The EMS Office Hours Weekly
By Jim Hoffman
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Podcast Description
The weekly EMS audio podcast for paramedics and EMT's. Host Jim Hoffman and invited guests discuss important and hot topics related to the Emergency Medical Services field. Answering emailed and posted questions by paramedic and EMT EMS field providers, giving a voice to the EMS Professional.
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CleanIs Treating To CYA Enabling 911 Abuse? | Too often we get patients who don't need an ambulance never mind the care we can give. Call it job security, just part of the job, whatever. But does responding and transporting these "patients" just give them the green light to keep calling 911 for a ... | 5/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEMS Week 2012 Episode | EMS Week started May 20th and goes until May 26th, 2012. This years theme is "More Than A Job, A Calling". I think for many of us this is true and for many others it was true at one time but has evolved into just that "a job". | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanShould We Lie To Patients? | When your patient asks if he is having a heart attack, do you tell him, no matter how bad the 12 lead looks? Have you ever avoided these quesions, told white lies or just plain lied in what you thought was the best interest to the patient? | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPediatric Patients | It’s More Than Just Crying | The pediatric patient. We've all heard the little quips before. They're not little adults, they crash fast, don't lie to them. - Honestly, I lie to them all the time. It's the parents I tell the truth to. But still, | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlaying In The Sandbox While Focusing On The Mission | Each day we pretty much do our jobs with minimal interactions with other agencies like Fire or Police. Sometimes though we end up in situations where close coordination and clear communication is needed between agencies to get the job done and do it in... | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWhen Paramedics Do Dumb Things | This week Josh and I talk about dumb things done by EMS providers. Some in the name of practical jokes, some for intended training reasons and others just plain ole "dumb". Listen to what we think is the right time, | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanExpanding The EMT Role | What’s At Stake? | Giving nitro, albuterol treatments, epi pens and now intranasal narcan. While giving or assisting patients with these medications can be beneficial, is proper training and oversight being provided along with these added responsibilities. | 4/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCombining EMS, Fire and Police Into One? | This week on the show we talk about an article on combing EMS, Fire and Police into one single all purpose Public Safety Office. We also hit on the Community Paramedic model and why we still see items like bite sticks and jaw screws being sold by leadi... | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEMS Blogging | Why We Blog | This weeks Office Hours was live as always and although we had some audio issues at times, I think we gave a little insight to why blogging is important to EMS and how it affects what we do and how we move toward change in EMS. | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Episodes |
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