Provider Health and Wellness in EMS
It’s no secret that the EMS community isn’t the healthiest bunch of folks on the planet. We work truckloads of long hours. We eat on the run and sometimes our […]
Other Side of the Room
Other Side of the Room by: Chelsea Epling June 20, 2021, I received my hardest patient to date, the one that will stick with me for the rest of […]
What the funk? How SAD shifts our vibe.
What the funk? A brief discussion of how seasonal affective disorder shifts our vibe Gwenny Lawson It’s almost midnight. It’s freezing cold outside, even though last week we hit […]
Hands Down, Our Best Tool
Whether you work in the back of an ambulance, a helicopter, or a hospital, you likely have many tools to assist you in assessing and treating your patient. Tools such […]
Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Women of EMS, Part 1
March is Women’s History Month and here at IA MED, we will be highlighting the work of a small handful of women who have blazed trails in the field of […]
Cause of Death: EGO, Opinion Based Psychoanalytical Approach of Ego in Medicine
Jaren Jarrell | FP-C, CCEMT-P, NRP Twitter is the most raw, emotional, and informational social media platform out there. Most of the time, it’s someone arguing over ketamine doses or […]
Well-Being is Well-Meaning by Valerie Bestland, FP-C, BS, Certified Life & Weight Loss Coach
Well-Being is Well-Meaning Well-Being Sounds Nice. Evidence shows that employees who participate in Wellness/Well-Being programs have reduced lifestyle diseases, reduced stress, and improved overall well-being [1,2,3]. You might also find […]
Complacency is a Death Sentence
by Chelsea Epling, BSN, RN, MCCN, EMT-P Scenarios You’re in the ICU, on shift 4 of 4, you’re tired, your patient assignment has been less than ideal this week. Alcohol […]
A Tale of Two Flight Paramedics by Valerie Bestland, FP-C, BS, Well Being Coach & Consultant
I’d like to tell you a story of two Flight Paramedics who recently re-certified their FP-C. The story will revolve around two FP-C. Flight Paramedic one..who we will call […]
Food Matters by Valerie Bestland, FP-C, BS, EMS Well-Being Coach and Consultant
What we eat matters. ???? Food is not good or bad. We have assigned these labels for pretty much every food. Cookies = bad. Broccoli = good. I want […]