Do you trust yourself?
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Any Random Person
Hey, I could do that ALS stuff. Any Random Person could do some of that stuff. Right? Well, I counter that it takes a VERY SPECIAL KIND of random person to be a good ALS provider.
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3am with Ckemtp – (See Gus? I can do that too)
It's midnight, I have to be up and out the door at 3am to fly out to EMS today at 6am. I'm excited, but it's cold and Mama Juggs keeps setting off the tones.. then Gina keeps elbowing me and telling me to go to the station to do paramedic stuff...
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Guest Post – From JDmedic on Two Cases, One Letter
A response to a recent post "Two Comments, One Letter - From One Paramedic's Struggles, Change Can Come" sparked a good guest post from one of my readers. This is a guest post by JDmedic. Nice job.
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Two Cases, One letter – From one Paramedic’s struggles, change can come
A letter I got from a fellow Paramedic has caused me to write a long tyrade on the state of EMS. This post will make you mad. It will challenge you and challenge our profession. You will probably see yourself in the words this Paramedic wrote to me. We Need Change.
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The Chronicles of EMS – Day 3?? Who knows, I’m flying
I am flying. I am so freaking happy that I came to San Francisco! Just.. wow.
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Are We the Gatekeepers to the Emergency Healthcare System? – EMS 2.0
EMS 2.0 has so much potential to save billions in unneccesary healthcare costs here in the US. Could this be an example? In this scenario, I tell the story of what I've put into practice since the Chronicles of EMS came on the scene.
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“CPR Theatre” – Pediatric Deaths, resuscitations, and futility
This post is a cooperative joint topic with two widely respected EMS bloggers, Steve Whitehead from Http://www.TheEMTspot.com and Greg Friese, from Http://www.EveryDayEMStips.com – Our topic is supposed to be on why it is that EMTs, Paramedics, and oth…
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