• EMS magazine · Aug 2008

    It's about time. The mistake we make in this crazy business is to think that the small-time components are what matter the most.

    • Mike Taigman.
    • EMS Mag. 2008 Aug 1; 37 (8): 58, 61-2, 64 passim.

    AbstractFew things weave their way through all aspects of what we do like the clock. Make your response times (less than 8 minutes, 59 seconds 90% of the time), have fast hospital turn-around, do two minutes of compressions prior to shock, ventilate if you can't get the Stube in 15 seconds, transport people who are shot to the trauma center in less than 10 minutes after you reach them, give your estimated time of arrival to the hospital, count the minutes between contractions, give epi every 5 minutes, show up to work on time, donate time to plan the holiday party, work overtime, take time to relax, make time for your family, and, and, and. It's time we had a frank talk about stress, myths, tricks and traps of the most common unit of measurement in EMS.

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