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Are New Paramedics Like Labrador Retrievers?
Yes. In one main way. When you show a Labrador retriever a stick or a…
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A Tale of Five Geriatric Patients
Listen to Dan discuss 5 real-life calls.
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Our Wishes for EMS Education in 2016
Embrace the 2015 AHA Guidelines Let’s face it: there are still providers slamming the NRB…
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10 Commandments for EMS Survival
By Dan Limmer It was in the early 1990s when I wrote Ten Commandments for…
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Time to Tune Your Tests
You’ve administered your final exam. Your students have finished their practical and are off to…
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Say Goodbye to Always and Never
By Dan Limmer A student in the Facebook EMT/Paramedic study group recently asked this question: “If…
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The Progression of EMT Class
This is the time in an EMT class when things get a bit crazy. It…
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Why Do Students Pass Their EMT Course But Not Take the NREMT Exam?
As the exam season approaches, Stephanie and I have been talking to a lot of…
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Oxygen is the Wonder Drug No More
Updated Resources: Read the 2019 hyperoxia case study for a more detailed review of this…
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Suction Decision Making
We recently received a question from an EMT student: "If an unresponsive patient is vomiting,…
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Less Likely to Kill
By Dan Limmer Despite our best efforts the classroom is a sterile environment. Simulated patients…
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75 Things in 75 Minutes
By Dan Limmer I was pleased to see the nice comments made by Greg Friese,…