Stress exposure in school is very helpful for real life practice

A good analogy for lay people: EMT is like CNA, AEMT is LPN, paramedic is RN. This helps people understand the progression of levels of care better

Paramedics need to be learning provider type assessments on rotation not nursing assessments

Kim talks about the zero to hero debate: Experience matters not just in emergency medicine. The main difference is the individuals drive and education 

Kim talks about a hypoglycemic patient when she was a new paramedic 

Kate talks about the difficulty in bringing up possible concerns with providers and how important it is for the providers and advocating for patients

Adam discusses listening to EMS and the patient and the importance of what the patient looked like before they got to you.

Understanding your EMS system is important as an ED provider

We talk about the value of interpreting lab work in the field

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