In this week鈥檚 episode of Inside EMS, cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson delve into situational awareness, and the complexities and challenges faced every day by EMS professionals. The discussion emphasizes the importance of staying alert and prepared in emergency situations, following 鈥� a model illustrating different states of awareness from 鈥渢uned out鈥� to 鈥渃omatose.鈥�
This week鈥檚 conversation touches on:
- The significance of situational awareness in EMS and how it can be the difference between life and death in emergency scenarios.
- Strategies for maintaining and improving situational awareness on the job, including practical applications of Cooper鈥檚 Colors and mental preparation techniques.
- The psychological and emotional challenges of EMS work, offering insights into how EMS professionals navigate stress, uncertainty and the complexities of emergency response.
Memorable quotes
- 鈥淚 think that paramedics are great at ensuring the scene is safe. I think paramedics and EMTs are poor once we say the scene is safe ... we forget about what鈥檚 going on.鈥� 鈥� Chris Cebollero
- "鈥橲afe scenes鈥� are what get EMTs killed because we don鈥檛 go into unsafe scenes. It鈥檚 the scene that we initially deemed safe that gets you killed because you don鈥檛 see it coming.鈥� 鈥� Kelly Grayson
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