An article came across our radar recently about how Emt's deserve nothing and should be grateful for the opportunity (basically.) So we are isolating five points from the article and will be discussing it amongst Charles McFall, Douglas Spencer, and Tom Kamplain. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/me…

EMSU: What Does Oversight Look Like? Charles and Douglas have been discussing recent events and the idea of an oversight committee keeps coming up. Tom has said it many times also. So today we are playing a mind game of what a committee would look like, what it would do, and where we hope it would take EMS and Fire. --- Send in a voice message: htt…

I have seen a theme in our current world of people rushing to get through, get things done, or trying to find the easy way. So on today's EMS Underground Douglas and I will be talking about the value of actually putting the work in. From education of ourselves and others to running our calls, we see the range of easy way to put in the effort. Come …

Charles is launching a new podcast called Finding the Stories. Check out this trailer and listen as episode one drops Labor day Monday. Subscribe at anchor.fm/findingthestories --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/suppo…

Today I wanted to take some crossover topics like hazmat, incident command, and even scene safety and explore the differences between how EMS and Fire operate. Douglas Spencer is joining in again. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…

Douglas Spencer joins me today again as we have a discussion on prepping educational presentations. That leads to a discussion of the National Registry and how it is viewed. We get onto the topic of volunteer firefighters, mandates, and other disagreements, but a late question brought everything full circle. I start talking about always practicing …

EMS Underground: Volunteering in the age of COVID. I have Douglas Spencer on today to talk to me about volunteer work and how COVID has changed the face of EMS and Fire. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/support…

I received this question from a viewer/listener. "Amr giving EMT's and medics an opportunity to buy body armor. Does that mean they are going to have to go into unsafe situations? If that's the case why not arm the staff? What about staged calls, when officer's don't clear the scene? Finally, untrained new police officer's do they have enough train…

It took me a while to learn how to ride with anyone for 24 hours. Nowadays 12 hours is the standard and yet we still have difficulty getting along. Personalities are what they are and I will be going through some stereotypes and situations to help you to be able to ride with just about anyone. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify…

I found two current stories about paramedics that I want to read and discuss today. I have merely read the headlines so we are going to process the stories together. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/support…

I am tired today and am not sure what even to talk about. So we will talk about random distractions and use some memes to find something to amuse us. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/uom7CtFD2-I --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

I went to the protest in Covington GA today and wasn't sure what I expected to see. Sometimes in life, you go somewhere because there is an unknown opportunity waiting for you. I had one of the most honest conversations I have ever had ever. And this one was with perfect strangers which by nature does not lend itself to open and free discourse. I t…

Today's Topic Tuesday is about scene safety. I thought with everything going on in the world maybe we should understand what scene safety really is. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/support…

On today's underground I will be calling BS on motivation. Mainly the sayings and graphics that I am seeing when I look for EMS Motivation. I am aiming to break some bad mindsets and hopefully replace it with a healthier way to think and be. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podc…

Its EMS week this week and today is safety day. So the topic for this Tuesday is safety and COVID-19 updates from DPH. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/support

During a Topic Tuesday I was harping on using your words and explaining everything to patients. A person in the chat said but sometimes the words we use are scary. So today I decided to talk about how we use our words and what it reveals about ourselves. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupp…

On today's Topic Tuesday I will be talking about getting refusals. I believe there is a lack of understanding throughout our field on the importance of documentation and what a refusal really entails. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

Today I am some of the funniest EMS stories I can find on the web to inspire us to share our own. Type into the live chat. Or after the broadcast share your story here in comments or via email: charles@gaiems.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti…

In today's episode I take some talking points from the chat room. We start talking about what essential is and then dive into the abuse of employees vs times are tough. This leads to a discussion of gratitude and being appreciated. Being appreciated is different than feeling appreciated. Bouncing back and forth from talking and chatting live I end …

This is simply a drive by check up on my people in the field. I am giving words of encouragement, checking on how the world looks from the dash of the ambulance, and trying to bring some reality into talking about covid-19. I also end with Essential vs non-essential and how we need to stop complaining and look at the positives that we have in our l…

The world is changing minute to minute right now. I want to hear from you what you are seeing in the streets, what you think will happen next, and bring some sensibility to the rhetoric of the Carona Virus. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com…

Just doing a pre-con-ed check in with everyone. I talk about the importance of good rain gear and great boots on a nasty weather day like today. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/support…

Company loyalty is a fine line. Yes, you should always do your best job you can do But sometimes loyalty means stagnation and it's not always reciprocated. Your priorities should be just like the rules of EMS. Protect yourself first is scene safe protective equipment. Protect your interests first is to make sure you are getting what you want out of…

Thursday, Feb 27th, 2020. Good Morning Medics! I am talking about staying in your lane as far as communication and leadership. I tell some stories about putting partners out on the street and give examples of bad communication from students. I call my friends BC Dodge and Jon Jenkins assholes to show them I care! These episodes are recorded live on…

This is the unedited audio from the Ad-Hoc meeting to review Grady's performance in South Fulton county. It was recorded from a distance and isn't the best quality but you can hear most of it clearly. So now it's up to you to listen and ask the questions that are unanswered and make up your own mind. As always we support the medics in the field and…

It seems that our industry/profession tends too be very negative and distrusting. Even worse is we tend to form opinions and speak on things that we know nothing about. Today I am asking the question why are we this way and how do we change it? As we do the topic will stray into things you say on scene, opinions about medical staff, and other areas…

This week I went to a follow-up instructor update for the new system like the one in Savannah and low and behold there were changes in communicating ideas. I will relay what I found out there and then today I was at the Region 3 EMS Council meeting and will give updates on Dekalb County and Grady in South Fulton. Plus your comments will be heard! -…

In todays society we expect to have an ambulance when we end it. I’m talking about service and not run times. So if one service leaves we expect another one to fill in the gap. But what happens when a service goes under and no one is there to catch the fall out? This happens beyond 911. It happens in non-emergency services, event services, fire dep…

There is so much to tackle today who knows where we will land or how much we will get through. We have a video from Athens for Everyone that is misleading, A few different articles from the AJC, and some ideas on how to take steps towards improving the future of EMS. All this plus your comments in today's episode. Today's show is brought to you by …

With all of the negative press, stress, and difficult working conditions why would anyone be in EMS? With the extra work we have to do as Ann independent school why would anyone teach public safety? Tom and Charles will try to answer these questions today on the show and want to hear your “Why” of EMS Support the show and get some awesome games! Ge…

Today is World Mental Health day and in light of certain recent events, we here at EMS Underground feel it necessary to talk about mental health in EMS. Charles will be openly and honestly talking about his experiences in EMS and how he encountered depression and had a breakdown. In order to help our community heal we need to start talking about wh…

Terence Ramotar from AMR joins Tom and Charles today to set the record straight about EMS in Dekalb County. There are many headlines and news reports that focus on negative reports, blow situations out of proportion, and/or just spread untruths. Today the guys will be asking Terence directly about the issues and complaints that have arisen, why the…

EMS Underground: Dealing with different personality types We have so many different awesome people in the field of emergency epicenter and we love it, usually. Today is going to be a Q and A about how one can deal with different, and sometimes conflicting, personalities types from subordinate through supervisors. --- Send in a voice message: https:…

Tom and Charles discuss the programs that take you from no certifications to paramedicine. We believe experience matters - but what do you think? Do these programs put out qualified Paramedics or do they set you up to fail/struggle? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport this podcast: http…

Tom and Charles are talking about the fact that everything changes all of the time. The topics include procedures, education, and the world around us. We not only have to change how we do things or how we learn things. We also have to change how we think about things. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsundergrou…

Today we are covering an assortment of information following our visit with Chad Black of GEMSA and his talk of Pensions, we want to talk more about the transparency project, and Charles went to the Region 3 meeting and has some great info to report. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emsunderground/messageSupport …

We interviewed Chad Black of the Georgia EMS Association. He tells us of what he has been doing to bring more value to the association and how they want to help the industry of EMS. One of the major projects in the works is an EMS pension plan. Chad shares some details of the goals they have with that plan, how he hopes to bring it about, and then …

Sometimes we do everything right on a call and a patient passes away despite our efforts. The family at least wants closure but usually wants answers. In today’s show we will discuss a specific call and then talk about the hypotheticals of complaints and the reality of what you the public need to know. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster…

EMS Underground is filmed/recorded at 911 studios in Covington, GA. This episode was originally recorded on 6-27=19 and can bee seen here. Topic: In the field of EMS we get citizen complaints that sometimes are valid and sometimes invalid. Tom Kamplain of Georgia Institute of EMS and Charles McFall of Giant Size Team Up sit together to discuss thes…