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Weekly EMS podcast from Jim Hoffman of EMSSEO.com. This is the old station and the live show now is at emsofficehours.com

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Part three in this series talks about communicating with EMS management. Have you ever felt like management isn't listening? The QA/QI guy is out to get you? Your supervisor just doesn't seem to remember she was on the... more

You respond to a cardiac arrest patient. The family or caretaker hands you a Do Not Resuscitate Order. OK, no brainer on what to do right? Well, maybe not. While the DNR is meant to allow EMS providers to do just that. There are... more

One almost staple in EMS is nitroglycerin. Whatever system you work in it is in the protocols. Mostly in ALS guidelines, but you also are seeing it many BLS protocols as well. This episode will talk about this drug it's common uses, not so... more

With a recent article and some fall out on a medic and drug administration error. I thought would be a good opportunity to discuss this topic. What should happen if a drug error is made? Should the penalty be the same regardless of the... more

OK, the argument on pre hospital intubation has been going on for some time now. Should we or shouldn't we. How do we train, remain competent and prove that we can do it, successfully every time. Is that 100% success rate a realistic... more

Join us for this special EMS Office Hours. Remembering 9/11. We want to open the lines and the chat room to you. There will be over 50 lines open to come share your thoughts. Call in with your 9/11 story, your memories,... more

So, you have your HAZMAT training, your tactical training or maybe some cool high angle rescue training. Now what? How many EMS systems and providers utilize EMS for these tasks as a primary response entity? Wouldn't awareness... more

In a recent EMS1.com article it was asked if trauma patients really need that second IV line. Large bore catheter or not, should we be following this often wrtten trauma patient rule or should we be treating the patient according to our... more

Does responding lights and sirens to every call really make a difference? Should the response method be left up to the EMS crew? What about liabilty and expectations? Join in this episode to let us know what your response policy is,... more

In EMS, tranportation of our patients can mean many or few options. Patient condition, requests and appropriateness all play a part in deciding how, when and why we transport them. What about special considerations and a patients... more

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