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99 \| Giving a good ER hand-off report \| Unexpected retirement from the fire department \| “What is the worst thing you have ever seen?” \| Dealing with tragedy in the ER vs the field	Practical EMS	27:17
98 \| Fire paramedics and medical director panel \| Assessing capacity \| Suicidal patients \| Involving medical control	Practical EMS	36:02
97 \| Drs. Sean and Adam \| Difficult admissions \| What admissions do and do not accomplish \| Group culture \| Obs vs in-patient status \| How we can help the hospitalist from the ED	Practical EMS	31:20
96 \| Drs. Sean and Adam \| EM vs IM \| Admitting the weak elderly patient \| Workflow as a hospitalist \| Consulting a hospitalist	Practical EMS	35:42
95 \| Drs. Sean and Adam \| Emergency medicine vs Internal Medicine \| Mindset differences \| Good storytelling \| Advice on admission requests	Practical EMS	33:16
94 \| Eddie opens up about his deepest struggles in EMS \| Retiring from EMS \| Lossing partners \| Advice for newbies	Practical EMS	31:04
93 \| Old school paramedics Casey and Eddie \| I’m not doing it for the pay \| The Privilege we have \| Working in the ED as a paramedic	Practical EMS	30:47
92 \| Eddie and Casey \| Good EMT partners \| Calls that damage you \| Remembering the bad calls over the good \| Effects of a career in EMS	Practical EMS	33:28
91 \| Old school paramedics Eddie and Casey \| Is EMS just a steppingstone \| For some it’s a job, for some it’s a life	Practical EMS	33:10
90 \| Doing difficult things makes you stronger \| Pain of getting well is sometimes greater than the pain of staying stuck \| Is emergency medicine your purpose	Practical EMS	26:51
89 \| Death and dying \| Pastor Daniel Grothe \| Non-anxious presence \| Emotional whiplash \| Habits to hit the reset button	Practical EMS	30:05
88 \| Death and Dying in emergency medicine \| Pastor Daniel Grothe \| New panel \| Burnout comradery	Practical EMS	31:17
87 \| Kevin Hazzard \| American Sirens \| The great story of Freedom House and EMS origins \| The good Samaritan \| Early emphasis on intubation	Practical EMS	25:30
86 \| Kevin Hazzard \| Missing EMS \| American Sirens \| Chaotic scenes \| Early paramedic John goes from cleaning hospital rooms to intubating critical patients	Practical EMS	22:02
85 \| Kevin Hazzard \| Being an EMT tourist \| Paragod phase \| Moving on from EMS \| A Thousand Naked Strangers	Practical EMS	38:14
84 \| Kevin Hazzard \| A Thousand Naked Strangers \| Writing for film/TV \| EMT school process	Practical EMS	30:33
83 \| Is medicine your entire personality? \| Get off on time \| Burnout \| Compassion fatigue \| A physicians personal experience with the ER	Practical EMS	29:28
82 \| Getting comfortable saying “I don’t know” \| Advice for newbies \| Learning from those lower than you on the perceived hierarchy	Practical EMS	31:25
81 \| New panel \| Charge RN advice \| Physician efficiency tips \| Developing Confidence	Practical EMS	33:35
80 \| Lori Hodges Part 2 \| Author \| Paramedic \| Emergency Manager	Practical EMS	36:26
79 \| Lori Hodges Part 1 \| Author \| Paramedic \| Emergency Manager	Practical EMS	31:50
78 \| Kelly Grayson Part 2 \| Author \| Blogger \| Paramedic	Practical EMS	28:47
77 \| Kelly Grayson Part 1 \| Author \| Blogger \| Paramedic	Practical EMS	27:21
76 \| Difficult intubation \| Advice for newbies \| Don’t blame patients \| Your happiness is up to you \| Event horizons on calls	Practical EMS	29:52
75 \| We can’t choose what affects us \| Teamwork on scenes \| Recognizing you need help \| Responding with anger	Practical EMS	29:23
74 \| Burning out on EMS \| Sleep deprivation \| Raging at dispatch \| Daily micro-traumas	Practical EMS	32:55
73 \| New panel! \| EMS to law enforcement \| The lesson from the spine board	Practical EMS	31:01
72 \| Nate’s off-duty call \| That human connection \| Moral injury vs burnout \| Newbie advice	Practical EMS	32:45
71 \| Rapid sequence intubation changes \| How crews can make or break an EMT student’s experience \| How those hard calls affect us \| Casey talks about the impression he made on a family	Practical EMS	29:47
70 \| Why the big scope differences across state lines \| Case review purpose \| Teaching the newbies	Practical EMS	29:13
69 \| New panel! Why emergency medicine \| Don’t just do something, stand there \| Being proud of what you do	Practical EMS	36:28
#68 - Over-reliance on technology, standards for students, don't listen to naysayers, advice for newbies	Practical EMS	26:17
#67 - Burnout avoidance, decision fatigue, driving lights and sirens, Where is God in emergency medicine?	Practical EMS	26:10
#66 - Paramedics getting offended, first code as a medical student, making a human connection and measuring success in EMS	Practical EMS	32:49
New panel, power in detaching, controlled drowning, overwhelm as a new provider	Practical EMS	29:59
Overcoming burnout, having purpose, showing grace for patients while also having healthy boundaries	Practical EMS	31:20
The Dunning-Kruger effect, building confidence, the importance of knowing the "why", when to do nothing	Practical EMS	39:03
Stress exposure in school, zero to hero, advocating for patients	Practical EMS	33:00
Only medical provider on a plane, swatting flies in the back of an ambulance, paramedic program changes	Practical EMS	32:01
Foley buddies and no no zones	Practical EMS	32:12

99 | Giving a good ER hand-off report | Unexpected retirement from the fire department | “What is the worst thing you have ever seen?” | Dealing with tragedy in the ER vs the field

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27:17

98 | Fire paramedics and medical director panel | Assessing capacity | Suicidal patients | Involving medical control

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36:02

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35:42

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