Inside EMS Podcast: Why field training officers should be good teachers
FTOs should not only bridge the gap between the classroom and the street, but pass on agency culture to new hires, and serve as mentors in the department.
3 Apr 201529min
Quick Clip: How field training officers can make or break a new provider
FTOs are the gatekeeper to EMS and can determine if a new employee will sink or swim; how detailed is your department’s program for new hires?
3 Apr 20151min
Inside EMS Podcast: How Next Generation 911 will change EMS
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the potential of upgraded dispatch technology that incorporates data including text messaging, photos and videos.
27 Mar 201528min
Quick Clip: Save a life by reaching out to depressed colleagues
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson highlight the importance of peer support in light of an investigation into the death of a 24-year-old Pa. firefighter and EMT found dead in her car.
27 Mar 20151min
Inside EMS Podcast: What can a medic do that an EMT can’t on scene?
Co-host Kelly Grayson and EMS1 columnist and show guest Bob Sullivan debate a BLS vs. ALS system
20 Mar 201531min
Quick Clip: Does a tiered EMS system short change patients?
Co-host Kelly Grayson and EMS1 columnist and guest Bob Sullivan debate a BLS vs. ALS system
19 Mar 20154min
Inside EMS Podcast: Why an all-BLS system may be better
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about the advantages of a tiered response system where the bulk of EMS providers are basic EMTs.
12 Mar 201530min
Quick Clip: When EMS urban legends become main stream
Do you know the story about the patient with mid-face trauma who wound up with a nasal endotracheal tube coiled up in his cranial vault?
12 Mar 20151min
