The Overrun

Have you ever wondered why the news media gets EMS stories so messed up? Do you cringe each time you see a news story talk about "ambulance drivers"? Is your agency concerned with sharing your work with the community because of "HIPAA"?

The transgender population is a part of your patient population, and we all need to know how to assess and communicate therapeutically with our trans patients.

Matt Streger introduces us to Taylor Sprecher, a trans man and EMT who has taken the lead in trying to educate clinicians about trans patients, and some clinical pearls for us to utilize.

Did you know that almost one in FOUR trans people avoid seeking out health care because of their fear of how they’ll be treated? Or that trans teens have a significantly higher rate of suicide attempts? Do you know how to address your trans patients’ needs?

Read the stats here:

https://transequality.org/issues/us-trans-survey

Taylor’s webpage, which is a treasure trove of resources:

https://911transedu.com

Streger and Keavney is one of the pre-eminent EMS law firms in the USA, and a good friend of the show. Check them out at:

https://keavneystreger.com

https://emsaegis.com

In this second half of our first interview of the year, Dr. Rezaie discusses the following topics: Paper #5: HALT-IT

Happy New Year! 2020 brought us a lot of challenges, as we all know. Dr. Salim Rezaie of RebelEM comes

They have finally arrived, and while it’s not the beginning of the end; it may be the end of the

On this episode, Dan gets to sit down virtually with Dr. Andrew Fisher, otherwise known as “Saint” Fisher, of the

In the FOAMed world, nothing is more loved than ketamine. There have been multiple podcasts and talks about the drug, and it's acquired a mythic status on the Internet med ed word.

But is what we think we know causing problems? Is the promise of ketamine as a drug the does it all lull us, and especially new clinicians, into a false sense of security? Has FOAMed put us on the wrong side of the Dunning-Kruger curve?

Meme culture has come to EMS. And few are doing it better than the meme lord known to his many thousands of followers as simply, THE ADMIN.

September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month. Dan sits down with Chris Divver, paramedic and fire officer who shares his story about trauma, stress, and growth. Chris is someone who by example has shown people in emergency services that post-trauma stress and survival can be done. We talk about therapy, EMDR, and other tools he's used to help him survive the injury.

Ed goes solo to interview Ashley Fitzpatrick, BSN, RN, EMT who was recently published in JEMS. Ashley’s paper “First Responders