Inside EMS

A few weeks back, I offered a humiliating kilted photo for anyone who donated $50 or more to Team Ambulance Driver for Kilted to Kick Cancer. Well, my Inside EMS co-host Chris Cebollero donated $100, so he gets a little something extra:

In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss difficult partners. Some are toxic, some are merely the result of miscommunication, and others are simply incompatible personality types. Give us a listen and weigh in with your thoughts.

No clinical issue this week, just our take on the latest EMS news and events. Give us a listen, share your thoughts.

In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, Fit Responder President and EMS1 columnist Bryan Fass tells us about the five food evils. They’re five common foods that provide little nutritional value and should be eliminated from our diets. Perhaps not coincidentally, they are five foods that feature prominently in my diet. You should really check out Bryan’s column. He’s got ...

In this week’s issue of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss the on-air murder of the WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and cameraman adam ward last week, and the decision by Beaufort, SC County Council to cancel retiree health benefits for all county employees. You know, the benefits they were promised when they hired on. The benefits they worked ...

On this episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss the story out of Charlotte, NC of MEDIC paramedics complaining that a new points system rewarding shorter time-on-task will encourage rushed and sloppy patient care. I’m not a fan of many performance metrics in EMS. While I acknowledge that we must track certain things to have any idea ...

In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss the latest EMS news and events, and answer a reader’s question on what paramedic subspecialties he should pursue when he graduates. How cool would it be if paramedicine required a minimum of an Associate Degree, and you could then pursue a baccalaureate in the specialty of your ...

In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss the recent suicide of a Pennsylvania EMT, and how we might better support our colleagues with PTSD and depression. In our Guest Table segment, we talk with Donnie Richard of Brattleboro Retreat and their Uniformed Services Program aimed at specialized mental health counseling tailored to military and ...

In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss the active shooter incident in Lafayette, LA, and dispel some of the misinformation about the death of a patient supposedly resulting from hogtying in Southaven, MS. Tune in to hear the show.

In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss the recent heroin epidemic, EMS agencies who can’t seem to keep their personnel certified without resorting to fraud, and idiots people who chlorinate the gene pool launch fireworks off of body parts. Give us a listen, and share your thoughts.

In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero invite noted EMS physician, author and medical director Bryan Bledsoe to the show, where we discuss what I wrote about here, ie how strictly EMS protocols should be followed. Chris favors a very narrow view on protocol deviations, whereas Bryan and I both view protocols as guidelines, and believe paramedics ...

On this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss the latest EMS news and events, including the disgrace to the profession Detroit EMT who couldn’t be bothered to respond to an infant in cardiac arrest. For our Clinical Issue, we discuss vital signs tips and tricks. Check out the show, and let us know what you ...

Last week on Inside EMS, we discussed the radio report/pre-arrival notification, and this week, we discuss the bedside hand-off report. Short version: It’s as unique as the patient, and the hospital, and the ED staff. There are a thousand variables. But one good way to approach it is to wait until the entire care team is in the room so ...

Are your pre-arrival notifications to the hospital short, sweet and to the point, or are they long, rambling affairs resembling selected readings from a Tolstoy novel? Check out co-host Chris Cebollero and I as we talk about what makes a good patient report on Inside EMS.

In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss the latest EMS news and events, including the unusual case of the Hawaiian man speared in the chest by a swordfish. Live your life to the fullest, kiddies, but don’t try jumping into the water to wrestle a swordfish, lest he impale your chest. Death awaits us ...