Categories
EMS Tips

Return to the Basics: Know Your Stuff Part 7

This guest post was submitted by paramedic Jay Reeves. He replied to the Everyday EMS Tips weekly enewsletter, “Do you know your stuff?” — Great question, I’ll turn to my personal experience. I graduated from paramedic school in 1991, my class was the first to take PALS as part of the program. It was a […]

Categories
Dispatch Tips Guest Blogger

Teach your Child to Communicate with 911 Dispatcher

We have all heard the stories of the heroic young child who saved his mother’s life by calling 911 and telling the dispatcher what was happening. But how do we teach our own child to be that hero in an emergency? 1. Teach your child how to use your phone. Show the child how to dial […]

Categories
EMS Tips

5 Tips for Engaging a Pediatric Patient's Parents

I was recently asked about my tips for engaging with a pediatric patient’s parents. The timing was perfect because I was coming up to a deadline for my monthly EMS1.com column. How to Deal with Parents at EMS1.com. //