EMS Office Hours - Old

EMS Office Hours - Old


Latest Episodes

EMS Podcast
August 09, 2016

EMS Podcast

A Quick Spinal Immobilization Session
August 08, 2015

This latest on the podcast has Jim, Josh and Dave talking about specific changes to protocols and the elimination of spinal immobilization. This was a quick session and we will most likely revisit this one soon. -

Tips For EMS Pros | Name Calling and Noting Trends
June 28, 2015

 In this installment of my Top Tips for EMS Professionals I highlight; - The #1 EMS Tip (or it should be). - What's in a name and.. - Noting your trends not the machines. - Have some tips that go along with these?

Patients Should Not Be Dumped Off Stretchers Onto Floors But…..
June 17, 2015

If you follow social media on EMS at all you may have seen the video with the paramedic flipping a patient off the stretcher. Have you ever been in the same situation as this paramedic? While using the excuse of "snapping" does not support this medics ...

Being Brutally Honest With Your Patients
June 03, 2015

On this recent episode Josh and Dave took the reins to discuss when or if EMS providers should be telling patients they are having a stroke, a heart attack or even if they are going to die. - Sparked by a podcast on Ted Talks it got Josh asking who s...

EMS Compassion Or Criminal Conduct?
May 31, 2015

Recent two FDNY EMS Paramedics have been accused with faking an ambyulance call report after some confusion with a DNR. We all know that the Call Report is a le

The Post EMS Week Show | EMS Compass
May 27, 2015

This week the hosts talk about EMS Week, The EMS Compass project and the difference between the EMS Everyman and those who decide where the profession is going. - Take a listen to what is most likely the first in a series of discussions and start own...

When The EMS Patient’s Story Changes
May 06, 2015

This is part three of a recent episode where the panel talks about the patients story or how the story seems to change. Jim mentions some pet peeves he received via email and the one that stood out was how a patients gives you one story in the ambulanc...

A Focus On Raising The TXT Generation
April 27, 2015

In this episode of Office Hours Jim sits down with Thaddeus Setla to talk about his project "Raising The TXT Generation". While this may not be a direct EMS related topic, both Ted and Jim feel it does reflect in public safety and results from social m...

EMS Doing Away With AHA?
April 15, 2015

What if EMS decided to no longer use AHA certification for CPR and ACLS? Let's say they decided to use AHA as a base but implemented their own training and testing based on current research and what they see to be working. Well there are agencies out the