Prehospital Paradigm Podcast

As the crew digs further into the differential diagnosis discussion, differentiating between various conditions that can cause types of chest pains, altered level of consciousness in patients and belly pain are part of the conversation.  Digger deeper and touching the patient vs. just relying on the machines for assessment will be a key part of differentiation.

Susie Forgacs, RN, Assistant Fire Chief at Rootstown FD and member of the EMS Institute team joins Dr. Hill, Wes and Scott, once again.  This episode, the team is talking about how, in EMS, we USE-ta assess and treat the symptoms. Now, we're learning to differentiate between various symptoms, diseases and medical conditions.

How, when and why to contact the EMSI CISM team is discussed as the discussion wraps up. The team also talks with Susie about how to join the team including the basic training and understanding of privacy involved.

The process of CISM, at least in Susie's surrounding area, has become more accepted as a practice. In the meantime, there has been an increase in one-on-one request to talk. Part of the change is not necessarily a critical incident that causes stress but the daily grind of the job. How a peer response team is created is also part of this episode.

Susie Forgacs, RN, Assistant Fire Chief at Rootstown FD and member of the EMS Institute team joins Dr. Hill, Wes and Scott, this month, to talk Critical Incident Stress Management… correct… management… not debriefing.