99 | Giving a good ER hand-off report | Unexpected retirement from the fire department | “What is the worst thing you have ever seen?” | Dealing with tragedy in the ER vs the field

Our system has made access to EMS trained medical directors much easier, which is a huge benefit to the crews

The EMS fellowship for MD’s tends to attract those that are interested in helping EMS because they are passionate about it and not in it for the money

We are always trying to give EMS the amount of time they deserve when giving reports from the ER side

Kash talks about his technique in getting a good report from EMS on the higher acuity side

Every provider has slightly different preferences on how much information they like to get from EMS, Kash talks about his ideal EMS report

I really like the crews to lead with the chief complaint so I can understand how pertinent the rest of the report is

We talked about the previous culture on contacting medical control and how this has changed over time

What does retirement from EMS/fire look like?

Terry’s retirement came suddenly after an injury, which made it difficult as he wasn’t expecting it

Terry still remembers the calls he has run around town, the intersections, he says the bad memories have tended to get better over time. 

He recommends finding something else to do in retirement, keeping busy. Don’t get stuck in the past recounting call after call. It can be difficult to give up the comradery you have at the fire department

We talk about the terrible question “What is the worst thing you’ve ever seen?” that we frequently get

It forces us to recount those horrific calls

The person asking the question is not mentally prepared to hear the answer

I talk about the difference dealing with tragedy in the ER vs the field

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