September 2017
We don’t need no stinking ballistic vests. Violence on the job.
A review of why EMS personnel may consider wearing ballistic vests, including situations that do not involve guns.
August 2017
The white helmet medic modern leadership for progressive times
A discussion of the subject of leadership and why it's much harder to be an EMS leade than it may look like on the surface.
Narcan resistant fentanyl?
A paramedic quickly breaksdown the appearance Acryl fentanyl, a narcan resistant form of the fentanyl drug. With the opioid crisis already out of control, how can paramedics best respond to calls involving this new drug?
The intubation debate: Why it’s not about intubation
A discussion of the intubation debate in the EMS field, and why some may be arguing about more than proper intubation techniques.
July 2017
Children dying of hyperthermia after being left in hot cars
We take a look at the incidence of children dying from hyperthermia or other heat-related illnesses after being left in hot cars.
EMS education: A look forward
A look into how understanding the career trajectory of nursing since the nineteenth-century can help EMS pave their path in the twenty-first.