EMS Today

The Role Pharmacists Play in Mobile Integrated Health

Victoria Reinhartz, PharmD, CPh, joins the conversation on improving patient care while expanding the role pharmacists play in mobile integrated health and EMS. She provides actionable insight for EMS systems and educators.

The Pandemic of Violence Against First Responders

Welcome to Real Life Rescues, a podcast that goes behind the scenes and takes an in-depth look into the operational and personal accounts of EMS first responders from Israel’s largest fully volunteer EMS provider United Hatzalah. The podcast is hosted by EMT-P (Paramedic) Dov Maisel and EMT-B (EMT) Raphael Poch.

In this episode, we’ll be discussing the pandemic of violence against first responders. We delve into the problem of violence, discuss cultural differences, and offer a few suggestions on how to deal with violence if it ever erupts at the scene. We provide a few tried, tested and true tips on how to de-escalate a situation, keeping one’s wits about them and being ready to pull back when necessary. 

More than anything, we wish all of our fellow responders to stay safe out there and be prepared.

Pranay Manghirmalani, Part 2

This is Part 2 of the transformation of firefighter Pranay Manghirmalani, who had the courage to attend a PTSD retreat one year ago. Listen to Part 1 here. Project Mayday supports the journey of mental wellness for our first responders to reduce the unnecessary loss of life. Thank you for sharing your story and we hope this calls out to our brothers and sisters.

Caring for Transgender Patients

EMT Taylor Sprecher shares his story. Taylor highlights the need for building trust during patient interview and assessment in order to reduce adverse effects of medical treatment, mortality and morbidity of transgender patients. Taylor also shares the transition he had to make socially, professionally and spiritually.

Why Guidelines Change and COVID-19

Infection control consultant Katherine West explains why guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention change using the current outbreak of COVID-19.

Pranay Manghirmalani

Project Mayday had the pleasure of having this unique podcast following first responder Pranay Manghirmalani during his mental wellness journey over the course of one year. This is Part One of a Two-part series where we explore signs of mental struggle and when to intervene. Pranay spoke with Project Mayday the night before he headed to a PTSD retreat and shared his thoughts and feelings before the experience.

Anthony Correia’s Growth Mindset

This is a fantastic conversation with Anthony Correia, who, after an amazing 40-plus years of fire and EMS experiences, still maintains a growth mindset.

The Art of EMS Amid War

Welcome to Real Life Rescues, a podcast that goes behind the scenes and takes an in-depth look into the operational and personal accounts of EMS first responders from Israel’s largest fully volunteer EMS provider United Hatzalah. The podcast is hosted by EMT-P (Paramedic) Dov Maisel and EMT-B (EMT) Raphael Poch.

In today’s episode, we’ll be taking a look at how United Hatzalah, as a national organization operating within the communities throughout Israel responds to wartime situations and deals with both regular EMS calls as well as emergency calls caused by the violence of war and barrages of rocket attacks on a single front or on multiple fronts in the civilian arena. We’ll take an in-depth look at what it means to be a first responder under fire during wartime. 

Speaking with the ‘Report Doctor‘

Eric Chase spends time with the "Report Doctor," also known as Liz Angeli, PhD. Liz is an associate professor of English, an EMS researcher, an author and a writing specialist. Liz shares her frustration when she was in EMT school about the woefully inadequate training regarding documentation and much more. Liz is dedicated to heling those that serve others.

Looking Back At Surfside

Welcome to Real Life Rescues, a podcast that goes behind the scenes and takes an in-depth look into the operational and personal accounts of EMS first responders from Israel’s largest fully volunteer EMS provider United Hatzalah. The podcast is hosted by EMT-P (Paramedic) Dov Maisel and EMT-B (EMT) Raphael Poch.

We have a special episode for you as we are close to marking six months since the horrific collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida. It is therefore my pleasure to introduce a very special guest that we have on today’s podcast, Clinical Psychologist Dr. Sharon Slater. Dr. Slater was one of the team members of the mission that United Hatzalah sent to Surfside, together with Dov, Poch and three other members of our Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit. We hope you enjoy this in-depth look into the human tragedy that transpired during and after the collapse and how our team coped with the fallout while providing a small measure of solace for the families, survivors, and first responders who were struggling with the outcome.