Jumping back into our discussion on alcohol abuse in EMS.

Everyone is susceptible to overuse of alcohol so abstaining can be powerful even without it being your vice. 

Interpersonal communication skills are key to developing in EMS. We need to connect with our patients.

Patients care more about being understood and listened to than good medicine.

Advise for newbies:

It’s hard to admit when you have a problem but that is the first step to fixing it.

It’s okay to fail but you need to pick yourself quickly back up.

Know you are not alone with these vices, be it alcohol or something else.

You must be prepared for that next difficult call or life event. Because it is always coming.

It is helpful to have friends that do EM and friends that don’t do EM so you aren’t always centered around work.

Our dark humor in EM is needed to help put things on the back burner so we can move on in the moment, run that next call or see that next patient and deal with it later.

Sarah tells a story about a grandma that passed away then immediately running a baby being born. 

Nate tells a story about connecting with a patient and that how that is the exact reason he got into medicine.

Kate talks about how it’s worth taking the time to explain things to patients.

 

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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.

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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.