Inside EMS

Latest Episodes:

Inside EMS Podcast: What’s the best way to treat patients with excited delirium? Apr 09, 2015

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Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson debate whether benzodiazepines are the best treatment options, and discuss dosage.

Quick Clip: Should EMS use a stretcher for every patient? Apr 08, 2015

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A lawsuit filed by a patient injured when EMTs carried her to the ambulance sparks a discussion on if and when it’s acceptable for EMS providers to not use a stretcher.

Inside EMS Podcast: Why field training officers should be good teachers Apr 03, 2015

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FTOs should not only bridge the gap between the classroom and the street, but pass on agency culture to new hires, and serve as mentors in the department.

Quick Clip: How field training officers can make or break a new provider Apr 03, 2015

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FTOs are the gatekeeper to EMS and can determine if a new employee will sink or swim; how detailed is your department’s program for new hires?

Inside EMS Podcast: How Next Generation 911 will change EMS Mar 27, 2015

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Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the potential of upgraded dispatch technology that incorporates data including text messaging, photos and videos.

Quick Clip: Save a life by reaching out to depressed colleagues Mar 27, 2015

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Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson highlight the importance of peer support in light of an investigation into the death of a 24-year-old Pa. firefighter and EMT found dead in her car.

Inside EMS Podcast: What can a medic do that an EMT can’t on scene? Mar 20, 2015

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Co-host Kelly Grayson and EMS1 columnist and show guest Bob Sullivan debate a BLS vs. ALS system

Quick Clip: Does a tiered EMS system short change patients? Mar 19, 2015

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Co-host Kelly Grayson and EMS1 columnist and guest Bob Sullivan debate a BLS vs. ALS system

Inside EMS Podcast: Why an all-BLS system may be better Mar 12, 2015

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Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about the advantages of a tiered response system where the bulk of EMS providers are basic EMTs.

Quick Clip: When EMS urban legends become main stream Mar 12, 2015

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Do you know the story about the patient with mid-face trauma who wound up with a nasal endotracheal tube coiled up in his cranial vault?