Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
Regularly Irregular
Scott Snyder
Do you know what a “regularly irregular” pulse indicates? Instructor Scott Snyder of the San Francisco Paramedic Association explains and shares a trick that can help paramedic students “amaze their friends and stupefy their paramedic preceptors!”
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
Distracting Injuries
Nanci Medina
“[They] never followed up on why I passed out. I think they either assumed that I fell or tripped or whatever, but it never occurred to them to really look past that.” UCLA EMS instructor Nanci Medina learned firsthand the importance of looking past distracting injuries when she became a patient herself. Click to listen to her story.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
The Big Picture
Bruce Evans
“When I walked by this guy this time he was a totally different guy… [He] looked uncomfortable as compared to being the cool, calm and collected talkative guy that we saw and dropped off twenty minutes earlier… I said that is not the same guy we saw twenty minutes ago. Something’s not right here.” In this episode, Bruce about a call that demonstrates the importance of careful assessment.
Bruce Evans is EMS Chief for the City of North Las Vegas Fire Department.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
Imminent Birth
Robert Linnell
“My partner comes in and says, ‘Oh, what happened?’ And I said, ‘Ah, it looks like we had a baby, huh?’” Click to hear the whole story, as Robert Linnell, Paramedic Captain/Supervisor with L.A. City Fire, describes “the mixed feelings and joy of delivering a baby in the field.”
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Listen to the latest features here and look for the series archive at openairways.net.
To share your most meaningful case and the lesson it taught you, call FISDAP Open Airways at 1.651.314.7424