The medical hierarchy, identity outside of the profession and creating healthy rituals

Practical EMS

We discuss what things we want others to know about our careers.

In EMS we can tend to jump immediately to being confrontational, even when the other person isn’t meaning to be confrontational.

We all have different scopes and different levels of knowledge.

Casey wants people to know that paramedic’s get extensive training in 12 lead interpretation.

Lucas wants people to know that doctors are not the boss or supervisor or the manager, we are a team and we each have our roles.

Egos tend to make people see the system in a hierarchy. We all need to be willing to teach and check our ego.

A good EMT will catch things that paramedics are missing.

Nurses are hard workers and tend to be on their feet longer than paramedics.

Advice for newbies:

You can’t save everyone, regardless of how well you function.

The job is not all emergencies.

Take care of yourself before you take care of others. There may be times when you must prioritize other things in life, but long term, you must take care of yourself.

Have an identity outside of your profession.

Create rituals that help you perform during your day.

Casey prays every day before his shift to be his best self and take the best care of his patients.

Keep a journal. You may want the specifics of certain details later in life.

Create healthy hobbies.

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