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
93 | Old school paramedics Casey and Eddie | I’m not doing it for the pay | The Privilege we have | Working in the ED as a paramedic
I tell those EMT’s that want to go to PA school or further education to just skip paramedic school. Go to paramedic school if you want to be a paramedic
“I’m not doing it for the pay, I’m doing it because I love it.”
Being a paramedic puts you in a unique position to save someone’s life in the span of 5 minutes
Eddie took calls personally. He gave every call his everything
Sometimes the patients survive despite all the odds being against them and some die despite all the odds being in their favor
We have to remember to respect the patients that may not have earned it because it speaks more about who we are than who they are
We will always have patients that treat us poorly, but it is more about rising above and detaching
We have the privilege of taking care of people on their worst days
Eddie talks about how EMS caused him to mature quickly
You will always have to deal with Karens in emergency medicine, you must rise above their bad behavior
Patients deserve our professionalism and respect even when they may not have earned it
Eddie talks about the difference between being in the field as a paramedic and in the ED
Eddie talks about how important it is to treat your patient as a human and not be a robot but be a human yourself
We need to build rapport and trust with our patient in order for them to accept our plan of care
Often the concern is different than the chief complaint
We talk about how certain tasks become second nature and allow you to converse with patients simultaneously
Humor can really help improve your patients’ care if you can read the room accurately
You don’t have to be an extrovert to be successful in EMS
We talk about how, working in emergency medicine, it can really take all the social energy you have
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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.