Scott McConnell, Author at American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/author/smcconnell/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:00:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ambulance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-newaaalogosquare-32x32.png Scott McConnell, Author at American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/author/smcconnell/ 32 32 132285478 4 Tips: Add Empathy to EMS Care https://ambulance.org/2018/06/19/4-tips-add-empathy-to-ems-care/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:00:49 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=154763 Empathy is about trying to understand, as best we can, someone else’s situation or experience. The question is, do we in EMS truly understand the word? Are we empathetical to […]

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]]> 154763 Your EMS Reputation Depends on Three Cs https://ambulance.org/2018/05/22/your-ems-reputation-depends-on-three-cs-credentials-courtesy-community/ Tue, 22 May 2018 16:46:18 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=150807

Your EMS Reputation Depends on Three Cs—Credentials, Courtesy, Community In EMS, your reputation is critical. Your character moves with you from provider to provider and from squad to squad; EMS […]

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]]> 150807 Make a Difference: EMS and Human Trafficking https://ambulance.org/2018/04/11/make-a-difference-ems-and-human-trafficking/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:35:20 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=139430

When we think of trafficking, we generally think of drugs or weapons, not human beings. Yet the problem exists in numerous communities where EMS responders deliver care. Human trafficking is […]

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]]> 139430 Changing the Face of EMS for the New Century https://ambulance.org/2018/02/27/changing-face-ems-new-century/ Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:28:42 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=126066

EMS has always been the forefront of medicine, delivering care to the sick and injured in various roles dating as far back as the Civil War. It has come a […]

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]]> 126066 Is Narcan the Answer? https://ambulance.org/2018/02/14/is-narcan-the-answer/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:02:17 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=124676 There has been a lot of talk recently in social media and the news about leaving Narcan behind after a reversal of an opioid overdose. A new voluntary program in […]

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]]> 124676 Reaching Millennials Through Virtual Gamification https://ambulance.org/2017/10/24/reaching-millennials-virtual-gamification/ Tue, 24 Oct 2017 15:28:54 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=95776 When I mention EMS Games. What comes to mind? Do you picture yourself in the late 1980s playing ambulance driving games where you scored points by transporting patients to the […]

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]]> 95776 Time to handle 911 call demands with Paramedics https://ambulance.org/2017/09/25/time-handle-911-call-demands-community-paramedics/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:42:52 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=87786 When discussing this new and growing field of pre-hospital care, there seems to be two unique paths that services are following. The first is the hospital-owned or contracted service, where […]

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]]> 87786 Protecting EMS and What That Means https://ambulance.org/2017/08/02/protecting-ems-means/ Wed, 02 Aug 2017 19:40:44 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=74007

I have been seeing a lot of chatter on social media and reading quite a bit about ambulance services issuing ballistic vests and providers being allowed to arm themselves. Looking […]

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]]> 74007 EMS Education – A Look Forward https://ambulance.org/2017/06/29/ems-education-look-forward/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:00:25 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=65801

I have always believed EMS parallels the career trajectory of nursing. This is especially true when you look at the infancy of nursing—1750 to 1893—in what was a subservient apprenticeship […]

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]]> 65801 Discovering the Meaning of EMS Week https://ambulance.org/2017/05/22/discovering-meaning-ems-week/ Mon, 22 May 2017 21:30:12 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=59167 Being in EMS since 1990 I can certainly tell you I have seen numerous EMS Week celebrations come and go. Did you know EMS week owes its founding to the […]

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]]> 59167 How to Stand Out Using Low-Cost Recruitment, Retention Strategies https://ambulance.org/2017/05/03/stand-using-low-cost-recruitment-retention-strategies/ Wed, 03 May 2017 21:21:42 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=55710

Scrolling through Facebook, I regularly notice EMS providers seeking feedback from friends and colleagues. Someone will post, “Hey, I’m moving to this city. Does anybody know some good ambulance services […]

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]]> 55710 Maintaining Compliance Within an EMS Service https://ambulance.org/2017/03/28/maintaining-compliance-within-ems-service/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 13:51:35 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=49904

Maintaining compliance within an EMS service can be a daunting task, especially given the number of regulations that we must follow. One way to look at EMS is if a […]

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