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It’s here. Yawn.

https://unfilteredwithkiran.com/paramedic-fired-after-allegedly-claiming-he-was-a-doctor/?fbclid=IwAR32pFIQGM1xuSZnSCz56_ah5AgVLChPKRjwyC_q7tVlPF-WvjJ2OVTIIok&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Scenario I’m working on for a class that I’m teaching. (This is a minor twist on a real incident) You are a paramedic, your partner is an EMT. You work for a 911 dispatched EMS agency. You are in a regular ambulance, with no special equipment other than the typical ALS gear. It is an overcast...

I just took the IBSC Community Paramedic exam and it was exactly as I expected. Lots of lab value questions, lots of patient advocacy questions and lots of ethical/boundary questions. If you take any Community Paramedic review course or just buy the textbook, you’ll have no issues.

I just saw a crew from another ambulance service at the gas station, stopping to grab a soda. I was coming out with a cup of coffee and said, “hey how’s it going!“ They both looked at me and kind of sneered and said, “just living the dream.“ One guy said, “I can’t wait till the shift is over“...

My regional council is getting 100% behind this project. It’s a fantastic idea…

In 2023 the national registry has announced plans to sunset the advanced level psychomotor exam. That means that advanced EMTs and paramedics will no longer have to perform a skills exam at the conclusion of their program. Skills will be verified through the portfolio process, the same way...

I saw this start on Facebook last week and am impressed that NEMSMA cut ties so quickly. Dear NEMSMA members, On Friday, July 2nd, several members made the National EMS Management Association's (NEMSMA) leadership aware of comments made on social media by Director-at-Large Skip Kirkwood. The...

For those of you that have been around EMS for a while and were involved or interested in EMS blogs and social media, you probably know about Ted Setla. He was a paramedic in Alaneda County CA with AMR and was the videographer for the Chronicles of EMS, Beyond the Lights and Sirens and the movie...

Is anyone here involved with HazMat as an ALS provider as part of your primary job responsibilities? I recently became part of my county’s HazMat team, recruited to help develop new programs. I’ve had AHLS for 5 or 6 years now and I’ll be attending the NFA “ALS for HazMat Incidents” course...

Have you seen that the American Paramedic Association and the NEMSMA are pushing to change the nomenclature to call EVERYONE paramedics? In an article about COVID-19 vaccination guidelines, it states, "These guidelines are also among the first to incorporate the latest international professional...

https://www.ems1.com/patient-care/articles/state-board-cites-7-kan-responders-for-failing-to-transport-patient-to-hospital-alUcS3i8UkiNKrpD/ thoughts?

Any NREMT ALS Exam Representatives here? I'm taking the class on Thursday.

Do you really believe that EMS providers are “hated”?

I’m about finished with my BS and looking to jump into a post grad program. My goal is to move into a senior administration position and I’m torn on if I’ll stay on the regional/state admin side or if I’ll move to a chief of service. I’d like to hear thoughts and opinions on post grad...

The new NREMT site goes live on Tuesday 1/19. Just a heads up if you’re logging in to add CE hours.

What does your agency do to prepare someone for a leadership position?

I had a long conversation yesterday with an EMT that works for my service. He’s a really good guy. Mature, with a lot of life experience. He’s been dissatisfied with the job for the past month or so, and has been pretty vocal about the fact that he wants to quit or move on. We sat down...

Did anyone play with this one yet? We're getting one to try. Our King Visions are getting a bit long in the tooth. https://www.patcen.com/onescope

Right now Pennsylvania is running a “recertification special”. If you expired after 12/31/2014, you can log in to the DOH portal and request a reactivated license, no test or skills validation required. No questions asked. You’ll receive a provisional license good until October. At that time...