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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Category: Columns
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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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EMS Health and Fitness — Part 1
It’s no surprise seeing new EMTs, medics, and, yes, even firefighters go from fit to flab pretty darn quick. To be fit you need a balance of rest, exercise, and
Paramedics with a patient. Photo by michaeljung
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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10 Airway Tips & Tricks – Part 2
So you couldn’t get enough, huh? Back for more tips and tricks to help you with your airways? Here they are! 6) Modify Your Blade. Instead of trying to hold
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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,
LifeVac in Use. Photo by Eddie Brody
What Do You Do When The “Heimlich Maneuver” Doesn’t Work?
What happens when your little boy chokes on a piece of chicken and the back blows and abdominal thrusts just aren’t working? Other than continuing to pounding on their chest
Tired Person Sleeping In The Car. By Creative Images
Caught Snoring Through 2 Stoplights (Commentary)
I remember waking up at 2 o’clock in the morning to go on a move up to another station. I was working with a guy who obviously was very drowsy
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Should EMS Workers Get Time Off to Vote?
With all the election madness, the question occurred to me whether EMS Workers, Firefighters, and other people providing public safety services should be able to get time off in order
A diverse group of adult education students in class. By Blend Images
You Thought You Taught Them Well!
As many of you know out there in the world of EMT instruction, sometimes we think we got ‘through’ to the students and sometimes we get one of those classes
