All tagged Paramedicine

Episode 81: Staying Cool When the Heat is On with Dr. Mike Lauria

If you were at the National Association of EMS Physicians Conference this past week, you would have been able to see Dr. Michael Lauria speak. Mike is a USAF veteran, Pararescueman, flight paramedic, and currently an emergency medicine physician in the US. He has appeared on the EMCrit podcast and numerous others to talk about stress and managing it in the field of medicine.

Dan got to sit with him and discuss how keeping cool on scene in stressful situations actually is better for you and your patients, some simple techniques to use, and why we need to incorporate stress inoculation into all our EMS training.

The stuff we talked about is proven to help you think more clearly and function better when things are going into the weeds....it's definitely worth the time!

Episode 68: Transgender Awareness with Taylor Sprecher and Matt Streger

The transgender population is a part of your patient population, and we all need to know how to assess and communicate therapeutically with our trans patients.

Matt Streger introduces us to Taylor Sprecher, a trans man and EMT who has taken the lead in trying to educate clinicians about trans patients, and some clinical pearls for us to utilize.

Did you know that almost one in FOUR trans people avoid seeking out health care because of their fear of how they’ll be treated? Or that trans teens have a significantly higher rate of suicide attempts? Do you know how to address your trans patients’ needs?

Read the stats here:

https://transequality.org/issues/us-trans-survey

Taylor’s webpage, which is a treasure trove of resources:

https://911transedu.com

Streger and Keavney is one of the pre-eminent EMS law firms in the USA, and a good friend of the show. Check them out at:

https://keavneystreger.com

https://emsaegis.com