The JEMS Report

Sean J. Britton, MPA, NRP, speaks about his recently published JEMS article, Financial Health and Wellness for EMS Clinicians.

Britton is a practicing paramedic and EMS educator at Superior Ambulance Service in Binghamton, New York. Sean is the principal and financial Planner at STAT Financial Health. He was formerly the chair of the EMS workforce committee of the NAEMT.

In this episode, Raphael and Dov discuss how remembering to focus on the basics of EMS saves lives. The duo talks about some humorous, and some not so humorous, stories that took place recently in Israel and how focusing on basic protocols ended up saving the lives of the patients. 

Host Eric Chase speaks with Aaron Rhone, PhD, MPA, the bureau director at Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of EMS, about flexibility, connection, education, vision, bias, and integrity, among other subjects.

In this episode, Dov and Raphael delve into the week that was (August 5th-12th) wherein United Hatzalah, as a national EMS provider, responded to a war, a major terror attack and a series of horrific bus accidents. Give a listen to get a taste of what that one week was like for the EMS first responders in Israel.

Hosts Scot Phelps and Maria Werner talk about Scot’s trip visiting EMS systems in Helsinki, Finland, Tallinn, Estonia and Vilnius, Lithuania.

This episode discusses the really tough calls, the ones that leave us scarred and filled with emotional and psychological baggage. It gets into a lot of heartfelt and tense issues. It may not be suitable for all listeners.

While this episode starts off very dark, both Dov and Raphael discuss what gives each of them hope and provides some lessons for other responders on how to keep focus both during and after “That Call.”

If you choose to listen, it is advised that you have some tissues on hand, and know that even in the darkest of times and the worst of calls, there is always hope.

On this week’s episode of the EMS Handoff, Bradley and David are joined by Jim Bazluki and Jeff Hinshaw where they take on the topic of the new school year and the rise in sports-related injuries. An extension of the “Jeff and Jim Show,” as they call it, our guests discuss the capabilities of athletic trainers at the local high school, university, and professional settings – as well as relationships with the EMS side during these events. As school years start up across the country, we will dive into what the athletic trainer knows, and how to integrate and collaborate for the highest level of care to our student athletes. 

Episode Highlights:

A History of Athletic Training Education

The history between AT and EMS

Numbers of High School Athletes and Injuries Annually

Do you want to practice when it rains?

Heat and Head emergencies

Emergency Action Planning

How to Reach us

Bradley Dean: [email protected]

David Blevins: [email protected]

Jeff Hinshaw: [email protected]

Jim Bazluki: [email protected]

This year, David had the opportunity to take the Handoff Podcast to the Tennessee EMS Educators Conference in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In this compilation, you will hear from Tennessee EMS Education Association (TEMSEA) President Shannon Morphis, Medcognition CEO Russell Unrath, Sumner County EMS Training Officer and TEMSEA Board Member Brent Dyer, and John Scullin from the National EMS Museum.

On this week’s episode of the EMS Handoff, Bradley Dean and David Blevins take on multiple topics affecting EMS in today’s environment. From the proliferation of Monkeypox in the United States to the recently posted position from the NREMT on Accreditation, and lastly, retention efforts in EMS, Bradley and David take on these controversial topics to bring some conversational discussion. We would love to hear your feedback on these topics. 

Show Highlights:

• Monkeypox threat and guidance

Don’t forget to go by our website at www.emshandoff.com or reach out to us on our Facebook pages. 

On this week’s episode of The EMS Handoff Podcast, hosts Bradley Dean and David Blevins get back in the Handoff Media Studios for another episode after an extensive break. They welcome Mr. D. Todd Spence, 911 director, paramedic, and author of the book, “What’s a Tactical Medic,” available from Amazon and on Kindle.

During this episode, we talk with Mr. Spence about his process for writing the book, and how he has used it to help educate the community of what is EMS and specifically what is tactical medicine. Over his long career, he had many experiences and his kids knew what he did, but they did not understand it. By creating this book, he was able to let them know, and make an impact on the community. We then go into how to jump into projects like this if you have something that will help the community. 

Show Highlights:

• Putting pen to paper. The process for putting a project in motion.

Contact with D. Todd Spence

• themedictodd.com

Resources:

• “What’s a Tactical Medic” by D. Todd Spence. Available in Hard copy of electronic at Amazon and Kindle.