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Loud & Clear: EMS Guiding Principles - Advanced Continuing Education for Paramedics, EMTs & Prehospital Care ProvidersAuthor: Ross Orpet, Paramedic turned EMS Physician
Paramedic training is over, youre in the front seat now. Whether day 1 or day 1,000 you cant shake the fear youre underprepared. You were taught to systematically decide if A... do B. But what if A wasnt in the book? The truth is each emergency call is too unique to teach the right response to every situation. We need to go beyond algorithmic thinking and understand deeper principles, the WHY behind the algorithm. When every decision counts you want to rely on a framework that will guide you when things dont make sense. Loud & Clear: EMS Guiding Principles is your resource to build that framework. Through discussions with experts, review of evidence-based best practices, and real-world case studies we teach you one step past what you learned in paramedic school. But all of this advanced education is connected back to the guiding principles that answer the question- at the end of the day, what actually matters to the patient I have in front of me? Our mission is to elevate your practice and help you improve patient outcomes in every emergency situation. You may not feel ready, you may not feel like you know enough, but by understanding the guiding principles of emergency medicine you can become an expert EMS clinician. Because what you do matters. Loud & Clear: EMS Guiding Principles is an EMS Cast LLC production Language: en Genres: Education Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Wired to Fail: The Science of Human Error in EMS
Episode 111
Wednesday, 25 February, 2026
What if the mistake wasn't your fault... but it's still your responsibility? That's the tension Shay Montgomery sits with every time she talks about the day she flew to a scene without the drug bag. Shay is a flight nurse and educator. At FAST 25, she gave one of the sharpest talks of the conference — not on a procedure or a drug, but on the science of why humans make mistakes and what we can actually do about it. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Task Brackets — Your brain bundles repetitive actions into smooth automated sequences. The First Habit Rule — The first habit is permanently ingrained. Old habits lurk underneath new ones and surface under stress. Get it right the first time. Goal-Oriented Stimulus — Don't ask "Do I have everything?" Ask "Where are the things I need?" and physically point to them. The Preceptor Problem — Most preceptors feel unprepared. The goal isn't to make "mini me", it's to create independent critical thinkers. Shift Fatigue — Cognitive function degrades meaningfully at 16 hours. Just Culture — Human error is inevitable. Punishment doesn't fix the system. The guilty already feel terrible. They need peer support and system redesign. RESOURCES: Join our Paramedic Confidence Builder CONNECT WITH US: - Instagram- @emsloudandclear - YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@EMSLoudandClear - Website- www.emspodcast.com CONNECT WITH SHEA: - TikTok: @flightnurseshay - Instagram: @flightnurseshay
