Dec 22, 2020
This was a really fun episode catching up with Charlie Bronson! Charlie is a Paramedic, former 9-1-1 call taker, EMS Logistics, and has education in Biomedical Sciences and Psychology. We catch up about the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise in violent workplace incidents. I update everyone on my recent Post-Traumatic...
Oct 26, 2020
Many people are experiencing "pandemic fatigue" or work-related burnout. What have you been doing to maintain optimal physical, mental, social, and emotional resiliency? Preparing yourself for stressful challenges or chaotic situations is an ongoing process that is different for each person. Watch your sleeping and...
Oct 2, 2020
This episode covers a deep fear that emergency workers carry. We want to feel that we are trained and prepared to handle anything. It is soothing to pretend that every skill and ability we have harnessed will carry us through any challenge we are met with. The truth is that we can be faced with situations where our...
Aug 5, 2020
Here, I share some cases where we applied non-violent crisis intervention tactics to de-escalate persons in emergency situations, avoiding the need for police intervention. One situation was during a major overdose, where the client was combative while he was in respiratory failure, the other features someone locked in...
Jul 8, 2020