Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
Life of an EMT
Jack Mangin and Karen Bresson
“We’re there not to do any further harm, we’re there for them to have a safe trip to the hospital, we’re there to help them feel a little better if we can… The ultimate goal is the patient care.” In this episode, Karen Bresson and Jack Mangin talk about some of their calls, how to listen to patients, how to deal with difficult partners, and other aspects of EMS life. Click to hear the rest of this story.
Jack Mangin and Karen Bresson are EMTs at New Milford Community Ambulance in Connecticut.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
A Master Disaster
David Jaslow and Matthew Butler
“We arrived on scene and it was very chaotic. People were running out of the building holding one another up, very similar to the WMD training videos…” Click to listen to the rest of this story from David Jaslow and Matthew Butler, ending with a bonus story about a dog.
Dr. David Jaslow is director of the Division of EMS and Disaster Medicine at the Department of Emergency Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, and at the same location, Matthew Butler is Director of Operations for the Center for Special Operations Training.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
The Chain of Survival Worked
Tim Sheehan
“One evening while I was teaching advanced cardiovascular life support at the college, we were just ending up class… when one of my old paramedic students came rushing into the room saying, ‘Tim, we need you down here in the gym!’” Click to hear the rest of this story from Tim Sheehan.
Tim is a paramedic instructor at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
Professionalism in EMS
“Part of one of our jobs of being professional is to always know when to say the right thing and also sometimes, more often, when to keep our mouths shut.” Click to hear the rest from Keith Wesley.
Keith K. Wesley, MD is the State of Wisconsin EMS Medical Director and Medical Director for the Chippewa Fire District, Chippewa Falls, WI.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
Never Let Your Guard Down
“I turned around to look and the only other door that was around was double dead bolt locked. So, I did not have any place to go…” Click to hear the rest of the story from John Tippett.
John Tippett Jr. is a battalion chief for the Montgomery County, MD Fire and Rescue Service. He also works for the International Association of Fire Chiefs as a project manager. His fire service career spans over thirty years of career and volunteer service. John’s IAFC work currently involves the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
RSI Without Sedative
“They opted to use the rapid sequence intubation protocol to knock him down and intubate him, however after they had knocked him down with a paralytic they neglected to give him a sedative…” Click to hear the rest from Will Krost.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
Semi Truck Accident
“One of the cases that I had quite a few years back involved a semi truck that went over a bridge onto some railroad tracks lying below. It was one of those cases that just sticks with you forever.” Click to hear the rest of the story from Will Krost.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
Infant Arrest and CISD
In “Infant Arrest and CISD,” paramedic Christine Clemens shares her experience with the death of a 4-month-old infant.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
The Power of Barney
Listen to “The Power of Barney,” in which responder Tim Duncan recounts caring for a family involved in a car vs. tree accident.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
EMS Magazine Monthly Preview: March ‘08
Get the rundown on the latest features in EMS Magazine from Editor Nancy Perry. This month’s topics include best practices being implemented around the country to solve EMS recruitment and retention issues, as well as cardiac care. Listen to find out more.
