Pediatric Patient Pitfalls That Lump in your Throat We don’t know about you, but each and every time we’re dispatched to a pediatric emergency, there’s just this lump that forms in the throat. Somehow, the gravity of having a young life with a long future ahead of them resting in our hands tends to make […]
“Service Not Reasonable and Necessary” Part II Welcome back to Part II of our look at Palmetto GBA’s widespread review of ambulance services in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013. You’ll recall that last week we really focused on Palmetto’s comments concerning signatures and how their presence of lack thereof influenced their decision to […]
Office and Operations— A Partnership Who’s Driving the Bus? Why do we have so many “slang” terms for the ambulance vehicle in EMS? Where did they all come from? I’m just as guilty as anyone for referring to an ambulance as a truck, unit, squad, rig, and my all-time favorite, “bus!” Using one of these […]
Commitment, Education, Resources- 3 Keys to Embracing Technology in EMS Explosion! What a technology explosion we’ve witnessed over the past several years! Literally right before our eyes, that computer wonder that once took massive rooms full of moving parts and whirring discs shrunk to power in the palm of our hands. Anyone who’s been around […]
