EMS Today
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Kim Vest joins the podcast for Mental Health Awareness Month to discuss the importance of mental health for EMS providers. She discusses mental health screenings as part of an annual physical examination, the importance of selecting a therapist familiar with the specific needs of first responders and different types of therapies used when treating someone in a mental health crisis.
Bradley Dean sits down with paramedic and lawyer Matt Streger at the North Carolina EMS Expo to discuss a critical issue facing the healthcare industry: the criminalization of healthcare professionals, particularly in the context of medication errors and other inadvertent mistakes. Streger provides an in-depth look at the legal landscape, sharing his unique perspective as both a paramedic and an attorney.
Breaking the toxic cycle takes grit, grace and gratitude. Eric Chase has a real, raw and honest conversation with MaKenzie Tiegs, host of Raw Thoughts Podcast & Mindbase Podcast.
JEMS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ted Lee speaks with National EMS Memorial Bike Ride Board of Directors member Eric Morrison about the sacrifices EMS providers make for the profession.
JEMS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ted Lee speaks with Dr. Jeffrey Goodloe about the maturing of EMS Week during its 50th anniversary.
For EMS Week, JEMS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ted Lee speaks with Dr. Jeff Jarvis about resiliency in EMS.
During EMS Week and Stroke Awareness Month, JEMS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ted Lee speaks with MedicZero Inc. about the significant delays in stroke care arising from a lack of bystander stroke awareness and recognition.
For EMS Week, JEMS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ted Lee speaks with Garrett Hedeen, chair of the NAEMT’s EMS Workforce Committee, on the importance of safety in EMS.
During EMS Week, JEMS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ted Lee talks with Rick Ellis, chair of the NAEMT’s Education Committee, on changes to EMS education throughout the years.
JEMS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ted Lee talks with Dr. Mandy Gattis, project and grants manager for the South Carolina EMS Association, about the special plans for the 50th anniversary of EMS Week.
Hosts Bradley Dean and David Blevins bring on Kelly Kirk discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on EMS education, the shift to online education, and the challenges and potential solutions in online education, particularly in the context of skills-based courses.
They also explored the concept of competency-based medical education, the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) in education, and the importance of intrinsic motiv...
Doug Randell speaks with Nathaniel Metz, president of Phoenix Paramedic Solutions and the Indiana EMS Association, Tadd Whallon, the behavioral health and addiction program director at Phoenix Paramedic Solutions, about the importance of Mental Health Awareness Month.
Hosts: Bradley Dean & David Blevins Guest: Jonathan Jenkins, Mutual Aid EMS
Summary: In this episode, Bradley Dean and David Blevins are joined by Jonathan Jenkins from Mutual Aid EMS to explore the integration of customer service principles into the EMS profession.
Does service excellence in EMS translate to better patient outcomes, more repeat business and stronger collections? The evidence of this in other areas of health c...
Infection Control Consultant Katherine West examines the current Bird Flu outbreak.
Marv Wayne, MD, gets real and shares his experiences with Eric Chase, talking everything from the Vietnam War, 50 years of emergency medicine, EMS and more.
Documentarian Bryony Gilbey joins the podcast to discuss her documentary, "Honorable but Broken: EMS in Crisis." She talks about what led her to make the film, what she found while making the film, and reactions to the film at screenings. She also shares how people can get involved to bring these challenges facing EMS to the attention of legislators.
JohnRey Hassan, JD, EMT-P, describes the legal and medical frameworks involved with patient death cases involving restraint and sedation.
Infectious disease expert Katherine West explains the new procedures for post-exposure medical follow-up and source patient testing that are now being required as EMS expands its role in the community setting.
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This podcast is sponsored by ESO.
It’s that time again! ESO just dropped their 2024 EMS Index — a must-read benchmarking tool for every EMS agency. With insights from over 12 million EMS respons...
In this episode, we interview Will Chapleau, RN, EMT-P, from the International Prehospital Medicine Institute about research related to falls.
This podcast is sponsored by ESO.
It’s that time again! ESO just dropped their 2024 EMS Index — a must-read benchmarking tool for every EMS agency. With insights from over 12 million EMS responses in 2023, it covers topics like bystander CPR, ambulance offload times, and opioid overdoses. Yo...
Central Berkeley (SC) Fire and EMS Deputy Chief Justin Miles-Miller talks about his department’s policy of allowing select EMS providers to carry weapons on-duty. You can read more about an armed EMS policy here.
This podcast is sponsored by ESO.
It’s that time again! ESO just dropped their 2024 EMS Index — a must-read benchmarking tool for every EMS agency. With insights from over 12 million EMS responses in 2023, it covers topics...
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