October 11, 2009

EMS Adapting to Non-Standard Patients and Episode 188

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Tip of the Week Adapting to Non-Standard Patients

EMTs and paramedics are often heard talking about how we have to be able to adapt in EMS to non-standard situations.Ã‚ Why is it that so many EMS providers fail to use those principles when dealing with non-standard patients?

In this episode of the MedicCast EMS podcast, Jamie Davis, the podmedic discusses four classes of non-standard patients and EMS providers need to adapt their assessments, equipment, and treatments to these commonly seen patients.

The four classes of non-standard patients: