Go Team Me!
I recently had the privilege to be featured on a couple of EMS podcasts. Words Off the Street, a public safety podcast with host B.J. Schneider, features EMS and public safety writers. In this episode, I talk about how I got started writing, and what writing tips work for me. Words Off the Street, Episode ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - March 2, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Go Team Me! Podcasting Where's Ambulance Driver? Source Type: blogs

Inside EMS Podcast: Pediatric Edition
On this week’s episode of Inside EMS, we welcome pediatric guru Dr. Peter Antevy, inventor of the Handtevy Pediatric Emergency System, to the Guest Table. Check it out, and give us your thoughts. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - February 19, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Inside EMS Pediatrics Podcasting Source Type: blogs

For You EMS Types …
… there’s a new column up on EMS1. Stop bragging about your emotional pain, instead be proud of overcoming it. Enjoy, and share with your friends. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - February 16, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Code Green Campaign EMS Health & Safety The Ambulance Driver's Perspective Source Type: blogs

For You EMS Types …
… there’s a new column up on EMS1. Service is what you can give the vast majority of your patients who are neither emergent nor truly in need of medicine. It’s the way you can make a bad day for someone a little bit better, no matter how trivial the gesture or mundane the task ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - February 11, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: EMS Wisdom The Ambulance Driver's Perspective Source Type: blogs

Inside EMS Podcast, Shift Work Part 2
In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, researcher and EMS1 columnist Catherine Counts joins us at the Guest Table to discuss fatigue in EMS, and the recent BMJ Review on the effects of shift work on sleep duration and quality. Give us a listen, and share your thoughts. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - February 7, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: EMS Health & Safety Inside EMS Podcasting Source Type: blogs

Inside EMS Podcast: Shift Work, Part 1
In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I answer a reader’s question on how to get awake and dressed in 90 seconds or less when you work a 24-hour shift. Got any strategies of your own to share? Check out the podcast, and share ’em in the comments! (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - February 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Inside EMS Podcasting Source Type: blogs

Inside EMS Podcast: What Role Do Hospitals Play in Ambulance Response Times?
Co-host Chris Cebollero and I address that question, among others, in this week’s episode of Inside EMS podcast. Give us a listen, share your opinions. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - January 25, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Inside EMS Podcasting Source Type: blogs

New EMS Blogger In Town!
EMS1 columnist and volunteer EMS guru Nancy Magee is going to be posting content on the MEDIC Training Solutions blog. Because despite the care and compassion my partner and I provided, I knew that little girl would never forget the words of a paramedic who in that moment failed his patient, his profession, and any ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - January 25, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Sweet linky love Source Type: blogs

Inside EMS Podcast: Ketamine Edition
In this episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I welcome Scot Phelps to the Guest Table to discuss EMS use of ketamine.   Give us a listen, and share your thoughts! (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - January 16, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: EMS Topics Inside EMS Podcasting Source Type: blogs

For You EMS Types …
Jason Kodat, Gene Gandy and I have a new article in EMS World Magazine. Taking the Fear Out of Surgical Cricothyrotomy Give it a read, let us know what you think, and share with your friends. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - January 2, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: airway management EMS World Magazine Source Type: blogs

Inside EMS Podcast: 2016 Year In Review
Plus, a look at what’s coming up for 2017, from EMS1 Editor-In-Chief, Greg Friese. Give us a listen, and don’t forget to rate us on iTunes. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - December 27, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Inside EMS Podcasting Source Type: blogs

Happy Blogiversary to Me!
My first blog post was ten years ago today, after being inspired by my blogfather. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - December 23, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Go Team Me! Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Inside EMS Podcast: Changes to NREMT Standards
In this week’s episode of Inside EMS , co-host Chris Cebollero and I welcome EMS educator extraordinaire Dan Limmer to the show, to discuss changes in NREMT psychomotor and cognitive testing standards, among them updates to spinal motion restriction guidelines. Dan also offers listeners a discount code for his excellent Limmer Creative apps. Give us ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - December 18, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: EMS Education Inside EMS NREMT Podcasting Source Type: blogs

The Re-Release of “ En Route ” Is Now Available!
And just in time for Christmas! For you loyal readers of my blog, column and first book, I am proud to announce that the re-release of my book, En Route: A Paramedic’s Stories of Life, Death and Everything In Between, is now available through Amazon and major online and brick-and-mortar booksellers, both in paperback and ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - December 8, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: En Route Go Team Me! Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

For You EMS Types …
… there’s a new column up on EMS1. Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There. Read, enjoy, share. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - November 30, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: EMS Wisdom The Ambulance Driver's Perspective Source Type: blogs