Meet our new panel

Kash (EM physician)

Casey (Paramedic)

Nate (EMT)

Why emergency medicine?

Kash: Likes to see results in the short term rather than manage long-term problems. Decided on EM and even an EMS fellowship before starting med school after getting his EMT

Aaron: When in PA school you really need to be at least considering primary care but I decided it was not for me. A day in primary care tended to really drag for me while emergency medicine makes the day go by quickly

Nate: Initially wanted to be a firefighter but enjoyed the medical side more and eventually got his EMT. He loves the diversity of the patients and the chance to help people. He loves critical care transport with the increased knowledge he has gained

Nate: Learn to slow down. 

Kash: Don’t just do something, stand there.

Fix the underlying issue. Don’t just blindly treat numbers. Fix the why, don’t just react.

Casey talks about a scenario where slowing down was critical to catching important details during an RSI. Sometimes the whole team gets so focused on individual tasks that simple things (like low O2 sats) can get missed.

Checklists can be critical to making sure the simple doesn’t get missed

We all need to have humility 

I address the video that got taken out of context after people thought we were directly comparing EMT’s to CNA’s. That was definitely not the intent. 

Nate talks about how he is proud and protective about what we do in EMS

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