Practical EMS
My mission is to use the stories we all have in emergency medicine to encourage and uplift you where you are. EMT, Paramedic, nurse, PA, NP or physician. Emergency medicine is a very difficult specialty with unique challenges, and it calls us all to be better than the average person in order to stay healthy for our patients, our families and own mental wellness. I want to connect with EMS crews, fire crews, ER RN's, ER techs and new ER advanced practice providers to better understand their current struggles. I also want to bridge the gap between prehospital medicine and the emergency department and to encourage those seeking to become an advanced practice provider. Disclaimer: All Practical EMS content is opinion only. It is unaffiliated with any company or organization and does not represent any company or organization that Aaron currently works for or has worked for in the past. No content should be taken as medical advice.
Practical EMS
90 | Doing difficult things makes you stronger | Pain of getting well is sometimes greater than the pain of staying stuck | Is emergency medicine your purpose
Whatever your beliefs regarding God or lack of a God as you work in emergency medicine, I hope this episode will uplift and encourage you
Laurie likes to reflect on the one patient she was there to help during the day. Or the one patient she was there to interact with
It is important to reflect on your highs, your lows and even things that made you laugh
Where is that line of caring for people and balancing your own family and priorities?
Jesus said the poor you will have with you always. You will never be able to fix every problem. We can’t take on a God complex. We have to check on ourselves to know when we are giving too much of ourselves
Daniel raises a point in his book, that the fruits of the Spirit are produced by you going through difficult situations with difficult people
Overcoming difficult things can make us better if we allow it to and we can be a light to those around us
Every day is not “I am blessed and highly favored”, there are some days where you feel bright and full and others where everything is difficult
Jesus knows that the pain of getting well is sometimes greater than the pain of staying stuck
Is emergency medicine your purpose?
Eric talks about the blessing it is to directly impact another person, but it is not his life’s mission. His identity is not an ER physician, it is a child of God
Laurie overall agrees but she stresses that she is called to be an ER PA. It’s the expression of the skills God has given her
I think I am somewhere in between the two of them, I definitely feel called to work in the ED but don’t want it to be my whole identity either
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Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn’t represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.