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In this EMS Week episode of Inside EMS, Cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson welcome Brian K. Hathaway, president/CEO of Spirit EMS, in Greenville, Ohio, who offers a free EMT training program. Hathaway shares his perspective on how EMS education has changed, and the creative ways Spirit is attracting, engaging and retaining recruits – from 2-year agreements, to giving away a car during training.

Together, they discuss:

• Why Hathaway is the Oprah Winfrey of EMT education
• How to engage and motivate the workforce
• What Hathaway is looking for when he evaluates student patient assessments
• How we deliver education to the newer generation

Memorable quotes from this episode

“As we educate in the classroom and make sure that people are comfortable and confident in their skills, and we’re making sure that we’re doing that good head-to-toe assessment on the patients – that that’s the ultimate important thing.”

“Memorizing 43 things on a skills sheet to make sure that we’ve touched everything is not necessarily applicable to every patient that we’re taking care of.”

“My concern is we’ve got to get people involved and we’ve got to continue to change with the times or it’s going to be a competition when I’m in the nursing home 25-30 years from now as to who’s going to get out of bed and respond to the call if we don’t do something now.”

Additional resources

What skills should we test? A simple framework for an EMT skills competency portfolio

Whatever will we do without the skill sheets? NREMT is discontinuing the ALS psychomotor exam. That’s a good thing, if you let it be

About our Guest

Brian K. Hathaway is president/CEO of Spirit EMS, in Greenville, Ohio. Brian has been actively involved in Fire/EMS since 1996. Aside from his duties as an owner of Spirit, Brian is a 27-year veteran of the Union City Fire Department and continues to work part-time as a 911 dispatcher at the Darke County Sheriff's Office where he has worked since 1999. Brian is a certified Advanced EMT, EMS continuing education instructor, volunteer firefighter, Certified Ambulance Coder, Certified Ambulance Compliance Officer and Certified Emergency Medical Dispatcher. Brian serves as education chairman and is a board member of the Ohio Ambulance and Medical Transportation Association, a member of the Four County Career Center advisory board, a member of the Darke County Chamber of Commerce, and attends the EUM Church in Greenville. Brian enjoys spending time with his wife Audrey as well as their daughter Naomi.

Educating the public about when it is appropriate to call EMS – and how quickly we should get there

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In this EMS Week episode of Inside EMS, Cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson dive into where emergency care begins, and how community paramedicine launched a paradigm shift years in the making. They discuss how EMS did a fine job of educating the community about the obstacles and dangers of the job during COVID-19, but need to capitalize on and maintain that momentum moving forward.

Memorable quotes from this episode:

• “Community paramedicine has everything to do with EMS week.”
• “Advocacy is what this is all about, and we as a profession have kind of fallen down on the job for quite a while on educating the public about the capabilities of EMS, and the obstacles and hardships that we face, and that’s what EMS Week is all about.”
• “We need to leverage our advocacy and teach the real first responders, the public, about what’s appropriate to call EMS for and what they can do to crowdsource that urgent care.”

Chris and Kelly discuss:

• How emergency care begins at dispatch and nurse triage of 911
• ET3 and the telehealth model
• Kelly’s experience with treatment-in-place and alternate destinations
• Response time standards

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In this episode of Inside EMS, Kelly Grayson rejoins Cohost Chris Cebollero to discuss his recent medical scare and to celebrate 10 years of Inside EMS.

Kelly recently suffered a massive pulmonary embolus, which severely compromised blood flow to nearly 100% of both his lungs.

Though he admits delaying care was not the brightest decision at the time, he now knows how close he came to losing his life, and is committed to taking his health seriously – both mental and physical.

Notable quotes from this episode

“Be good patients and don’t be stupid. We are the world’s worst at taking care of ourselves.”

“It slapped me upside the face on April 14 that it’s time to start walking the walk about your own health.“

“Even if you have the capacity to rationalize, and the capacity to be clinically analytic during your own medical emergency, ultimately, all it’s going to do is give you piece of mind when you die that you knew what killed you.”

Read more about Kelly’s medical scare:

• ‘Is this what dying feels like?’ A wake-up call and a plea: Don’t be stubborn about your health
• After the wakeup call: First steps of a wellness journey “The problem with people testing their limits is that they often find them.”

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In this episode of Inside EMS, Host Chris Cebollero is joined by Firefighter/Paramedic Steve Whitehead, NREMT-P, and scholar-practitioner Nick Nudell, PhD(c).

Real-life friends, Whitehead and Nudell bring forth an EMS debate in which they find themselves on opposite sides: the importance of reporting mechanism of injury.

In paramedic school, they teach us to take what we see at the scene and bring that into the hospital – to take photos, describe the damage to the vehicle, etc., Chris notes. But, does it matter?

Chris listens to their perspectives as they state their case, and then makes his decision. Listen in and let us know your thoughts: is reporting mechanism of injury important?

Memorable quotes from this episode

“This is one of the few things in EMS in which we need to own. Because if we make a mistake and we evaluate the mechanism of injury wrong, no one else can fix that for us.” — Steve Whitehead

“For all except the most unusual mechanisms of injury, the photo is likely worthless.” — Steve Whitehead

“The critical things that the trauma surgeons are really trying to get at in that moment when the patient arrives is – is their airway patent, are they breathing, is their blood circulating – they are going to the ABCs, just like we do.” — Nick Nudell

ABOUT OUR GUESTS

Steve Whitehead

Steve Whitehead, NREMT-P, is an EMS instructor with the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority in Lone Tree, Colorado, and the creator of the blog The EMT Spot. He is a primary instructor for South Metro's EMT program and a lifelong student of emergency medicine. Reach him through his blog at steve@theemtspot.com.

Nick Nudell

Scholar-practitioner Nick Nudell, PhD(c), is the manager of trauma research services for UCHealth, in Loveland, Colorado; and the president of the American Paramedic Association. He has more than 24 years of data science, public policy and paramedicine experience at all levels, including as a hospital and ambulance-based clinician, educator, consultant, regulator, program manager, executive and researcher.

His research interests include innovative governance models and improving health system design to reduce systemic healthcare disparities through mixed methods research concentrated on system design and implementation. He is an advocate for social justice and health equity, interested in discovering the most appropriate resources to provide for a person's needs, in suitable locations, at the right time.

Additionally, through his clinical practice, he has gained significant real-world field and academic experience with behavioral health and substance use disorders that contribute to his health equity and social justice scholarship.

Jon Lee joins the podcast to discuss following the evidence and pharmacology research insights

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In this episode, one of Chris Cebollero’s favorite authors, Jonathan Lee, joins Chris for a discussion of his most recent article, a research analysis examining the benefits of midazolam vs. morphine.

While morphine is the go-to drug when it comes to cardiac events, once you look at the research, there are some red flags, Lee notes.

Lee’s analysis focused on

• The in-hospital mortality had no significant difference between midazolam versus morphine
• The frequency of serious adverse events in using morphine versus

Listen in to the discussion.

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Jonathan Lee: Front-line pharm
• KinderMedic
• Research analysis: Midazolam vs. morphine

About our guest

Jonathan Lee is a critical care paramedic with Ornge in Toronto, Canada, with over 25 years of experience in 911, critical care, aeromedical and pediatric critical care transport. Jonathan’s teaching experience includes classroom, clinical and field education as well as curriculum development and design across a number of health professions.

He is currently delivering KinderMedic, a program he developed to improve the confidence and competence of prehospital providers caring for acutely ill children. In addition to his clinical practice, he is also adjunct faculty in the Paramedic Program at Georgian College. Jonathan is a freelance author and has been invited to speak across North America and Europe on topics such as pediatrics, analgesia and stress.

Jonathan has previously served on committees for professional organizations including the Ontario Paramedic Association and NAEMT. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Critical Care from Cardiff University. Jonathan can be contacted via Twitter and LinkedIn.

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In this episode of Inside EMS, cohost Chris Cebollero reflects on his time in the military and the privilege of serving in the military’s Honor Guard. Chris explains the significance of the 13 folds of the American flag and the honor felt in folding the flag that would be given to a family member of a fallen servicemember.

Chris is joined by Folds of Honor’s Senior Vice President of Outreach, Luke Sherman. Sherman is a past chairman and now senior member with the Board of Directors for the National Tactical Officers Association; a 29 year veteran of the Tulsa Police Department; and owner and principal with Aegis CPG, a Tulsa-based security consulting company.

Sherman shares how the Folds of Honor scholarship program will now benefit first responders, including paramedics and EMTS.

Lt. Col. Dan Rooney started Folds of Honor after his second tour of duty in Iraq. As a fighter pilot in the Oklahoma Air National Guard, he became painfully aware of the realities families face when a loved one in uniform is fallen or disabled.

On his return flight home, the pilot announced the plane carried the remains of Corporal Brock Bucklin on board. Lt. Col. Rooney watched as Corporal Bucklin’s twin brother walked somberly alongside the flag-covered casket to meet his family on the tarmac.

Lt. Col. Rooney committed to meeting sacrifice with hope through Folds of Honor, providing life-changing scholarships to the spouses and children of America’s fallen or disabled servicemembers. Folds of honor has awarded more than 44,000 educational scholarships totalling about $200M since 2007

And now, the mission expands to the families of America’s first responders.

Additional resources

Learn more about supporting Folds of Honor’s mission to help fund educational opportunities for military and first responder families, or to apply for a scholarship at FoldsOfHonor.org.

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According to Bureau of Labor statistics, for healthcare workers, assault is the most common source of nonfatal injury or illness requiring time off of work.

In this episode of Inside EMS, Host Chris Cebollero is joined by Jason Brooks, BAS, EMT-P, I/C, to discuss the rising frequency of assaults against EMS providers.

Brooks owns and operates DT4EMS, LLC, providing defensive tactics for escaping, mitigating and surviving violent attacks. He has been in the EMS profession for over 25 years, serving as a firefighter, paramedic, paramedic educator and EMS administrator.  He has spent nearly a decade studying the issue of violence in healthcare.

Together, they discuss:

• Personal defense and de-escalation training
• When to de-escalate domestic violence cases
• What to do when verbal de-escalation fails
• 4 rules of physicial and mental defense
• When to leave the scene

Notable quotes from Jason Brooks

If you’re being threatened, you need to make the decision, “is this safe for me to stay here?”

“It's not patient abandonment to leave a scene that's unsafe.”

“There's no law out there that says that you have to sit there and be abused, be assaulted, etc. If it's unsafe, we need to know that care can end.”

“If it gets to the point where it's escalated so quickly, if you have to leave equipment behind for your safety, leave it.”

Additional resources

• Special coverage: Protecting EMS providers from violence
• Preventing violence against EMS personnel
• Research Analysis: Preventing downstream consequences of EMS assaults

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In this episode of Inside EMS, host Kelly Grayson welcomes Nancy Magee, volunteer EMS consultant, and

Rom Duckworth, fire captain and paramedic EMS coordinator for the Ridgefield (Connecticut) Fire Department and the founder of the New England Center for Rescue and Emergency Medicine.

As a NAEMT board member, Rom recently attended the EMS advocacy event, EMS on the Hill, along with Nancy, who attended to represent the interests of rural EMS providers. 

Rom shared, “Bottom line, the experience was great, some parts a little frustrating, but I feel like we were fighting the good fight overall and it was a learning experience for me and I think an eye opening experience for a lot of the other people who were down there trying to fight for a little bit more money, a little bit more protection and a little bit more rights for EMS providers.”

Nancy and Rom recount their experiences and what they learned in Washington, including:

• What the representatives asked of legislators
• Why it’s important to be specific in grant funding
• The elephant in the room (hint, it’s fee-for-service)
• Where the money goes

Connect with us

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While EMS is uniquely rewarding, it is also uniquely challenging, with physical, mental and emotional impacts. During the inaugural First Responder Wellness Week, our dynamic duo, Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson, hosted a special live edition of Inside EMS.

In this edition, our cohosts, joined by EMS One-Stop podcast host Rob Lawrence, welcome Global Medical Response's Ed Racht, MD; and Rhonda Kelly, who manage one of, if not the biggest EMS wellness programs in existence. Listen in to learn how wellness programs are essential to creating resilient responders, and what's working to support members' health, emotional wellness and coping strategies for career longevity.

WHAT ATTENDEES LIKED FROM THIS PRESENTATION

"Great ideas and options to assist providers when they need help and to encourage them to ask for help." 

"Good practical ideas to implement."

"It was very informative on information that we as an industry are using to move ahead with responder wellness." 

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As we lead up to Lexipol’s First Responder Wellness Week, this week’s cohosts Rob Lawrence and Kelly Grayson learn about the work of two important EMS and public safety charitable organizations – EMS Gives Life, with Executive Director, Christine Fiechter, and the Code Green campaign with Treasurer and Board Member RJ Morrison.

Top quotes from this episode

 “Who knew you could donate a portion of your liver – many of us don’t and that portion of your liver you donate grows back in full size and functionality in a short period of time.” —Christine Fiechter

“This is a community that has a very hard time asking for help. They don’t want to ask for help, they want to sit silently; they are used to being the helper, it’s very awkward to ask for someone to donate a kidney.” — Christine Fiechter

“We bring to your attention the names of people that have passed through suicide or have passed through medical or accidents, etc., but we never talk about the people that didn’t – what about the people that did go and get help, that did reach out, that did ask for support, and we don’t read their name, because they were successful.” — RJ Morrison discussing the Code Green “Names not read” tag line

“No one knew how many of our brethren took their own lives unless someone reported it, or said so in an obituary, and we still don’t know how many died in accidents because they were depressed or suffering from PTSD. It’s hard to do good work if you don’t have the statistics and the [FBHA Register] is a crucial initiative.” — Kelly Grayson

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If you’ve seen his videos, you’ve likely said to yourself, “been there, done that.” In this episode of Inside EMS, cohost Kelly Grayson and guest cohost Rob Lawrence welcome Firefighter-influencer Jason Patton to the show. Patton, famous for Fire Department Chronicles and Fire Department Coffee, offers a caffeine-fueled glimpse at how he got started in producing videos that have garnered him over 5 million followers.

Listen in as they discuss:

• The power of social media
• The “can’t make this stuff up” calls we’ve all been to that produce fodder for his videos
• Patton’s tips for sharing your own message with the masses, including an outside-of-the-box suggestion for why mistakes are a good thing

Don’t miss:

• “The world, especially our world, needs humor.”
• Patton’s approach to tough topics
• What he did to get a cease-and-desist letter from National Geographic

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In the 10-year anniversary episode of the Inside EMS podcast, Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the shortage of EMTs, the imperfections of the onboarding process, and the importance of having good leaders in demanding jobs.

Join Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson as they celebrate 10 years of the Inside EMS podcast by taking a hard look at the desperate search for more EMTs. With more EMS professionals nationally registered now than ever before, the duo dissects why those statistics don’t match up with the number of EMTs currently working.

Our hosts take a close look at EMS leaders and their impact on new EMTs. Plus, they cover specific ways that we can improve the onboarding process to better prepare EMS professionals, and how the sink or swim method is harming new EMTs.

LISTEN IN WHILE WE DISCUSS:

• The lack of preparation in onboarding new EMTs.
• Is there really a shortage in EMS?
• Why is it so important to pair new EMTs with good mentors?
• The negative impact of hazing in EMS.
• How to take care of yourself while maintaining a successful EMS career.

CAN’T-MISS MOMENTS

• “What we have is a shortage of people who are willing to work under horrible conditions for chump change and be unappreciated.”
• “We spend an inordinate amount of time recruiting adrenaline junkies and trying to teach them to be hand holders when we should be recruiting hand holders and teaching them how to function in a crisis.”
• “We need to teach new EMTs to keep that soft chewy center and retain that compassion for as long as they possibly can.”

Resources mentioned on the show

• Article: “Top 10 Ways to Ruin a Good EMT” written by Kelly Grayson
• Book: “Ultimate Leadership: 10 Rules for Success” written by Chris Cebollero

Connect with us

• Listen to this episode of the Inside EMS podcast and look out for new episodes every Friday
• Contact us at theshow@EMS1.com
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Host Kelly Grayson gets vulnerable on the podcast, as he shares his experiences with PTSD, resiliency and how best to deal with hidden emotions. Asked to be a guest author in a recent anthology on coping with traumatic stress, Kelly's contributed chapter in "But Not Broken" focused on a particular call that caused him to struggle for years and how he worked through it. 

Our co-hosts also explore how the act of writiung or journaling can have therapeutic benefits for first responders who are grappling with traumatic stress, as Kelly shares his tips for dealing with feelings through the written word. 

"Any of us can suffer from PTSD ... and as the saying goes, it's not what's wrong with you, it's what's happened to you," Kelly says.

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Inside EMS hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson open this week's episode with the news of the death of Paramedic Pete Reed, a former Marine who was recently killed in Ukraine when his ambulance was shelled by Russian forces as he was helping to evacuate civilians out of the city of Bakhmut.

"I have tremendous respect for those who don't have a legal requirement to render aid but give of themselves, and in this case, Pete Reed paid the ultimate sacrifice," says Grayson. 

Our co-hosts also discuss a county in New York that is offering a 10% property tax exemption for volunteer providers and firefighters, as well as the sentencing details for a man who stabbed an on-duty EMS captain. 

"We see a lot of our peers who are getting assaulted and getting hurt on the job. Where is the justice for those people?" asks Chris Cebollero. 

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Top quotes

"Ten years from now, this work that you do still shows up on your work history and what will it say about you as you go forward and you go on to the next phase in your career?" — Chris Cebollero

"That's why we have this podcast. This is something we do to extend our advocacy and our passion for our profession beyond the guy in the other seat in the truck and beyond the classroom. It's a way to leave our mark and leave our profession a little better than we found it by spreading the message and getting advocacy out there to a broader range of people." — Kelly Grayson

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This special episode of Inside EMS is a crossover post from FireRescue1's new Better Every Shift Podcast. Hosted by Madison (Wisconsin) Firefighter Aaron Zamzow and FireRescue1 Editor-in-Chief Janelle Foskett, the show brings kitchen table conversations to the airwaves, always focused on solutions, positivity and the realities of station life.  

Follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. 

This episode of the Better Every Shift podcast is extra super because Zam and Janelle are talking all things Super Bowl with Glendale (Arizona) Captain Ashley Losch, digging into the fire and EMS preparations, training and coordination for this year’s big game. Captain Losch details the many moving parts of “Super Season,” what they’ve learned from the past two Super Bowls the city has hosted, plus how the Damar Hamlin incident prompted additional questions.

Plus, we get into all this:

• The big messaging change for this year
• Maintaining citywide staffing during the big game
• The tabletop exercise that had 150 agencies represented

What else …

• Hot seat sneak peek: Best Super Bowl halftime shows of all time
• Don’t miss: How the super-wealthy deal with Super Bowl travel
• Episode power quote: “It’s about connection, it’s about coming together for a common goal, making sure that people are safe, making sure that everyone has a good time, everyone goes home with good memories, and the sheer amount of people that are coming together to make sure that happens is really incredible.”

Resources we mentioned on the show

• Glendale Fire on Instagram

Connect with us!

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This week, Inside EMS host Chris Cebollero is joined by Chief Gary Ludwig to discuss killing of Tyre Nichols, which led to the firing of five Memphis police officers and three members of the Memphis Fire Department. Ludwig previously served as the deputy chief of the department for 10 years, running their EMS program.

Chief Ludwig discusses professionalism, how a “normalization of deviance” may account for the lack of concern for bad behavior, and leadership’s role in keeping our workforce safe. The pair round out the episode by discussing whether it’s time for EMS to start wearing body cameras during patient care or at other times during a call.

Top takeaways

“The cameras are rolling and people know the cameras are rolling and this is still the behavior.” — Chris Cebollero

“We behave on these cameras inappropriately, and nothing happens to us. You go on the next call, there’s cameras there – body cams, security cameras, Ring doorbells – there’s cameras everywhere. We behave inappropriately and there’s no consequences, even though it was captured on camera, so it becomes normalized.” — Chief Ludwig

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As the industry waits for more details in the case involving two Illinois EMTs charged with murder in the death of a patient, cohosts Kelly Grayson and Chris Cebollero discuss the lack of compassion show by the providers and the scourge of apathy that plagues EMS. The conversation explores how EMS leaders can help keep industry personnel on a more professional path.

Top takeaways

"Members of the workforce will stay for low pay if they are treated well, or good pay if they are not treated well, but they won’t stay for both.” — Kelly Grayson

"We must define our own professionalism, and every call we go on now has the opportunity to become a national news event. It is not 'if' but 'when.'" — Chris Cebollero

Additional resources

• Malpractice or murder: When do EMS providers cross the line from negligence to a crime?
• Video: Is deeply disturbing patient care murder?
• Listen: 'How does this happen?' – Wolfberg and Wirth weigh in on EMT murder charges
• You've seen the video; now what? 14 action steps for EMS leaders to root out bad behavior
• You’ve seen the footage – Now what? Part 2: 15 steps for providers to compassionate care 
• Prone positioning: Therapy or apathy?

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In this episode of Inside EMS, Host Chris Cebollero discusses goal setting for a successful 2023. Chris breaks down the top 5 golden rules for making your goals and resolutions a reality.

Chris notes, “success does not happen by chance, you have to create the opportunities that will create your success.”

Listen for more on:

1. Developing a motivating value statement
2. Using the SMART method of developing goals
3. The importance of developing an action plan
4. Ensuring you are sticking to the plan you developed

This is a great show to outline a blueprint for your success in 2023.

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In the first episode of the 10th year in EMS, Cohost Chris Cebollero is joined by the legal powerhouse of Page, Wolfberg & Wirth’s EMS Attorneys Doug Wolfberg, Esq.; and Steve Wirth, Esq. to discuss the case everyone is talking about.

An Illinois prosecutor has filed virtually unprecedented first-degree murder charges against two EMS providers over the death of a patient in their care. Wolfberg and Wirth broke down the points of the case and the lessons for EMS in an EMS1 article, "Malpractice or murder: When do EMS providers cross the line from negligence to a crime?"   

In this episode, Wolfberg and Wirth share their first impressions of the case and the body camera footage of the incident.

Wolfberg noted what hit him was the “callous, cold, very detached, aggressive demeanor of the providers.” “You get into EMS because you care for people – how do you get to the point to what we saw in the video – that’s really where I keep coming back to,”  Wolfberg said.

Wirth added, “it wasn’t until I looked at the video that I felt outraged – outraged is the word that comes to my mind – how could a human being deal with another human being in this fashion – basically treat another human being as an inanimate object.” He asked, “how does this happen … because we can’t allow this to happen; we can’t.”

Are first-degree murder charges warranted in this case? See how EMS1 listeners are weighing in.

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Our co-hosts bid farewell to 2022 by counting down the most talked about and debated stories from this year's slate of Inside EMS episodes. Join Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson as they discuss EMS-police relations, patients' gender identity requests, legal conundrums and more. 

Related resources

Check out the stories referenced in our episode: 

• Video: N.Y. officer on desk duty after handcuffing EMT in hospital
• 2 medics' credentials suspended after Texas patient dies in transport
• Mother's lawsuit: 23-year-old dies in ED area after Conn. hospital ignores him for 7 hours
• 2 Mich. firefighters suspended over delayed response to EMS call
• Air ambulance pilot refused to fly in dangerous conditions; feds say company retaliated

 

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This week, Cohost Kelly Grayson is joined by guest Host Greg Friese, MS, NRP, editorial director for Lexipol, and the pair discuss the traits of a great EMS book. Grayson and Friese, both fans of the genre of EMS literature, discuss the importance of clinical accuracy, a narrative arc that connects the patient responses, and author point of view. They also dive into whether the EMT or paramedic author needs to both experience and convey personal transformation through the narrative. Listen closely as Grayson and Friese shout out some of their favorite EMS authors and books. 

What's your favorite book by an EMT or paramedic? How did that book influence your education and career in EMS?  Listen to the full conversation and add your comments on the topic below.

Kelly Grayson is the author of "Perspectives, Volume I: An Emergency Medicine and Public Safety Anthology", and the follow-up, Perspectives, Volume 2.

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This week cohost Kelly Grayson is joined by guest host Greg Friese, editorial director for Lexipol, and the pair discuss a Canadian research study on the diversity of CPR manikins used in instructive social media posts within North and South America.

During a two year period, researchers found that fewer than 10% of the more than 200 manikin images used in social media instructional posts represented Black or Asian patients, while fewer than 2% represented overweight individuals.

“I kind of rolled my eyes at the study itself, but it does speak to a larger issue,” Grayson said. “No CPR manikin looks like me; none of them have legs and they all have at least one less chin than I do, but [this research] does speak to a larger issue in EMS, and society as a whole, about diversity and inclusivity in our profession.”

What do you think about the study? Listen to the full conversation and add your comments on the topic below.

Additional resources for EMS education

• The 'hidden curriculum' in EMS education: Teaching the good, the bad and the ugly
• Teaching differential diagnosis
• How to recognize lazy students, bad instructors

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Our Inside EMS cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by guest Major Chris Lokits from Louisville Metro EMS (LMEMS) to discuss paramedic intubations in the field. LMEMS is part of the Prehospital Airway Control Trial (PACT), a four-year Department of Defense research study aimed at "improving survival among people who have difficulty breathing after a trauma," through the University of Louisville. A significant number, up to 15%, of people with traumatic injuries die due to a lack of airway management. 

Dr. Raymond Orthober, LMEMS medical director and assistant professor of emergency medicine at UofL, is helping lead the university's participation in the clinical trial. 

Additional EMS1 resources for intubation

• 5 tips to provide safe and effective ventilation
• Airway management: Improving first-pass intubation success (eBook)
• 5 tips for securing a patient's airway
• Improve endotracheal intubation with First and TEN approach
• 5 things to know about endotracheal intubation

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Our cohosts are joined this week by Jeff Hensley, emergency manager for MedTrust Medical Transport in Charleston, South Carolina, who discusses the requirements for the position and the characteristics of a successful emergency manager.

The discussion also touches on the role of emergency management in the community during public health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic. 

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Inside EMS cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson respond to the social media discussion on a recent EMS1 article: "Should waveform capnography be in the EMT scope of practice?"

The comments on the topic were divided:

• "If you can bag or insert an airway, you should be able to use ETCO2. As others have said, it’s a fantastic tool for all levels of clinical practice."
• "They need to be good at what is already in their scope of practice and most of the aren’t. They’re just medic dependent."
• "... Why is this even a question? Absolutely yes."

Our cohosts discuss how to train EMTs for this skill and how to make it a reality in the educational process. Chris offers his take on the topic and suggests that nothing needs to be added to the EMT curriculum; instead, he believes it's the responsibility of the agency to teach this skill. 

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Cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the "hidden curriculum" in EMS education on this episode of the Inside EMS podcast, differentiating the fine line between a discussion of the educational components, the potentiality for bad habits and "lore" of EMS – and all three have a place. The duo makes the case for balance when teaching about the good, the bad and the ugly of an EMS career. 

The discussion also touches on valuing experience over evidence-based medicine, how to take the ego out of the educational process, and instructor tips for teaching flexibility and the importance of doing the right thing as a matter of principle to students. 

Additional EMS education resources: 

• Passion: Is it required to teach EMS?
• Addressing toxic heroism in the EMS education system
• How to recognize lazy students, bad instructors

 

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By request, this episode of Inside EMS tackles the topic of resiliency, based on a conversation cohost Chris Cebollero had with listener Benoit Rudolphe at EMS World Expo. Cebollero and fellow cohost Kelly Grayson take the idea and run with it, detailing the top six elements of achieving personal or professional resilience.

Additional resiliency resources:

•  How to build mental health resilience in EMS
• Quick Take: Building first responder resilience
• Fit for duty: How to be a resilient responder
• Enhancing first responder resilience through mindfulness
• EMT 360: Teach emotional resilience during training

 

This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

Fresh off their appearance at EMS World Expo, Inside EMS cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson break down what it takes to become a successful conference speaker. The duo discuss the process for getting engaged in events at both the state and national level, how to develop a professional presentation, the agonizing-but-cathartic process of crafting a catchy title and the critical need for to fully prepare before the event. 

To cap off the episode, Chris gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at his personal preparation process ahead of a speaking engagement. 

Learn more about attending and speaking at EMS conferences:

• Conference dos and don’ts
• How to select education sessions at an EMS conference
• EMS conferences: 10 reasons for volunteers to attend
• 10 ways to get the most out of a virtual conference

This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

This week, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the murder of FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo, who was violently stabbed to death by a man just a half mile from her home EMS station. The conversation touches on personal safety, how to prepare the EMS workforce with additional safety equipment and self defense training.

The duo also revisit the fraught discussion about arming EMS providers in the field and how thoughts on the topic have evolved over the years. 

Notable quotes from the episode

"Some people say, 'We're not combatants, we're compassionate.' I was a combat medic; we can do both." — Chris Cebollero

"Are we becoming so inured to the violence we face every day that we look at it as part of the job?" — Kelly Grayson

"I think we need to learn hand-to-hand combat, I think we need to worry about wearing Kevlar vests, and we need to think about arming our paramedics with some kind of weapon." — Chris Cebollero

 

More about fallen FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo

• An outpouring of support, outrage over FDNY EMS provider's murder
• Rapid response: Risk of senseless violence is constantly looming
• EMS response is often considered safer than firefighting, but is it?
• Former partner of slain FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo reflects on her love of EMS
• Slain FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo devoted herself to volunteer agency for 30 years
• Fallen 25-year FDNY veteran was months from retirement
• FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo to be posthumously promoted to captain

 

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In this episode, host Chris Cebollero is joined by guest co-host Mike Touchstone, who previously served as president of the National EMS Management Association and recently retired as the deputy paramedic chief of the Philadelphia Fire Department. Touchstone outlines the foundations of professionalism in your career, including the integration of your personal values, how to develop a personal strategic plan and how to advance to the next level of your EMS career. For good measure, Touchstone also offers a few tips on developing a national presence through professional writing and speaking on EMS issues at conferences. 

This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In this episode, cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the drug Ketamine and its use in EMS. Providers may utilize the drug to assist with many different conditions they encounter in the field. The discussion references a recent article regarding ketamine's possible use in treating anxiety and depression, and the conversation turns to other drugs that are being used to treat similar maladies, such as MDMA, which has been touted as helpful when treating terminal patients.

Additional resources for ketamine use in EMS:

6 ways to avoid ketamine pitfalls

Article Bites: Pain management options

Understanding prehospital ketamine: Dosing to drawbacks

Excited delirium: The Long Beach integrated medical response

Vodcast: Patient with delirium and agitated behavior

This episode of the Inside EMS podcast is sponsored by Verizon Frontline, the advanced network and technology for first responders on the front lines. Learn more at verizon.com/frontline.

In this special crossover episode, public safety leaders come together to reflect on the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the legacy of 9/11 in the emergency services.

Inside EMS host Chris Cebollero is joined by Policing Matters host Jim Dudley, deputy chief (ret.), of the San Francisco Police Department; and Gary Ludwig, of the Champaign (Illinois) Fire Department, the 2022 IAFC Career Fire Chief of the Year.

Together, they discuss how first responders have continued to move forward for over 20 years now and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9/11 as recruits enter public safety who were not even born yet at the time.

The focus is on honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice and lived up to their oath to help others in their time of need, the legacy of lessons learned about responding in a hazardous situation, ongoing vigilance against threats and why “never forget” should not be a cavalier statement, but one made with meaning, purpose and with emphasis.

Read more recollections, as well as how lessons learned are impacting the way first responders of today train and respond to incidents in our 9/11 coverage, sponsored by Verizon.

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In this episode, cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by guests Lisa Giruzzi and Robbie MacCue, founders of the EMS Leadership Academy in New York. The robust conversation emphasizes the most important attributes of a leader, and the group discusses what future EMS leaders should know about the current state of the industry and where it's headed. Giruzzi and MacCue also share the philosophy of the EMS Leadership Academy and discuss the upcoming Fourth Annual EMS Leadership Summit. 

Learn more about the summit here. 

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From monkeypox to state licensure, to certification requirements and funding recruitment programs, it’s been a busy few weeks in EMS news. In this episode of Inside EMS, our cohosts run down the biggest news stories of the day, and what they mean for the future of EMS.

Together, they discuss:

• Monkeypox. With cases now identified in all 50 states, including a handful of pediatric cases, is it time to be anticipatory in preparing for a monkeypox emergency? Chris and Kelly discuss how transmission method, decontamination practices and COVID fatigue all come into play.
• State licensure. After the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced that it has established an EMS task force to evaluate medical services, systems and a state licensing system, Chris and Kelly applaud their efforts and encourage others to look to other states for programs and solutions to EMS staffing issues.
• A state-funded EMT class. Pennsylvania is using state dollars to fund an EMT class for underemployed residents, supported by the Johnstown Fire Department, with training provided by Conemaugh School of Emergency Medical Services Program Director Mike Rodgers. Kelly notes this creative solution will hopefully help to grow the EMS talent pool, but cautions, “we don’t have a paramedic shortage; we have a shortage of paramedics who are willing to work in toxic environments.” As long as the graduates are placed in positive environments, he can’t see a downside. “Hopefully this seed corn that Pennsylvania is developing here isn’t spoiled and is allowed to take root in a positive environment with a good agency and help relieve some of the staffing woes there in Pennsylvania,” he comments.
• NREMT certification proposal. Finally, our cohosts discuss the EMS story that had everyone up in arms. After a lively comment period, the National Registry rescinded a resolution that would have changed EMS certification eligibility criteria. Kelly noted in his opinion, and according to the majority of comments received, this was a potential step backward for EMS. Our cohosts discuss how the comment period worked exactly as it should, and the National Registry listened to the stakeholders, while also putting education standards front and center.

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This week, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson tackle the topic of TXA, including its uses and how to administer it. In a recent article, "Understanding TXA," columnist Jonathan Lee offers an overview on how TXA is becoming a mainstay in the field and makes a case for it to be considered for shock and trauma patients. Grayson, who carries TXA on his ambulance, shares the protocols for the drug's administration and management. 

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In this week's episode, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by Adam Heinz, executive director of REMSA Health in Reno, Nevada. The trio discusses the future of EMS, how agencies should rethink current systems and the role of EMS providers, and the best ways to recruit and retain new career professionals. Adam also shares the four P's for developing a successful EMS system.

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In this edition of EMS One-Stop, recorded at the Pinnacle EMS 2022 leadership conference, Host Rob Lawrence chats with Joe Ryan, MD.

Dr. Ryan is adjunct clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine at Stanford University and is well known as a veteran EMS medical director at some of the most notable EMS operations in the country, past and present, including MAST in Kansas City; City of Pittsburgh EMS; Sun Star in Pinellas County, Florida; Santa Clara County EMS in California; and REMSA in Reno, Nevada. 

Dr. Ryan was at Pinnacle to pay homage to his lifelong friend, Jack Stout, whose life was celebrated at the conference.

In the podcast, Dr. Ryan discusses the origins of high-performance EMS and his involvement with Jack Stout as he set EMS systems up. Additionally, Rob and Dr. Ryan look to the future and discuss the “silver tsunami” in geriatric healthcare.

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In this crossover edition of EMS One-Stop and Inside EMS, hosts Rob Lawrence and Chris Cebollero report together from Pinnacle EMS 2022 leadership conference and are joined by guest Bruce Evans, president of NAEMT. 

During the discussion, Bruce issues a call-to-action to save ambulance services as we know it, in the face political, reimbursement and recruiting pressures. The crew also discusses their favorite presenters and presentations from the conference, and offer a vivid description of the memorial to the late Jack Stout, considered to be the father of high-performance EMS systems.

 

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There are more paramedics in Australia than there are paramedic jobs!

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Host Rob Lawrence speaks with Mick Lazell, Neil Noble, Alan Mountford and Colin Allen of Australia EMS.

They are currently in the U.S., leading a study tour of undergraduate paramedic students from various Australian universities. They discuss the over-production of graduate paramedics in Australia and how they hope that visa, and clinical certification and registration hurdles can be overcome to allow Australian paramedics to seek employment in the US.

As we head to the Pinnacle EMS leadership conference, this could provide a key discussion point as we desperately seek to increase our clinical workforce.

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In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson analyze the most popular stories of the week, beginning with an incident in Rochester, New York, where an EMT hit a police officer's squad car that was parked in the ambulance bay with the rig door, leading to the officer eventually handcuffing the provider. 

Our co-hosts then discuss the statement put out by the NAEMSP regarding NREMT's change to education standards – which is open for public comment until Aug. 17. 

The talk then turns to an assault of a paramedic and nurse after a patient was placed in triage at a local hospital. Every EMS organization should be aware of the rise in violence and have a plan in place to keep EMS providers safe on duty.

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Host Rob Lawrence welcomes Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT, chief strategic integration officer of MedStar Ft Worth.

Matt describes how Walt Disney World’s culture and approach to the guest experience contain important lessons for EMS agencies, our leaders and our providers. The conversation covers:

• The importance of branding
• How reputations are built and can implode
• The importance of “cast member” selection for your agency
• How paying attention to the 1,000 little things create a magical immersive experience for your employees and patients

EMS1 is the premier media partner at the Pinnacle EMS conference and Rob and Matt also highlight the pre-conference session, “Hot topics in high-performance/high-value EMS,” as well as the AIMHI webinar, “How much funding do you need?” which will be featured in a future episode.

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

In this episode of Inside EMS, our cohosts,  Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson, are joined by former EMS Director for the state of Utah, and current FirstNet Board Member, Paul Patrick.

The discussion revolves around communication and making communication a stress-free resource. Patrick shares his knowledge on how communication can be hampered in MCI response, how we changed our communication practice during the pandemic and what we learned for the future of communication.

He then shares some information about the history of FirstNet, how it came about and what it means for the first responder community. 

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

"Amateurs talk tactics. Professionals talk logistics" — General Omar Bradley

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Host Rob Lawrence chats with Superintendent Joe O'Hare of Boston EMS. After an illustrious EMS career, O'Hare is heading into a well-earned retirement. Rob and Joe reflect on leadership lessons learned as well as Joe’s experience as EMS commander during the Boston Marathon bombing.

The conversation covers leadership, partnership, cooperation, interoperability, logistics, NIMS, ICS and the Olympic flame.

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

In this week's episode, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss EMS1 columnist Todd Bowman's recent article, "5 ways to build confident providers". The discussion delves into training practices, building confidence with crew resource management, and understanding how call repetition can build the skills for treating patients.

The conversation then turns to the importance of a good quality assurance program, which should be considered a non-punitive process. The final point touches on reassurance, and the power of saying "thank you."

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In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Host Rob Lawrence welcomes Jay Fitch, PhD, of Fitch & Associates; and Tom Judge, executive director of LifeFlight of Maine.

EMS1 is the premier media partner at the Pinnacle EMS conference, and Rob is a part of this year's Pinnacle Shark Tank Innovation Generator pre-conference session. In this series of podcasts, the EMS cast of the Shark Tank will join Rob to discuss their own hot topics.

In this episode of the series Rob, Jay and Tom discuss the upcoming conference and some of its key sessions, as well as current issues that those attending will ultimately look to solve. Rob also asks Jay, who has been operating in the EMS space for five decades as a leading consultant, what he is currently advising his clients as they look to operationally survive.

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

This week, our co-hosts welcome two members from the Lexington (Ky.) Fire Department, Lt. Ken Howell and Firefighter Mackenzie Gross, to discuss the organization's community paramedicine program. Gross also serves as one of two social workers in the program. 

The discussion flows as our guests outline their efforts and share how to progressively develop as a community medic. Gross, who serves as one of two social workers for the LFD, explains the importance of social work in conjunction with a community paramedicine program. 

 

Additional resources

Looking for more information about community paramedicine? Check out these additional EMS1 resources: 

• Chris Cebollero's work to bring reimbursement to community paramedicine
• How community paramedicine is a risk reduction program for your citizens
• How to hire effective community paramedics

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Just over three months ago, Rob Luckritz assumed his new appointment as the Chief of Austin Travis County EMS, Texas. He got the job after a very public selection process where he not only competed against internal, time served candidates, but also a list of very qualified external candidates. Thanks to the transparency of the process, the public, both in Austin, and far and wide, were able to follow the process every step of the way.

In this episode of EMS One-Stop, Host Rob Lawrence catches up with Rob Luckritz to discuss his first 100 days in office. Luckritz describes his reception so far, what he has found and his future plans for ATCEMS. He also offers advice for young EMS leaders aspiring to get a senior job at an organization such as ATCEMS and how to prepare for an EMS leadership career.

Luckritz also takes part in a quick-fire round, highlighting his thoughts on our current EMS challenges from recruiting to available ambulances and everything in between.  

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

This week, Inside EMS co-hosts Chris Cebellero and Kelly Grayson discuss a drafted resolution by NREMT that could affect certifications at all levels. 

If the resolution is approved following a public comment period, the National Registry executive director would update the initial certification requirements for all levels of certification (EMR, EMT, AEMT, and paramedic) to include successful completion of an EMS education program that meets or exceeds the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards and:

• has an CAAHEP-accreditation, or
• has been issued a CoAEMSP “Letter of Review,” or
• has received state EMS office approval.

Listen to the discussion and weigh in below with your comments. 

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Host Rob Lawrence welcomes Ed Racht, MD, chief medical officer at Global Medical Response; and Joelle Donofrio-Odmann, DO, deputy chief medical officer, San Diego Fire Department, to discuss what the future holds for EMS. The discussion focuses on how we get others in the house of medicine to realize what we do and appreciate it. 

EMS1 is the premier media partner at the Pinnacle EMS conference, and Rob, Mike and Remle are also part of this year's Pinnacle Shark Tank Innovation Generator pre-conference session. In this series of podcasts, the EMS cast of the Shark Tank will join Rob to discuss their own hot topics.

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

On this week's podcast, our co-hosts analyze bodycam footage released by the City of Dallas after a patient died in police custody while being transported in the back of a Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulance. According to a Dallas police deputy, the patient "became quiet and started to lose vital signs" while en route, and died shortly after arriving at the hospital. 

Listen as our co-hosts break down the video and share tips for handling a similar situation. 

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

In this week's episode, co-host Kelly Grayson interviews fellow host Chris Cebollero about his efforts to create a universal reimbursement plan for community paramedicine work. For the last three years, Cebollero has collaborated with a commerical payer to establish a pilot program that levels the reimbursement playing field, regardless of the type of EMS delivery system – fire-based, public, private, etc. The program is expected to expand to 10 states this year. Cebollero also discusses the logistics of the program, how agencies get up to speed and trained, and what it means for the future of community paramedicine in EMS. 

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Host Rob Lawrence welcomes Remle Crowe, PhD; and Mike Taigman to discuss research, improvement science and project implementation. Along the way, they also cover the UCLA Prehospital Care Research Forum, a red lights and sirens project update, and their top research projects.

EMS1 is the premier media partner at the Pinnacle EMS conference, and Rob, Mike and Remle are also part of this year's Pinnacle Shark Tank Innovation Generator pre-conference session. Over the next few weeks, the EMS cast of the Shark Tank will join Rob to discuss their own hot topics. 

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

This week, Inside EMS co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the recent mass shootings across the country in New York, Texas and Oklahoma. What does the increase in shootings mean for EMS providers and should agencies prepare? Should organizations increase training for these types of scenarios? The discussion also revolves around hardening targets, arming teachers and industry impact. 

Additional resources:

• Rapid response: 5 ways to be prepared for an MCI in your community
• Child death calls: How to talk to your family and support your mental health
• Preparing a workforce to deal with emotional trauma

 

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In light of the recent monkeypox outbreak, both the CDC and Atlanta’s National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) have issued specialist guidance to both EMS and healthcare.

To discuss this emerging issue, Rob Lawrence is joined by Alexander P. Isakov, MD, MPH, professor of emergency medicine at Emory University.  He is also the director for Emory’s Section of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, whose faculty and staff provide medical oversight for 911 communications centers, first responders, and air and ground ambulance services in the metropolitan Atlanta area.

Additionally, Dr. Isakov founded and directs the Emory-Grady EMS Bio-Safety Transport Program, which supports the Emory University Hospital Serious Communicable Diseases Unit and the CDC for the transport and management of persons confirmed or suspected to have a high consequence infectious disease. 

Discussed in the podcast are the signs and symptoms of monkeypox, methods of transmission, precautions for providers and notification requirements. The conversation also includes COVID-19, and the current upward trend in cases.

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

In this episode, host Chris Cebollero interviews co-host Kelly Grayson about his new book, "Perspectives, Volume I: An Emergency Medicine and Public Safety Anthology." The concept for the book came from a successful excercise on Grayson's blog, in which he would create a fictional patient and elicit the perspective of an ER nurse and a police officer to understand how they see the same patient. 

For his book, Grayson expanded on the concept, and invited a number of public safety and public health professionals to collaborate on the work. Our co-hosts discuss how readers should approach the book, where the idea came from and what a lay person can glean from the pages.

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In this special edition of EMS One-Stop, Host Rob Lawrence is joined by Mike Taigman, improvement guide at FirstWatch, and Nicole Holm, MA, BCC, a chaplain with Allina Health Emergency Medical Services.  This edition was recorded the day after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Holm and Taigman discuss resilience and the role of chaplaincy in EMS. The conversation identifies coping strategies and methods to prepare a workforce to deal with such levels of mental trauma in the future.

Read more: Uvalde aftermath: What should we do today? - “Sadly, this isn’t the last time we will see these headlines, but for us, today, put the tourniquet away and focus on the heart and soul of those in our charge.”

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In this episode of  EMS One-Stop, Host Rob Lawrence speaks with Stefan Korshak, senior defense correspondent for the Kiev Post. U.S.-born, now Ukrainian resident Korshak is a journalist and foreign correspondent reporter specializing in conflict zone work. 

Rob and Stefan discuss the general situation in Ukraine, humanitarian and refugee issues, and support being provided to displaced citizens by the Ukrainian Government, and the unity and morale of the general population.

In the second half of the podcast, Stefan recounts a recent visit to the front line and his interaction with ambulance and frontline medical support and evacuation operations.  To conclude, Stefan identifies current needs and it’s ambulances … as long as they are 4x4 AWD and armored.

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a recent news article out of Florida regarding a Fla. patient's Do Not Resuscitate order. The family of the patient alleges EMS providers violated the legal wishes of Celeste Salanitri, 81, who suffered from end-stage Parksinson's disease, after she was treated for a fall at an assisted living facility. 

"There is so much ambiguity when it comes to DNR's that EMS providers need to be up on how to handle when nursing staff or family members say there is a DNR in place," Cebollero says. 

Our co-hosts end the show by describing a series of DNR scenarios to consider how they would respond in the moment. 

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In this episode, host Rob Lawrence delves into the essential work of State EMS Associations, their functions and the key legislative activities they are undertaking.

His EMS leader guests for this podcast, recorded at the recent AAA Stars of Life event, include:

• Terrence Ramotar, director for government affairs for the SE region for Global Medical Response, and president of the Florida Ambulance Association
• Jimmy Pierson, president and COO of Medic Ambulance Service in Northern California, and president of the California Ambulance Association
• Chris Anderson, COO of Bell Ambulance of Milwaukee, and president of the Professional Ambulance Association of Wisconsin

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the concept of self awareness and emotional intelligence. Sometimes people push our buttons, and we allow emotions to dictate our actions – why does this happen? What is the process of analyzing our emotions that allows us to control them when confronted? Cebellero outlines the components of emotional intelligence and offers tips to better understanding through reflection and developing a solid self-awareness.

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

Anna Muller is a TikTok sensation who has been viewed on her channel over 20 million times. Muller now spends her time as a transformational life coach and public speaker.

As a keynote speaker at the American Ambulance Association 2022 Stars of Life Ceremony on May 3, 2022, in Washington D.C., Anna described the moment two paramedics saved her life after she made a difficult 911 call. That call changed her life, and generated a TikTok message that has touched millions since.

In this EMS One-Stop Podcast, Anna tells Rob Lawrence her story of survival, hope, courage and resilience, and how the interaction with EMS changed her life. Anna and Rob also discuss the patients’ eye view of being the patient in crisis and receiving care from EMS. 

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Kerri Hatt's recent article, "Fentanyl: Separating fact from fiction," which dispels the myths surrounding the drug and details how first responders should safely approach a scene where fentanyl is present. 

Additional resources: 

• Educate public safety partners about fentanyl protection
• Opioid overdose: Fact vs. fiction
• Fentanyl fever and MIH opiate interventions
• MRSA, fentanyl, bed bugs: What are you bringing home with you?
• 6 strategies to protect first responders from fentanyl
• Quiz: Fact vs. fiction on fentanyl exposure

This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T. FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open—to help you respond faster, smarter and safer.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss an article included in the most recent Paramedic Chief newsletter by Andrea Abbas, MS, NRP, IP, CP-C, "5 leadership flaws that hold us back." The duo discuss the difficulties of leading multi-generational crews, their own personal management styles, how complacency can cause a disconnect with field crews and more.

According to Cebollero, "the true measurement of leadership success is how engaged, satisfied and productive the workforce is – everything else is extra gravy."

This is a special edition of the Inside EMS Podcast – enjoy a crossover post from Chris Cebollero's Ultimate Leadership Podcast.

This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In this episode of the Ultimate Leadership Podcast, Chris Cebollero is joined by Vivian James Rigney. Vivian is in a relatively small group of individuals to have climbed the highest peaks on all seven continents of the planet. When he summited Mount Everest, Vivian had a life-changing experience, which he recounts in his recently published book, “Naked at the Knife-Edge: What Everest Taught Me About Leadership and the Power of Vulnerability.”

Vivian James Rigney is president and CEO of Inside Us LLC, a boutique executive coaching consultancy, operating throughout five continents. He has helped implement leadership development initiatives for some of the world’s leading companies and their executive teams. As an executive coach for some of the world’s most successful leaders, he is known for building a strong rapport with people and asking tough and incisive questions, with an uncanny ability to help them reveal and become their best version of themselves. 

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the 14-cent pay increase announced for Austin-Travis County EMS; the first pay increase since 2018 – and not one that delivers a living wage to the members of ATCEMS. The Austin EMS Association was reportedly asking for an increase in EMT base pay from $19 an hour to $27 an hour. 

[Read next: A 14-cent raise. Are you kidding?]

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the success of Trentin Monk, who was one of Kelly's EMT students. Trentin passed the NREMT cognitive exam in only 70 questions; at 15 years and 196 days old, that accomplishment makes him the youngest EMT ever certified in the state of Louisiana. The conversation then shifts to a new course offering from NAEMT. The organization will begin offering Political Academy, an eight-hour seminar designed to educate providers on how best to progress EMS causes in the political arena at the state and federal levels.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a recent court case where a nurse was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide for a medication error that lead to the death of a patient. 

Chris and Kelly discuss the facts of the case and how the verdict could impact EMS. They also outline the steps providers should take to protect themselves when dispensing and administering medication on duty. 

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

This week, President Biden announced that Russia is in the planning phases of a significant barrage of cyberattacks against the United States, and reported Russian-sponsored cyber aggression at sustained levels never seen before.

To discuss the implications of the effects of a cyberattack on EMS infrastructure, EMS One-Stop Host Rob Lawrence welcomes EMSA COO, Frank Gresh, and FirstWatch Cyber Security Strategist, Bill Ott.  

Mike Taigman also joins to discuss the recent FirstWatch alert.

In this episode of Inside EMS, host Chris Cebollero shares five tips for becoming the best industry professional possible, and stressed the importance of behaving like a leader, regardless of position. 

Cebollero's advice touches on the importance of acting like a leader, focusing on skill growth, staying in control of your emotions, advancing your listening skills and showcasing your professionalism at every turn. 

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Rob Lawrence welcomes an international panel to discuss falls, drops and lifts. Matt Streger, attorney with Keavney & Streger; Brian Hupp, director of EMS at the Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee, and newly awarded Tennessee EMS Administrator of the Year; and Simon Claridge, CEO of Mangar International, based in the UK, join the show.

While discussing falls, drops and lift, Matt describes a patient movement sim lab used by one of his clients, funded by an insurance company in order to assist with the prevention of paramedic acquired workplace injuries and with the liability associated with dropping patients.

Brian talks protocols and prevention, and Simon identifies UK health and safety law and the requirement for every vehicle to carry lifting devices. He also touches on mandatory training for care home staff and highlights the post-falls management white paper now made available to U.S. services.

This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the challenges we are having with recruiting and retaining good EMS providers. Kelly offers tips for getting the very best out of the new workforce.

The duo focus on the importance of having a normal onboarding process. As most systems are short-staffed, too many agencies are cutting short the onboarding process and throwing new employees to the wolves.

The discussion then moves to the topic of hazing and bullying new employees. It is this behavior that will turn a new employee off to the organization. Chris asks, "is it time to put this practice to bed?"

Read Kelly's article, “Top 10 ways to ruin a good EMT,” and listen to the discussion below.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss traumatic brain injuries, following the recent revelations surrounding the death of comedian Bob Saget. Our co-hosts discuss what providers need to know about TBIs, as well as how to treat and manage patients with suspected head injuries. 

This episode of EMS One-Stop is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Rob Lawrence welcomes Tony O’Brien (Boston EMS), treasurer of the National EMS Memorial Foundation and Tim Perkins (VA Office of EMS), board member of the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride.

Tony identifies a timetable and the progress towards establishing a permanent monument in the national capital to honor the heroism, courage and enduring sacrifice of all past, present and future EMS providers and to remember and celebrate the lives of those killed in the line of duty.

Tim outlines how the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride honors emergency medical services personnel by organizing and implementing long distance cycling events that memorialize and celebrate the lives of those who serve every day, those who have become sick or injured while performing their duties, and those who have died in the line of duty.

Tony explains that H.R. 1037 – the National EMS Memorial bill – was signed into law by President Donald Trump, becoming public law 115-275 in 2018, starting the formal countdown to establishing a memorial. Additionally, Tim reveals the routes and dates of the five 2022 routes covering the East Coast, southern route, Midwest, Colorado and West Coast.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by Maria Beermann-Foat to discuss her recent article, "The first 90 days: 12 strategies for laying a foundation for a rewarding career while onboarding new employees," part of EMS1's special coverage package, "Year one: Creating a career path for new EMTs."

The conversation covers Beermann-Foat's 12 strategies, as well as tips for how to make the best impression possible on new employees over the first 90 days and a discussion on how this strategy assists with developing a strong employee culture. 

Read more of the EMS1 special coverage: 

• The first 90 days
• Turnover: We have measured it, but can we manage it?
• Improving personnel performance through evaluations and training
• 3 ways you're losing EMS providers and how to stop the revolving door
• 4 steps to improving EMS retention through onboarding

 

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the most interesting industry news of the week.

First, our co-hosts discuss a story about the creation of an EMS council attempting to pool resources to develop a mult-state EMS solution. 

"Good on these states for trying something new and trying to get it done," Cebollero said. "We need role models because there are going to be other states and other counties that need to look at this type of model to sustain for the future."

Next, our co-hosts discuss two stories that focus on safety in EMS and assault on providers by patients. 

Join the discussion: Listen to the episode and share your thoughts in the comments below. 

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the importance of the 2022 EMS Trend Report and how every voice in EMS matters as to the future of our field.

"It is our responsibility to leave the profession better than we found it," Cebollero said. 

The conversation then transitions to retirement and how EMS professionals can take advantage of the retirement benefits at every agency they work.

Finally, our co-hosts discuss a recent position paper released by 13 industry groups regarding the use of lights and sirens by first responders. The document lays out the challenge of emergent response, who is being hurt, and gives 10 suggestions on how to change the culture. 

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Rob Lawrence chats with NAEMT President, Bruce Evans about the upcoming virtual EMS on the Hill Day. 

The online event, which consists of virtual meetings with members of congress, spans the week of April 4-8 with groups organized by state and scheduled into Zoom meetings.

Rob and Bruce discuss the NAEMT legislative agenda and the requests that attendees will be asked to make in their meetings.  Bruce also discusses the collaboration taking place between a number of national associations and the lobbying value that it brings.

Also included: information on the forthcoming workshop to be held at the Pinnacle conference where NAEMT will provide guidance on how to run for public office.  Bruce's aspiration is to have at least one EMS professional in each state house, if not more.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the launch of the EMS Trend Survey 2022, which will provide the data for the 7th annual EMS Trend Report. During the conversation, the hosts emphasize the importance of field providers participating in the survey. 

"This is their opportunity to have their voices heard," Cebollero said.

Grayson echoed his sentiment. "This is a chance to take stewardship of our profession," he said. 

The pair also discuss Grayson's recent article, "Whatever will we do without the skill sheets?" regarding NREMT's plan to sunset skill sheets for paramedic certification, and what other changes are needed in EMS edcuation.

Cebollero and Grayson also discuss a recent news item from Lexington, Kentucky, that found a nearly 7% decrease in call volume due to the area's robust community paramedicine program. 

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by Dr. Adam Saltman, chief marketing officer for Eko Health. The discussion centers on tips and best practices for accurately using a stethoscope to listen to heart tones and lung sounds. According to Dr. Saltman, data gleaned from stethoscopes help providers chart the best path for patient treatment. 

Listen to the group discussion and leave your thoughts in the comments below. Have a comment or suggestion? Send an email to theshow@ems1.com. 

This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

On Jan. 29, 2022, FirstWatch took an exceptional step in issuing a cyberattack warning as cyber and ransomware attacks in the U.S. were peaking. FirstWatch’s systems identified public safety infrastructure and sites were included in this round of direct attacks.

In this rapidly recorded EMS One-Stop podcast, Rob Lawrence first chats with Mike Taigman as to why FirstWatch decided to send out a far-reaching alert.

He is then joined by FirstWatch cyber security specialist, Bill Ott who discusses the types of attacks observed as well as the up-to-the-minute situation as attempts on public safety systems are continuing.

By way of further example, Bill also discusses the ransomware attack that occurred in Durham, North Carolina, and extracts lessons learned from that event that can be used as strategies in the current elevated threat environment. 

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by Reuben Farnsworth, clinical/operational coordinator for Delta County Ambulance District and EMS1 columnist, to discuss his latest article, "Do we really need degrees in EMS?"

"Bettering yourself and having those letters behind your name gives you a little confidence, gives you a little bit more opportunity to grow, gives you a bit more focus," Cebollero said of pursuing an undergraduate program. 

What are your thoughts? Do you think there should be degree requirements in emergency services?

In this episode, Lexipol Editorial Director, Greg Friese, MS, NRP, joins cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson to kick off the eighth year of tackling the hot topics in the Inside EMS podcast.

Friese offers some insight into what EMS1 will be focusing on in the year ahead, from physical, mental and emotional safety and wellness, to continuing to provide timely, accurate, relevant and actionable information relevant to topics like COVID-19, clinical recommendations and legal issues.

The conversation also includes a discussion on the alarming frequency of ambulance and apparatus crashes resulting in injury or death, and what is needed to keep patients and providers safe. From engineering controls, to fatigue and workload management and continuing education, Friese identifies two main buckets from which to improve ambulance safety:

1. Provider mindset: making a commitment to staying seated and belted when in motion
2. Safety monitoring: implementing a monitoring and reporting system to measure compliance

Finally, the group discusses provider burnout, and how the EMS Trend Survey seeks to identify pressure points that are challenging providers, and the actions leaders can take to recruit and retain talent. As Grayson puts it, this is your chance to lend your voice, and your hand to “steer the ship.”

Coming soon: The EMS Trend Survey, which informs the EMS Trend Report, will be released this month. Check back at www.ems1.com/ems-trend-report/ to help guide future coverage and provide insight into the status of EMS and workforce needs

This episode of EMS One Stop is sponsored by Blink; the mobile app helping EMS providers to better communicate with their field staff. Learn more about how Blink's two-way communications features are helping to reduce first responder turnover at www.joinblink.com.

Communicating is the subject of this edition of the EMS One-Stop podcast. Host Rob Lawrence welcomes UK-based George Monk, from Blink, and Ron Quaranto, a board member of the American Ambulance Association and co-chair of the AAA Workforce Board.

Quaranto is executive vice president for operations of Cataldo Ambulance, based in Boston. 

Cataldo is the largest 911 provider in Massachusetts, and the discussion focuses on the challenges of leading a large organization in the pandemic including retention and recruiting, vaccines and mandates, and – above all – communicating with the workforce, in Cataldo’s case, now spread across 20 deployment areas.

This is a special edition of the Inside EMS Podcast – enjoy a crossover post from Chris Cebollero's Ultimate Leadership Podcast.

In this episode, Cebollero is joined by speaker, author and coach Bo Brabo. Bo stops by to share his leadership expertise regarding the importance of after-action reviews and how they are essential for the growth of a team and organization.

He discusses how best to cultivate a value-based organization and the keys to use those values to inspire and motivate the workforce. Bo shares his thoughts about his book, "From the battlefield, to the White House, to the boardroom."

Bo had the opportunity to work at The White House during President Bush's and President Obama's administrations. What was the biggest lesson Bo took from that experience? Join the discussion to find out.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In the final episode of Inside EMS for the 2021 season, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson count down the top five stories that generated the most debate and buzz by readers this year. Did you miss any of these high-engagment articles? Listen to the podcast and read for more.

• Okla. FF disciplined for transporting burned child in engine
• Unvaccinated Wash. firefighters will no longer be able to respond to medical calls
• Toxicologist: You can't just touch fentanyl and overdose
• Ambulances held hostage: Can the hospital make you stay?
• A triad of findings: 3 case presentations for Cushing's Triad

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this week's episode of Inside EMS, Kelly Grayson is joined by guest host Rob Lawrence.

The subject of the week is trauma, and Rob and Kelly discuss the origins and meaning of the Trimodal Distribution of Death and the advances in trauma treatment. Kelly then answers the key trauma treatment question of fluids versus pressors.

This episode of EMS One Stop is sponsored by Blink; the mobile app helping EMS providers to better communicate with their field staff. Learn more about how Blink's two-way communications features are helping to reduce first responder turnover at www.joinblink.com.

In the final EMS One-Stop podcast of the year, the tables are turned on host Rob Lawrence as Lexipol/EMS1 Editorial Director Greg Friese, MS, NRP, takes over the mic and welcomes Rob as the guest.

Rob is about to celebrate 30 years in EMS leading both military and civilian prehospital ambulance services and Greg drills into Rob’s views on leadership.

Having served in the British army and many deployments in the early ’80s, Rob was selected for officer training and entered Britain’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. On receiving the Queen’s Commission as a second lieutenant, he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and the rest – as they say – is history. 

Rob and Greg discuss the influences of Sandhurst on Rob’s leadership style and how that is carried forward to this day. Topics discussed include pride, integrity, learning, humor, service, courage, communication, trust, training and serving to lead.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this special crossover episode of Inside EMS, host Chris Cebollero speaks with Chief Marc Bashoor, host of the Side Alpha Podcast, about the major news and trends impacting EMS and fire in 2021.

Cebollero and Bashoor unpack issues related to apparatus and ambulance safety, the COVID-19 vaccines, ET3 and telehealth, the use of ketamine, mayday training, and staffing shortages. 

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss top industry headlines. Grayson kicks the conversation off with highlights of the bill signed by President Joe Biden to expand the Public Safety Officers Benefit, which aims to improve the function of the program.

Our hosts also celebrate the promotion of Micah Morgan, who became the first female to be assigned to the elite Tactical Paramedic Team at Austin-Travis County EMS. The duo also discuss a decision by ATCEMS to remove a question related to marijuana use from their career application. 

This episode of EMS One Stop is sponsored by Blink; the mobile app helping EMS providers to better communicate with their field staff. Learn more about how Blink's two-way communications features are helping to reduce first responder turnover at www.joinblink.com.

In the light of the series of articles on ambulance patient offload times and hospital bed delays by Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, host Rob Lawrence is joined by PW&W Attorneys Doug Wolfberg, Esq.; and Steve Wirth, Esq. A solid discussion takes place on the EMS legal and ethical obligations to patients at the ED, and strategies to combat hospital bed delays, as well as the downloadable tip sheet also available at EMS1.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the article by Jonathan Lee "Understanding prehospital vasopressors: Dopamine, epinephrine or norepinephrine?" The hosts discuss the resurgence of vasopressors in the EMS field, particularly when it comes to treating sepsis. The conversation follows what vasopressors are used for, how they work, and some of the things to look out for when administering vasopressors to patients. 

This episode of EMS One Stop is sponsored by Blink; the mobile app helping EMS providers to better communicate with their field staff. Learn more about how Blink's two-way communications features are helping to reduce first responder turnover at www.joinblink.com.

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Rob Lawrence catches up with Harris County ESD11 EMS Chief Executive Doug Hooten. ESD11 is now at day 80 of being a new service provider – get an inside look at their progress.

Doug provides background on ESD11’s fleet of hybrid Ford Ambulances and the challenges of building a full fleet before the go live date, and also comments on his recruiting initiatives, which – even in the current era of shortages – sits at 110% staffed.

Rob and Doug also discuss operation enhancements and initiatives, from offering staff a doggy daycare, to the creation of a Resilience Officer post to look after the wellbeing of all staff.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a hot topic in the EMS1 community: EMT placement of a supraglottic airway in the field. The conversation touches on the future of EMS, the expanded role of EMTs and how training should adapt. 

This episode of EMS One Stop is sponsored by Blink; the mobile app helping EMS providers to better communicate with their field staff. Learn more about how Blink's two-way communications features are helping to reduce first responder turnover at www.joinblink.com.

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Rob Lawrence chats with Christine Fiechter, executive director of the 501c3 Charity EMS Gives Life, and live liver doner Will Lindbergh, whose selfless act spurned the creation of the charity.

Cambridge, Massachusetts’ Pro EMS CEO Bill Mergendahl was inspired to launch EMS Gives Life after seeing the personal example set by one of his paramedics, Will Lindberg, who made the life-giving decision to become an anonymous liver donor.

Will was inspired to learn more about liver donation after responding to an emergency call from a patient with liver failure. In February, 2020, Will underwent a laparoscopic procedure to remove a portion of his liver, which helped save the life of 3-year-old Ian Charles, who was suffering from a rare type of liver cancer that can affect babies and young children.

Listen in to learn more about Will’s story, and why EMS Gives Life encourages first responders to give a small piece of themselves to give someone else a new chance at life – and help address the chronic unmet need for life-giving organ donations.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson tackle the topic of EMS education. The National Registry of EMTs recently announced it was doing away with skill sheets for EMS providers, setting up an issue for educators to determine the best way to teach the skills. The discussion also touches on teaching tools that hinder rather than help instructors in the classroom. 

 

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this episode, host Chris Cebollero is joined by guest co-host Matt Zavadsky, the chief strategic integration officer for MedStar Mobile Healthcare in Fort Worth, Texas, and the immediate past president of NAEMT. 

Zavadsky breaks down three reasons for the current EMS staffing shortage, and outlines what agencies can do to reserve resources, as well as how to compete with other work opportunities. Zavadsky also touches on the topic of vaccine mandates and the repercussions some responders are facing for not complying. The discussion concludes with a debate about EMS redesign and the importance of partnering with local officials. 

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss an article by Mike Taigman centered on mental health, "A 5-step wellness checkup," with tips for learning to focus on the things you can change and forgetting the those you can't. 

The conversation turns to the recent fatal shooting by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of his upcoming movie, "Rust." Baldwin was handling a prop gun when multiple shots were fired, injuring the movie's director and killing the film's cinematographer. Our co-hosts discuss what providers need to know about firearm safety. 

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the top EMS news of the week, starting with Kelly Grayson's most recent EMS1 contribution, "Top 10 apps to make you a better EMT." Our hosts also dicsuss a news story concerning a Dallas paramedic caught on video allegedly assaulting a homeless man. 

The conversation then turns to the topic of vaccine mandates in New York and Maine. The FDNY recently announced all members will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, placing those who refuse on unpaid leave, a policy that has proved effective for EMS agencies in Maine.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-host Kelly Grayson shares a personal story after getting hurt and preparing for an upcoming surgery. He shares his experience working through the disability process, and what others should know about its complexities. The conversation touches on his mental health status, his concern over taking pain medications and the importance of EMS providers in similar situations talking through these emotions. 

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Rob Lawrence sits down with EMS attorneys Steve Wirth, of  Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, and Scott Moore. With vaccination mandate deadlines looming, the discussion focuses on current vaccination requirements, accommodations – including the increase in numbers of those with deeply held religious beliefs.

They also examine the right of the employer to require vaccination in return for employment and pay, as well as the free choice of the employee to celebrate their liberty and freedom and move on elsewhere if they feel they can’t comply.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

Should healthcare professionals lose their jobs if they refuse a COVID-19 vaccine?

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson enter into a lively discussion on the topic of nurses being relieved of duty secondary to refusing a COVID-19 vaccine.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Eko. Learn how CORE stethoscope technology helps EMS providers make confident split-second decisions by clicking here.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the death of firefighter trainee Peyton Morse, and Greg Fries’s recent analysis, “Respond to ‘I can’t breathe’ like it’s a mayday – because it is.”

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Pulsara. Learn more about how you can build a regional system of care for free by clicking here.

This is a special edition of the Inside EMS Podcast – enjoy a crossover post from Chris Cebollero's Ultimate Leadership Podcast.

In this episode of the Ultimate Leadership Podcast, we flip the script a bit, we are not talking about professional development, but instead the 5 tips you need to know about keeping yourself as healthy as possible. Host Chris Cebollero is joined by Dr. Nick Barnes. In this crazy time of the pandemic, what is the best way to keep ourselves healthier? Dr. Barnes shares his expertise on developing a nighttime routine, clean eating, the power of movement and how hydration aids the body in cell nutrition. Get insight into how to become the best version of yourself. Come and join the discussion.

 

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Pulsara. Learn more about how you can build a regional system of care for free by clicking here.

In this episode of Inside EMS, cohost Chris Cebollero is joined by guest co-host Corey Ricketson, vice president of national accounts for Pulsara, who shares his experiences visiting multiple EMS agencies throughout the country. The discussion focuses on the role of EMS during the pandemic and how EMS needs to adapt for the future, as well as how interoperability, connection and communication should be part of the main focus for EMS agencies.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Pulsara. Learn more about how you can build a regional system of care for free by clicking here.

In this episode of Inside EMS, cohost Chris Cebollero is joined by NAEMT President, Chief Bruce Evans, MPA, CFO, SEMSO, NRP. Evans is the fire chief for the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District, located in Bayfield, Colorado.

The duo discuss the recent indictment of paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec, and what the charges mean for EMS.

In this special episode of the Inside EMS podcast, fire, EMS and law enforcement leaders from across the Lexipol media sites come together to reflect on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks. Inside EMS host Chris Cebollero looks back on the industry-altering event with Side Alpha Podcast host Fire Chief Marc Bashoor, EMS One-Stop host Rob Lawrence, and Policing Matters podcast host Jim Dudley. This special episode of the Inside EMS podcast is sponsored by Verizon.

In today’s episode of EMS One-Stop, host Rob Lawrence sits down with EMS attorneys Stephen R. Wirth, Esq., EMT-P; and Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esq., EMT-B; of Page, Wolfberg and Wirth, to discuss the legal analysis of the charges brought against Colorado firefighter-medics in the Elijah McClain case. Wolfberg and Wirth discuss their analysis articles as well as wider issues arising from the recent ketamine bill, signed into law governing the appropriate use of chemical restraints on a person (HB21-1251).

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by Robbie MacCue and Lisa Giruzzi of the EMS Leadership Academy. Robbie and Lisa share an overview of the EMS Leadership Academy, how it got started and the resources associated with the organization. The conversation then transitions to the upcoming EMS Leadership Summit scheduled for next week. This is a free, four-day event that will have over 30 speakers from all over the world sharing their leadership expertise.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by loyal listener Ronnie Hill, who flips the script on the traditional guest dynamic and asks his own questions of the Inside EMS hosts. Hill questions Cebollero about the leadership path, asking for advice when it comes to a lack of support from upper management, as well as how to be successful and how to grow in their role. Turning to Grayson, Hill asks questions about EMS classroom management, how an instructor maintains inspiration and how to teach to the best of their abilities.  Have a question for the Inside EMS hosts? Send us your thoughts to theshow@ems1.com.

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss EMS1 columnist Rob Lawrence's article covering Dr. Bryan Bledsole's presentation at Pinnacle 2021 on the areas of EMS that need to be changed. Chris and Kelly share their thoughts on the topics Lawrence touched on his article: the use of lights and sirens in EMS response and transport; the need for ALS response and air ambulance utilization; and, finally, using more BLS responders for care than paramedics.

At the recent Pinnacle EMS Leadership Forum, Rob Lawrence sat down with Jay Fitch, PhD, founding partner of Fitch and Associates; and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, Lexipol editorial director. The trio discussed the Pinnacle gathering, its value to EMS leaders, and the key takeaways and memorable moments. Greg also highlights the Pinnacle Quick take articles he has produced and published during the conference, and Jay identifies his favorite and most memorable sessions.

In this episode, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss advanced airway management, specifically the SALAD methodology. Grayson breaks down what exactly the SALAD methodology is, how to perform it, and the importance of practicing this skill when dealing with secretions and vomitis in the airway. To end the episode, the duo share their top tips on developing great skills when it comes to airway management.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Pulsara. Learn more about how you can build a regional system of care for free by clicking here. In this episode, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the topic of pediatric cardiac arrest following two recent articles on EMS1 that tackle the topic from different angles. Is it time to change the practice of how we handle out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest? According to our hosts, the days of scooping and running are over, and EMS providers need to become more comfortable in staying on scene and delivering care before transport. During the discussion, Cebollero asks listeners, if providers know that pediatric calls are a personal weakness, "What are you doing to turn that into a strength?" He adds that "leaders are cupable if calls go bad" if they are not encouraging and working with providers to strengthen those skills.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Pulsara. Learn more about how you can build a regional system of care for free by clicking here. In this episode of the Inside EMS Podcast, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss how best to treat patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Our hosts give an overview of the pathophysiology of CHF, and outline some of the causes. The discussion also touches on the medications that CHF patients may be taking, and the standard of care treatment for CHF.

In this episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence, Rob welcomes guest Scott Moore of Moore EMS Consulting and HR consultant to the American Ambulance Association. Rob and Scott discuss the results of the third annual American Ambulance Association (AAA)/Newton 360 Ambulance Industry Employee Turnover Study. The Turnover Study findings reveal the cost of replacing EMS providers and that a third of recruited EMS workers move on in the first year. Rob and Scott discuss: •How to retain staff throughout the first year •The cost of recruitment versus the budget for retention •The value of an exit interview, versus a retention interview for those who are not leaving

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Pulsara. Learn more about how you can build a regional system of care for free by clicking here. In this episode of the Inside EMS Podcast, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss how the COVID-19 virus is making a resurgence in the form of the Delta variant. In addition, the Lamda variant was discovered at a hospital in Texas. The duo then switch to discussing a story out of North Carolina, where one county has instituted the use of body-worn cameras for EMS providers. Cebollero and Grayson take a pro/con approach to the conversation in terms of institution, the effect on training, and how they could be abused by EMS leaders.

This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Pulsara. Learn more about how you can build a regional system of care for free by clicking here. In this episode of the Inside EMS Podcast, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by New Castle County EMS Division Chief Mark Logemann, who discusses his agency's internal Paramedic Academy, which is currently accepting applications for its new cohort. Chief Logemann discusses the culture of the academy, how it got started, and the application process. According to the chief, one of the great benefits of having your own paramedic program is the ability to set the culture, and not only train the next generation of paramedic, but also grow the type of employee you want to see in the future.

In this episode of the Inside EMS Podcast, our co-hosts, Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson, discuss the news of the week as requested by listener emails. The first topic of discussion is the new Colorado law that has gone into effect that will restrict ketamine use by paramedics on agitated people outside a hospital setting. Signed by Gov. Jared Polis this week, the law on the appropriate use of chemical restraints on a person dictates when and how the drug should be used. The discussion then shifts to sexual harassment and workplace bullying. In a settlement with the city of Chicago, five female paramedics will receive $1.825 million. The five women, whose names have not been revealed publicly, filed a 2018 suit alleging the fire department "ignored sexual harassment complaints and failed to conduct meaningful investigations of alleged sex discrimination." Our hosts discuss an article written by Linda Willing that outlines how EMS chiefs have to be the catalyst for stopping harassing behavior in the workplace.

This is a special edition of the Inside EMS Podcast - enjoy a crossover post from Chris Cebollero's Ultimate Leadership Podcast with guest Coach, Speaker and Author, Jeanie Cisco-Meth. When Jeanie was young, everyone knew she was different. When she got into school, the labeling began. She had so many learning disabilities and physical differences, she stood out. She had dyslexia, she couldn’t talk very well, she was legally blind, she was six feet tall by the eighth grade, she was a cancer survivor, and the list goes on. Jeanie has made it her crusade to stop bullying, not only working in the corporate world, but taking her message right into the schools. In this episode of The Ultimate Leadership Podcast, Jeanie discusses why people bully, how to confront bullies, and she shares some insight from her two books. Subscribe to the Ultimate Leadership Podcast at ultimateleadership.blubrry.com for more.

Dov Maisel advises on 5 elements of disaster response as United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit team responds to Florida A month ago, they responded to domestic and terror-related mass casualty incidents in their own country. Now, they’ve deployed overseas to provide their expertise to the tragic building collapse in Surfside, Florida. Members of the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU) from United Hatzalah of Israel flew into Miami to provide psychological support and stability to the families and neighbors of those injured, killed or affected by the tragedy.

In this episode of the Inside EMS Podcast, our co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the Surfside, Florida condo collapse near Miami with Chief Gary Ludwig. The group discusses how many people are working the scene, developing logistics and how to manage a scene this big. Ludwig is fire chief of the ISO Class 1 Champaign (Illinois) Fire Department and past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs.

On this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson welcome back returning guest Dr. Peter Antevy, who serves as the EMS medical director for Coral Springs-Parkland (Fla.) Fire Department, Davie Fire Rescue and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Dr. Antevy is also the founder and chief medical officer of Handtevy – Pediatric Emergency Standards, Inc.  Dr. Antevy recounts the recent Gathering of the Eagles conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the safety procedures put in place for the event. During the five-day conference, attendees discussed a variety of topics, from head-up CPR to the use of whole blood in the field. Dr. Antevy also delves into EMS' role in combatting human trafficking, and what the next two years look like for the EMS industry.

On this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson tackle a hot button issue: medical marijuana and its use by public safety members. Our hosts discuss a firefighter from Buffalo, New York, who was discharged from his position for using marijuana, despite being having a prescription, and are joined by attorney David C. Holland to discuss the event from a legal angle.  The conversation delves into the responsibility of leadership, how the Collective Bargaining Agreement factors into the debate and how EMS should address the issue in the future.

As we head out of the depths of the pandemic and adjust to the “new normal,” the vaccination status of the workforce – in order to protect both coworkers and patients alike – is a major consideration. This week, a judge rejected a lawsuit from Houston hospital workers who had been suspended for not being vaccinated. This issue is an emotive one, and to unpick these issues, our host, Rob Lawrence, speaks to employment and HR Lawyer, Scott Moore. Scott helps us understand the issues of mandatory vaccinations, declaration of vaccination status and more.

On this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss getting back into the classroom and training students again. Grayson is working with a group of high schoolers to become EMRs, and plans to conduct a PLUCK lab and use pig organs to teach the anatomy of the body. Students will have the chance to dissect the different organs and see them up close.

On this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a recent pattern of reported assaults on EMS providers, and what leadership can do to ensure the safety of their members. The duo also revived a long-standing debate on the idea of armed providers.  "My job is to deliver the highest quality of patient care, but if you make me defend myself, it is a different story," Cebollero said.

In this edition of EMS One-Stop podcast, our host, Rob Lawrence, interviews Doug Hooten, CEO of the brand-new Harris County Texas, ESD 11 EMS Agency, who was presented with the challenge of creating an ambulance service and building it from the bottom up – to be up, running, staffed and equipped within 365 days.

With Chris Cebollero still out on vacation, co-host Kelly Grayson takes guest host Rob Lawrence and listeners home to Louisiana to meet and chat with state EMS director and president-elect of NAEMT, Susan Bailey. They discuss Bailey's current position, how Louisiana is credentialed, and the perseverance of state providers who have risen to both the challenges of the pandemic and a number of natural, weather-related events.  The group also discusses the current challenges to delivering EMS in a rural setting and the issues that are making industry news in terms of rural, finance, staffing and viability.

With Chris Cebollero away, stand-in host Rob Lawrence and regular presenter Kelly Grayson welcome Dr. Jon Krohmer, director of the NHTSA Office of EMS, for an EMS Week chat. Dr. Krohmer explains the role and tasks of the Office of EMS, as well as its interaction with the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS) and National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC). Rob also raises the issue of data and the team discusses the NEMSIS weekly "by the numbers" product.

United Hatzalah volunteer emergency response Director of Operations Dov Maisel speaks to EMS1 from Jerusalem about resiliency in the face of recent mass casualty responses and the ongoing response to rocket attacks

In this episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence, Rob is joined by Justin Grohs, manager at Great Falls Emergency Services, Montana. Grohs also serves the American Ambulance Association as chair of the Rural Task Force. Together, they discuss the realities, challenges and funding of rural EMS, where staffing and financial stressors have been further exacerbated by the pandemic.

With Inside EMS co-host Chris Cebollero away on vacation, Kelly Grayson is joined by guest host Rob Lawrence. They welcome Dr. Peter Antevy, MD, who serves as the EMS medical director for Coral Springs-Parkland (Fla.) Fire Department, Davie Fire Rescue and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Dr. Antevy is also the founder and chief medical officer of Handtevy – Pediatric Emergency Standards, Inc.  The show begins with a reflection on the life and achievements of Paramedic Ted Setla, a highly regarded EMS filmmaker who suffered an SCA last week and whose family said is not expected to live.  The group then touches on the return of EMS conferences after a year of Zoom gatherings. Dr. Antevy discusses the upcoming "First There First Care" conference and the much-anticipated "Gathering of Eagles" in its new Florida location this summer from June 14-18. Dr. Antevy also talks about his new web series, Reel Emergency, a collaboration between Drs. Mark Piehl and David Spiro, and Prodigy EMS. The group also discuss the "secret sauce" of delivering an online education session. Are you a fan of the show? Please rate and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Have an idea for a show topic or guest? Send your suggestions to theshow@ems1.com.

In this episode of the Inside EMS podcast, our host, Chris Cebollero, is joined by EMS1 Columnist and Editorial Advisory Board Member, Rob Lawrence. Topic of discussion is the Iowa EMTs that were cited by the state for starting an IV off duty. The discussion then turns to the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in EMS and how best to return to work. Rob then shares a little bit about his podcast, EMS One-Stop.

On this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the adage of treating the patient, not the monitor. While the numbers are a vital piece of the puzzle, it's important to look at the information in context of what's going on with the patient as a whole, the duo reminds listeners. During the discussion, Grayson touches on the concept of defensive medicine, which happens when a provider or ER physician does myriad tests to see what will "stick" regarding a patient's symptoms. Grayson also offers tips for providers who are working to use monitor numbers as a starting point to treating the whole patient.

In this podcast, host Rob Lawrence pays homage to our heroes in headsets in recognition of the recent National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and he also looks to the future of triage with guest Conrad Fivaz, MD. Dr. Fivaz chairs the Council of Standards for Emergency Nurse Triage within the International Academy of Emergency Dispatch, the body responsible for the clinical governance of the nurse triage protocols. He fulfills the role of clinical director for Priority Solutions Inc. He is also a member of the IAED CBRN committee.

On this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a new piece of legislation proposed in Colorado that would limit the use of ketamine by EMS providers, as well as similar laws being considered in other states. The conversation also delves into how to treat excited delirium, as well as the implications of legislators creating laws governing EMS and how that will affect providers in the future.

On this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by Dan Phillips, national director of Responder Health, who speaks with the co-hosts about first responder mental health and how to make a difference.  As most are aware, 2020 was an immensely difficult year for many people, particularly first responders, who were on the frontlines and exposed to the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. From risking exposure to the disease to responding to crisis situations exacerbated by nearly a year of isolation, first responders are experiencing unprecedented levels of stress and trauma. And, unfortunately, many don’t have the tools to deal with these extreme emotions in a healthy way. “After 28 years as a first responder, and as someone who battled PTSD, the one thing I believe that all first responders have in common is that they are more focused on helping others rather than taking care of themselves,” Phillips said. “In the midst of this pandemic, our first responders need to be making sure that they are taking care of themselves and the other first responders around them. If they aren’t, they cannot effectively help those they are serving.” Phillips says intervention from a colleague led to him finally seeking treatment after experiencing severe PTSD stemming from his response as a first responder to the Pentagon after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. Now, Phillips hopes to pay it forward and serve as a mentor for others, as his colleague did for him.

On this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by New York EMT Jennifer Murphy, whose book "First Responder: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Love on New York City's Front Lines" was recently published.  While on the podcast, Murphy shares the inspiration for her book, describes her favorite sections and explains how she determined which stories to include with our hosts.

On this episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero interviews fellow host Kelly Grayson about his recent live EMS1 webinar – Plan C: Advanced Airway Management (now available on-demand).  Grayson shares his thoughts on basic airway management, discusses his six stages of the airway continuum and answers a difficult question: Is intubation becoming obsolete in our career field?  During the discussion, the hosts also touch on transtracheal jet ventilation, retrograde intubation and the use of surgical crics. Interested in viewing Grayson's webinar? Get the link below: On-demand webinar – Plan C: Advanced Airway Management: https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/medical-equipment/airway-management/articles/on-demand-webinar-plan-c-navigating-the-difficult-airway-aOojrUNae48W68j8/

In this edition of EMS One-Stop with Rob Lawrence, our host, Rob Lawrence, chats with NAEMT President, Chief Bruce Evans. Rob and Bruce discuss the current progress on treatment-in-place legislation, Bruce’s first 100 days in office as NAEMT president and the forthcoming virtual EMS on the Hill Day, which will take place April 13-15, 2021.

This is a special edition of the Inside EMS Podcast - enjoy a crossover post from Chris Cebollero's Ultimate Leadership Podcast with guest Behavioral Psychologist, Dr. Denise Dudley. In EMS, we are always coming across different personalities both in the office and in the field. These tips that Dr. Dudley shares will share how to understand passive, aggressive and assertive personalities and how to nip communication challenges in the bud. This show really outlines the information needed to interact with these three personalities. This is a must-listen show. Subscribe to the Ultimate Leadership Podcast at http://ultimateleadership.blubrry.com for more.

ATCEMS Chief Ernie Rodriguez on EMS challenges during crippling Texas winter storm by EMS1 Podcasts

Looking outside the industry for recruitment and retention best practices

In this episode of Inside EMS, Chris and Kelly are joined by Oren Barzilay, FDNY EMS Local 2507 president as the FDNY marks the 25th anniversary of its merger with the emergency medical service of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, to discuss wage discrepancies, educating the public about the work EMS does.

In this edition of EMS One-Stop with Rob Lawrence, our host, Rob Lawrence welcomes guests Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT; immediate past president of the National Association of EMTs, and Gary Ludwig, immediate past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. They discuss vaccine hesitancy, PPE fatigue and the current legislation involving the provision of treatment in place and the hurdles still to jump.

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, our host, Rob Lawrence, is joined by guests Dr. Will Smith and Medical Student Jasmine Rah. Dr. Smith and Rah are the founders of the COVID-19 Literature Surveillance Team (LST) which is reading, grading, decoding and explaining the majority published COVID-19 research that has been published in the last 12 months.

Rob Lawrence joins hosts to celebrate 7 years of 'Inside EMS' by EMS1 Podcasts

MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky and NASEMSO’s Dia Gainor discuss traffic incident management and EMS’s role in multi-agency response after 133 vehicle pileup.

POCUS: Unnecessary or undervalued? by EMS1 Podcasts

Clinical Education Manager Gina Carbino breaks down the transition from EMT to ER nurse by EMS1 Podcasts

MCHD's Sean Simmonds on COVID-19 and life after the pandemic by EMS1 Podcasts

Is it ever acceptable to transport a patient in a fire truck? by EMS1 Podcasts

Proposed SC bill criminalizes some ketamine uses by EMS1 Podcasts

Welcome, 2021: Vaccine status and professionalism in a politically charged environment by EMS1 Podcasts

Medic's side-gig choice prompts discussion on provider pay, benefits by EMS1 Podcasts

Is it time to start arming medics? by EMS1 Podcasts

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Mike Taigman, improvement guide for FirstWatch, discusses his 5-step wellness checkup and how to look after the welfare of others, as well as coping strategies, including Mike's own journey into meditation.

Nick Nudell explains the working theory behind EMS COVID-19 vaccine guidelines by EMS1 Podcasts

Ambulance transfers: Who should be financially responsible? by EMS1 Podcasts

The word of the week is vaccine, but is it giving EMS leaders a headache already? Host Rob Lawrence discusses the issues with American Ambulance Association HR Consultant, Scott Moore. Rob and Scott discuss the options open to managers to ensure all are vaccinated, while acknowledging the hope that science and understanding will prevail.

Should EMS be a COVID-19 vaccine priority? by EMS1 Podcasts

Deprioritizing epinephrine in the order of interventions

Creating an effective tabletop training exercise for pre-planning MCI response

In this edition of EMS One-Stop, Rob chats with Jason Killens, chief executive of the UK's Welsh Ambulance Service. During the London Bombings, Jason was the deputy director of operations for the London Ambulance Service and played a major part in the command and control of the response to the UK's first multi-site, simultaneous major incident. Jason describes training staff to deal with major incidents, the complexity of response to an 800 casualty incident across four separate locations. He also describes lessons identified and the inquiry that followed.

Epidemiologist Morgan Anderson on how to track your mental health by EMS1 Podcasts

Reimagining Resuscitation - Episode 3: Reproducible results

The key to saving more lives in a mass violence incident: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

What NYC's 911 mental health pilot program means for EMS by EMS1 Podcasts

Developing our political EMS response plan: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

What to do about the EMS elephants in the room by EMS1 Podcasts

Reimagining Resuscitation - Episode 2: Quality of lives protected

Reimagining Resuscitation - Episode 2: Quality of lives protected

Challenges for the road ahead, no matter the state of pandemic and politics: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

AHA 2020 guidelines: What providers need to know by EMS1 Podcasts

How will NREMT testing changes impact EMS? by EMS1 Podcasts

Data is still my favorite four-letter word: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

The psychology behind provider vaccination by EMS1 Podcasts

Reimagining Resuscitation Episode 1: The Rialto ROSC journey - The four acceptable pauses in CPR

Tactical Napping: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence by EMS1 Podcasts

The ongoing recruiting and retention crisis by EMS1 Podcasts

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Operation Warp Speed: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence and Matt Zavadsky

Welcome back, Kelly: A first-hand account of Hurricane Laura by EMS1 Podcasts

How Dr. Craig Manifold's EMS advocacy impacted the career field by EMS1 Podcasts

Stand and Deliver: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

This week in EMS: New ET3 start date, COVID-19 vaccine plan and ketamine use by EMS1 Podcasts

EMS Trend Report - How current events will shape the future of EMS: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

Street Medics: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

How 9/11 changed EMS and what the future holds by EMS1 Podcasts

Ketamine administration comes under the spotlight: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

The ketamine debate: How should EMS handle its use? by EMS1 Podcasts

The 'ambulance driver,' road safety and Zoom conferences by EMS1 Podcasts

Imaginary Barriers: How HIPAA promotes bidirectional data exchange: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

Which quality measures will improve EMS? by EMS1 Podcasts

What the 2020 EMS Trend Report reveals about the industry by EMS1 Podcasts

Scene safety and responding to civil unrest: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence by EMS1 Podcasts

The transformation of EMS during the pandemic by EMS1 Podcasts

Words of wisdom: Motivational speaker offers inspiration to EMS providers by EMS1 Podcasts

EMS in the news: A 50 year milestone, hazard pay and ambulance safety by EMS1 Podcasts

50 years of prehospital medicine: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence by EMS1 Podcasts

How EMS leaders can combat a toxic work culture by EMS1 Podcasts

EMS 2050: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

The last tone: Exploring your post-EMS career options by EMS1 Podcasts

EMS by the numbers: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

Is EMS a career field or a stepping stone? by EMS1 Podcasts

Keep up the external political pressure for the good of EMS: EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

On this episode of the Inside EMS podcast, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson dive into the mailbag to answer a listener question on professionalism. The listener describes his coworkers walking patients to the stretcher, or suggesting they call a ride-sharing service, like Uber, instead of calling for an ambulance. How, the listener asks, should they handle this display of unprofessionalism from their peers?

Cebollero states this is a culture issue. "Vision is where you are going, strategy is how you will get there and culture is the behavior of the organization on the way to reaching the vision." 

Is more in-field supervision needed, or is this a leadership issue? Join the discussion to get the answers to these and other questions. 

Understanding asphyxia: Postional, traumatic or strangulation? by EMS1 Podcasts

Do we have the right stuff? – EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

Tracing a new pathway for EMS workers - EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

How will EMS be perceived after the global pandemic subsides? by EMS1 Podcasts

The future of EMS staffing post-pandemic by EMS1 Podcasts

EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence - Legislative hurdles check hazard pay, PSOB Benefits

Fla. Assistant Chief of Special Ops shares his agency's pandemic response by EMS1 Podcasts

Thank you, EMS providers, for your dedication by EMS1 Podcasts

What does good leadership look like during a pandemic? by EMS1 Podcasts

Key financial packages and operational asks to keep EMS afloat and functioning EMS is a business, like it or not, and the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly highlighted the economics of delivering patient care. The rule of thumb is simple: if we can’t make payroll, then we can’t pay the workforce, potentially leading to furloughs, layoffs and closures.

Inside EMS: Inside EMS celebrates 1M listens by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: The new normal: Living and working during the pandemic by EMS1 Podcasts

How to reduce stress during a pandemic, with Mike Taigman by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Host Kelly Grayson shares his COVID-19 response experience by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Inside the NY COVID-19 surge: An EMT shares his experience on the frontlines by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Are private EMS agencies being forgotten during the pandemic? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Pandemic prep: Hospital coordination, PPE best practices and community paramedicine by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How an EMS medical director prepared for the pandemic by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Using data to make sense of the COVID-19 pandemic by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Overcoming the virus: A paramedic describes his COVID-19 experience by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: The view from inside a New York hospital dealing with COVID-19 by EMS1 Podcasts

Rapid Response: When demand outstrips supply: Decompressing the system by doing the best for the most

Inside EMS: How to prepare your fire-EMS department for a COVID-19 surge by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: The role of community paramedics during COVID-19 by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Utilizing community paramedicine and streamlining operations during COVID-19 by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How state EMS agencies are handling COVID-19 patients by EMS1 Podcasts

Universities and colleges across the U.S. and Canada are closing or limiting access to students and instructors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to Rob Theriault, a long-time paramedic instructor and educational technology expert, discuss available methods for continuing EMT and paramedic class on this special episode of Inside EMS. Greg Friese, EMS1 editor-in-chief, and a former co-host of the EMSEduCast, asks Theriault about easy to use tools for webcasting, screencasting, quizzes and how to use YouTube.

Inside EMS: Protecting providers during the COVID-19 pandemic by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How EMT 360 introduces students to patients earlier by EMS1 Podcasts

Implementing ET3: EMS One-Stop with Rob Lawrence

COVID Fear - EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

Inside EMS: Chief Marc Bashoor on fire-EMS crossover, Side Alpha podcast by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Rob Lawrence on 'Move Over' laws and the future of EMS by EMS1 Podcasts

Arming Medics - EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence

Inside EMS: A succession plan for the 'Gene Gandy's of tomorrow' by EMS1 Podcasts

Move Over: EMS One-Stop with Rob Lawrence

HIPAA Violations: EMS One-Stop with Rob Lawrence

Inside EMS: Developing a substance abuse program by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Coronavirus: A great opportunity for EMS by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: The "great debate" of field intubation by EMS1 Podcasts

Coronovirus: EMS One-Stop with Rob Lawrence

Inside EMS: What the FDNY medic partner attack says about toxic EMS culture by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: DKA and sepsis capnography applications by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: EMS in 2019: Which stories stood out from the year? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Goodbye 2019: The EMS highs and lows by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Preventing medication errors in EMS by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Making the most of smartphone apps and features on the job by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: All things stroke-related: Diagnosis, treatment and transportation by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Patient assessment includes checking for medical alerts by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Buffalo Wild Wings inhalant response: Making on-scene resource decisions by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: The pervasiveness of social media and its effect on the industry by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How EMS instructors can tip the scale in their students' favor by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Tackling gender inequality in fire, EMS by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Passing the torch of Bryan Fass' legacy by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Is a Medicare buy-in for retired first responders over 50 a good idea? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Honoring the memory of Paramedic Bryan Fass by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Podcast recognition, 9/11 reflection and Batman EMT by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: 'Confessions of an EMS Newbie' reemerges with new style of EMT education by EMS1 Podcasts

Our co-hosts are joined by Austin Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) Chief Ernie Rodriguez to discuss staggering survey results about the prevalence of violence in EMS

Inside EMS: Treating and transporting bariatric patients by EMS1 Podcasts

Our co-hosts discuss airway management and its important role in EMS, including common misconceptions and the standard all providers should strive for

Inside EMS: Keep talking: Don't let EMS provider mental health become a taboo topic by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: What the 2019 EMS Trend Report reveals about the industry by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How to have a successful job interview by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How to cultivate a culture of accountability by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How EMS providers can earn a college degree by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Paramedicine Across Canada Expo, the science of human performance and more by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Passion, creativity have impact on EMS continuing education by EMS1 Podcasts

Our co-hosts discuss the three techniques EMS providers should use to determine if a patient has the mental capacity to decline medical treatment

Inside EMS: Implementing mental health support into your agency's culture by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Which EMS models will stand the test of time in a changing industry? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Live from Initial Assessment Conference: EMS education and leadership by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How prevalent is PTSD among EMS providers by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Understanding the pediatric patient by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: The impact of the community paramedic by EMS1 Podcasts

Our co-hosts sit down with award-winning speaker and author Rommie Duckworth, who explains how to diagnose, treat and manage septic patients

Inside EMS: Understanding the new EMS Scope of Practice Model by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How the new American Paramedic Association focuses on providers by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS celebrates 5 years, 250 episodes by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Pulsara CEO stresses importance of effective documentation, communication by EMS1 Podcasts

Our co-hosts sit down with Rob Theriault, a 35-year paramedic veteran, and a recent STEMI patient, who gives listeners both sides of the emergency

Inside EMS: Why EMS providers should be able to calculate MAP by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: NAEMT president outlines agency impacts of ET3 model by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: NAEMSP president discusses impact of ET3 model by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: NAEMT president addresses paramedic education questions by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Is concealed carry a good option for EMS providers? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Tackling the education disparity across national EMS associations by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Building the perfect clinical department by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Medical marijuana: Is it worth the liability for EMS providers? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Does medical marijuana have a place in EMS? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: NAEMT President-elect Matt Zavadsky talks all things EMS by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Should 911 dispatchers be considered first responders? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: The best advice for new EMS workers by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: 3 EMS innovations making our communities safer by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: The importance of national EMS conferences by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: When should EMS professionals report abuse? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Should future paramedics be required to obtain associate degrees? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Examining the most important and current EMS trends by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Mentoring and mental health: What's new in EMS? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: What goes in to organizing an EMS conference? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: National recognition of first responders and humanizing industry personnel by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Mental health stress and signs to look for in partners by EMS1 Podcasts

Does the King Airway system signal the end of intubation skills? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Opioid exposure safety, superglottic airways and other EMS news of the week by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How to transition from the apparatus to a power position by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How to help an emotional partner by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: How much personal liability do individual providers bear? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: What does the 2018 EMS Trend Report tell us about the future of the industry? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Is it time to pull epinephrine from the EMS formulary? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Tackling the quandary of the late-night to call to increase retention by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Should nonviolent, convicted felons be accepted into the EMS field? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Understanding the mindset of a paramedic student by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Did a canceled drug trial strain the relationship between police and EMS? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Why integration of public health and public safety data makes sense by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: Should EMS providers be able to diagnose patients? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS: The benefits of using CPAP to treat CHF patients by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Is there an optimal age to start your EMS career? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: What it takes to work in the EMS field by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Why there are exceptions to every EMS rule by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Is intubation dead in EMS? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: The use of medical marijuana by EMS providers by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Is 'Alexa' the future of patient care? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Are EMS providers adequately trained to manage a death scene? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Fixing the disconnect between the field and supervisors by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: How to approach leadership when an issue arises by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: How to deal with an unhappy ER nurse or physician by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Learning from the week's top news stories by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: How to deal with employees who don't get along by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: How to break bad habits in EMS by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: How to break bad habits in EMS by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Acknowledging the #MeToo movement in public safety by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Top communication issues facing EMS, fire and police chiefs by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Discussing the most baffling EMS calls by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: How to conduct a pain assessment by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: The development of airway, intubation skills by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: How to make 2018 the year you achieve your EMS goals by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: What is the true meaning of leadership? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Counting down the strangest EMS calls of 2017 by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: The difference between in-hospital and out-of-hospital DNR's by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: How to develop into an EMS role model and mentor by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: The importance of pharmacology in EMS by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: How to develop a culture of mentorship in EMS by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Bringing tactical EMS to initial curricula by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Tips to pass the NREMT exam by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: The opioid epidemic and first responder safety by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Who should deliver needed supplies in natural disasters? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: How do we prepare our communities for MCIs? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: The human side of addiction by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Do national EMS protocols hurt or help our profession? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: How to take the next step in your EMS career by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: When can an EMS provider disobey an order? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Why did you become a caregiver? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Giving volunteer EMTs meaningful incentives by EMS1 Podcasts

Our co-hosts are joined by Dr. David K. Tan to discuss the recent acknowledgment from the NAEMSP on the position paper from the U.S. Toxicology community.

Inside EMS Podcast: EMS Scope of Practice revisions that will move EMS forward by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Why does skill degradation happen in EMS? by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: The core elements of delivering a patient assessment by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: The EMS system of the future by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Opioid epidemic reveals tale of two cities by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: Why EMS has a problem with continued education by EMS1 Podcasts

Inside EMS Podcast: The value in balancing calls, downtime in EMS by EMS1 Podcasts