A while back… when I was in Medic school, our primary teacher Margo, used to have a saying about those of us in the EMS business. Margo would tell us that
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Author: Jack Murphy
Jack Murphy is a licensed firefighter, EMT and EMS Instructor in Michigan and California, holds a JD in real estate law and BA in History as well as numerous industry related certifications. These days Jack teaches a Hybrid EMT program at a small College in the Los Angeles area.
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Careers for EMTs
When I first started teaching EMT courses a number of years ago, I had a picture in my mind of what an EMT does, where an EMT works and how
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The EMS Bully
In EMS, like any industry, we tend to have the usual percentage of team members that either just don’t get it or just have a very low value for human
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Some Thoughts On Stress Relief
Stress relief and how we deal with stress is very personal to each and every one of us on earth and that is especially true in the world of EMS
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The Emergence of the Professional EMT
For some reason, I’m not quite sure why, but being a EMT has become a starting point to either becoming a Paramedic or to work at the local Fire department or
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Mentoring EMTs On Clinical Ride-Alongs
A number of years ago, when I was a fresh-faced EMT student back in Michigan, as part of both Medic school and EMT, like all other students in this field,
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The Search and Rescue EMT
As an EMS instructor, one the challenges I face each semester is the girth of job opportunities for my students and helping them match their ambitions and goals with the
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The Tactical EMT
As an EMT instructor I come across students from all walks of life, from young adults fresh out of high school to adults looking to start a new or second
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The Importance of Being Proficient at Medical and Trauma Assessment
As long as I have taught EMT classes I have tried my best to instill in students the absolute importance of being highly proficient, to the point of expert level,
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The RIGHT Way to Prepare for the NREMT Exam
So you have just recently completed and passed your Emergency Medical Technician course and you are now preparing to take the National Registry written exam. And of course, you want
