Practical EMS
My mission is to use the stories we all have in emergency medicine to encourage and uplift you where you are. EMT, Paramedic, nurse, PA, NP or physician. Emergency medicine is a very difficult specialty with unique challenges, and it calls us all to be better than the average person in order to stay healthy for our patients, our families and own mental wellness. I want to connect with EMS crews, fire crews, ER RN's, ER techs and new ER advanced practice providers to better understand their current struggles. I also want to bridge the gap between prehospital medicine and the emergency department and to encourage those seeking to become an advanced practice provider. Disclaimer: All Practical EMS content is opinion only. It is unaffiliated with any company or organization and does not represent any company or organization that Aaron currently works for or has worked for in the past. No content should be taken as medical advice.
Practical EMS
We are there for a lot of people’s last moments
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
You guys ever see a dead family member in a patient? Like they look similar, act similarly?
No?
Maybe it’s just me.
Nate talks about his life experiences and how it helps him talk with patients that are struggling with mental health. He talks about a patient experience where he really connected with a patient and how the patient was seen years later having changed his life.
We talk about God in EMS and the really unfair and tragic things we see. How this will test your faith.
Kiley talks about how, seeing so much death, it’s seeing the patients themselves in their last moments that convincing her there is a God.
Burnout
Lean into your coworkers, share your feelings. Talk with people to help heal.
Follow up on that critical patient you are worried about.
Avoid substances.
Talk with people about how you feel.
Use those frustrations to exercise or do something productive.
Calls add up over time. Sometimes it not just one call, its multiple in a row
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Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn’t represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.
Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn’t represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions. This is not medical advice. If you have personal health concerns, please seek professional care.
Full show notes can be found here: Episodes - Practical EMS - Content for EMTs, PAs, Paramedics
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If you want to work on your nutrition, increase your energy, improve your physical and mental health, I highly recommend 1st Phorm. Check them out here so they know I sent you.
1st Phorm | The Foundation of High Performance Nutrition