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They’re great if you don’t run hard right?

We carry that model of stair chair. It doesn’t get used much. It’s a shame. It’s a great tool.

I always loved 8 hour shifts. Nice, short, easy.

Nope, doesn’t help.

Want to make sure I'm getting this right: Are you saying that the one thing you would change would be for people to accept EMS, in all of it's imperfections and commit to doing a good job anyway? Or are you implying futility and suggesting that this isn't a question worth asking, just accept EMS...

Fair enough.. we say that more tongue in cheek than anything. We all have a lot of fun with it, don't think anybody has ever been forced to play.

I've said this for years.. totally agree.

You're missing out.

Anyone ever play I.B.I.U.E.I. with your partner on the ambulance? It's a great game. Stands for, "I Buy It U Eat It". Goes like this: You stop at a gas station and buy anything you want. Your partner then has to eat it. They don't get to say they're not playing. There's only 1 rule: It has to...

In 10 words or less, if you could change one thing about the way EMS operates in your system what would that one thing be?

Try not to feel too bad. As one of my mentors once said: "You are allowed to feel bad about something only until the end of the day, but before you go to bed, forgive yourself and make a commitment to do better on the next call." I've always lived by this maxim and it has helped me grow...

Thank you. I think we have been guilty of the "this is how we do it" thing from time to time. I guess it's hard to decide when we should hold on to that or let it go. I'm guessing, if we truly teach it correctly we should hang on to it. I have also seem similar performance problems to the...

Thank you. That is pretty much what we are seeing also.

A question for EMS training officers and educators: What are the biggest challenges your company encounters in preparing new EMTs and Paramedics to your system? The gravity of the question I am asking is not lost on me. I could give you paragraphs detailing the challenges we encounter...

Discussing cost of transport with patient's isn't a good idea. EMS re-reimbursement is extremely complex and each situation is unique. For systems that don't recommend a response to questions about the cost of transport, maybe they should. It might help to thwart risk and liability. Also...

Hey there, Not sure what you are looking for. I have 20 years experience in EMS and am a current EMS educator. I run the new hire orientation program at a large city ambulance service. I guess a good starting place, before I make any recommendations would be to understand a little bit more...