This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. In this edition of EMS One-Stop , Host Rob Lawrence welcomes Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT , chief strategic integration officer of MedStar Ft Worth. Matt describes how Walt Disney World’s culture and approach to the guest experience contain important lessons for EMS agencie...
Jul 18, 2022•33 min•Ep. 565
This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T . FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer. In this episode of Inside EMS , our cohosts, Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson , are joined by former EMS Director for the state of Utah, and current FirstNet Board Member, Paul Patrick. The discussion revolves around communication and making communication a stress-free resourc...
Jul 14, 2022•21 min•Ep. 564
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. "Amateurs talk tactics. Professionals talk logistics" — General Omar Bradley In this edition of EMS One-Stop , Host Rob Lawrence chats with Superintendent Joe O'Hare of Boston EMS. After an illustrious EMS career, O'Hare is heading into a well-earned retirement. Rob and J...
Jul 11, 2022•37 min•Ep. 563
This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T . FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer. In this week's episode, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss EMS1 columnist Todd Bowman's recent article, "5 ways to build confident providers" . The discussion delves into training practices, building confidence with crew resource management, and understanding ho...
Jul 07, 2022•24 min•Ep. 562
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. In this edition of EMS One-Stop , Host Rob Lawrence welcomes Jay Fitch, PhD, of Fitch & Associates ; and Tom Judge, executive director of LifeFlight of Maine. EMS1 is the premier media partner at the Pinnacle EMS conference , and Rob is a part of this year's Pinnacle ...
Jul 05, 2022•21 min•Ep. 561
This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T . FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer. This week, our co-hosts welcome two members from the Lexington (Ky.) Fire Department, Lt. Ken Howell and Firefighter Mackenzie Gross, to discuss the organization's community paramedicine program. Gross also serves as one of two social workers in the program. The discussion flow...
Jul 01, 2022•24 min•Ep. 560
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. Just over three months ago, Rob Luckritz assumed his new appointment as the Chief of Austin Travis County EMS, Texas . He got the job after a very public selection process where he not only competed against internal, time served candidates, but also a list of very qualifi...
Jun 27, 2022•25 min•Ep. 559
This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T . FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer. This week, Inside EMS co-hosts Chris Cebellero and Kelly Grayson discuss a drafted resolution by NREMT that could affect certifications at all levels. If the resolution is approved following a public comment period, the National Registry executive director would update the init...
Jun 24, 2022•20 min•Ep. 558
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. In this edition of EMS One-Stop , Host Rob Lawrence welcomes Ed Racht, MD, chief medical officer at Global Medical Response; and Joelle Donofrio-Odmann, DO, deputy chief medical officer, San Diego Fire Department, to discuss what the future holds for EMS. The discussion f...
Jun 21, 2022•38 min•Ep. 557
This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T . FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer. On this week's podcast, our co-hosts analyze bodycam footage released by the City of Dallas after a patient died in police custody while being transported in the back of a Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulance. According to a Dallas police deputy, the patient "became quiet and started t...
Jun 17, 2022•23 min•Ep. 556
This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T . FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer. In this week's episode, co-host Kelly Grayson interviews fellow host Chris Cebollero about his efforts to create a universal reimbursement plan for community paramedicine work. For the last three years, Cebollero has collaborated with a commerical payer to establish a pilot pro...
Jun 10, 2022•26 min•Ep. 554
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. In this edition of EMS One-Stop , Host Rob Lawrence welcomes Remle Crowe, PhD; and Mike Taigman to discuss research, improvement science and project implementation. Along the way, they also cover the UCLA Prehospital Care Research Forum , a red lights and sirens project u...
Jun 08, 2022•32 min•Ep. 555
This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T . FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer. This week, Inside EMS co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the recent mass shootings across the country in New York, Texas and Oklahoma. What does the increase in shootings mean for EMS providers and should agencies prepare? Should organizations increase training ...
Jun 03, 2022•21 min•Ep. 553
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. In light of the recent monkeypox outbreak , both the CDC and Atlanta’s National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) have issued specialist guidance to both EMS and healthcare. To discuss this emerging issue, Rob Lawrence is joined by Alexander...
May 31, 2022•33 min•Ep. 552
This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T . FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer. In this episode, host Chris Cebollero interviews co-host Kelly Grayson about his new book, "Perspectives, Volume I: An Emergency Medicine and Public Safety Anthology." The concept for the book came from a successful excercise on Grayson's blog, in which he would create a fictio...
May 27, 2022•20 min•Ep. 551
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. In this special edition of EMS One-Stop , Host Rob Lawrence is joined by Mike Taigman , improvement guide at FirstWatch, and Nicole Holm, MA, BCC, a chaplain with Allina Health Emergency Medical Services. This edition was recorded the day after the school shooting in Uval...
May 26, 2022•27 min•Ep. 550
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. In this episode of EMS One-Stop , Host Rob Lawrence speaks with Stefan Korshak, senior defense correspondent for the Kiev Post . U.S.-born, now Ukrainian resident Korshak is a journalist and foreign correspondent reporter specializing in conflict zone work. Rob and Stefan...
May 24, 2022•35 min•Ep. 549
This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T . FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer. In this episode of Inside EMS , co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a recent news article out of Florida regarding a Fla. patient's Do Not Resuscitate order . The family of the patient alleges EMS providers violated the legal wishes of Celeste Salanitri, 81, who ...
May 13, 2022•20 min•Ep. 547
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. In this episode, host Rob Lawrence delves into the essential work of State EMS Associations, their functions and the key legislative activities they are undertaking. His EMS leader guests for this podcast, recorded at the recent AAA Stars of Life event, include: Terrence ...
May 12, 2022•29 min•Ep. 548
This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T . FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer. In this episode of Inside EMS , co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the concept of self awareness and emotional intelligence. Sometimes people push our buttons, and we allow emotions to dictate our actions – why does this happen? What is the process of analyzing ...
May 06, 2022•20 min•Ep. 546
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. Anna Muller is a TikTok sensation who has been viewed on her channel over 20 million times. Muller now spends her time as a transformational life coach and public speaker. As a keynote speaker at the American Ambulance Association 2022 Stars of Life Ceremony on May 3, 202...
May 04, 2022•27 min•Ep. 545
This episode of the Inside EMS Podcast is sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T . FirstNet uses the latest technology to keep your lines of communication and data open – to help you respond faster, smarter and safer. In this episode of Inside EMS , co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Kerri Hatt 's recent article, "Fentanyl: Separating fact from fiction," which dispels the myths surrounding the drug and details how first responders should safely approach a...
Apr 29, 2022•19 min•Ep. 544
In this episode of Inside EMS , co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss an article by Andrea Abbas, MS, NRP, IP, CP-C, "5 leadership flaws that hold us back." The duo discuss the difficulties of leading multi-generational crews, their own personal management styles, how complacency can cause a disconnect with field crews and more. According to Cebollero, "the true measurement of leadership success is how engaged, satisfied and productive the workforce is – everything else is extra gra...
Apr 22, 2022•22 min•Ep. 543
This is a special edition of the Inside EMS Podcast – enjoy a crossover post from Chris Cebollero's Ultimate Leadership Podcast . This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. In this episode of the Ultimate Leadership Podcast, Chris Cebollero is joined by Vivian James Rigney. Vivian is in a relatively small group of individuals to have...
Apr 18, 2022•30 min•Ep. 539
In this episode of Inside EMS , co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the 14-cent pay increase announced for Austin-Travis County EMS; the first pay increase since 2018 – and not one that delivers a living wage to the members of ATCEMS. The Austin EMS Association was reportedly asking for an increase in EMT base pay from $19 an hour to $27 an hour. [Read next: A 14-cent raise. Are you kidding? ]...
Apr 15, 2022•19 min•Ep. 542
In this episode of Inside EMS , co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the success of Trentin Monk, who was one of Kelly's EMT students. Trentin passed the NREMT cognitive exam in only 70 questions; at 15 years and 196 days old, that accomplishment makes him the youngest EMT ever certified in the state of Louisiana. The conversation then shifts to a new course offering from NAEMT. The organization will begin offering Political Academy, an eight-hour seminar designed to educate provid...
Apr 08, 2022•19 min•Ep. 541
In this episode of Inside EMS , co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a recent court case where a nurse was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide for a medication error that lead to the death of a patient. Chris and Kelly discuss the facts of the case and how the verdict could impact EMS. They also outline the steps providers should take to protect themselves when dispensing and administering medication on duty....
Apr 01, 2022•17 min•Ep. 540
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. This week, President Biden announced that Russia is in the planning phases of a significant barrage of cyberattacks against the United States , and reported Russian-sponsored cyber aggression at sustained levels never seen before. To discuss the implications of the effect...
Mar 24, 2022•33 min•Ep. 538
In this episode of Inside EMS , host Chris Cebollero shares five tips for becoming the best industry professional possible, and stressed the importance of behaving like a leader, regardless of position. Cebollero's advice touches on the importance of acting like a leader, focusing on skill growth, staying in control of your emotions, advancing your listening skills and showcasing your professionalism at every turn....
Mar 18, 2022•26 min•Ep. 537
This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. In this edition of EMS One-Stop , Rob Lawrence welcomes an international panel to discuss falls, drops and lifts. Matt Streger, attorney with Keavney & Streger ; Brian Hupp, director of EMS at the Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee, and newly awarded...
Mar 15, 2022•44 min•Ep. 536
