Friday, September 16, 2011

EMS Tip: Bedside Manner

Bedside Manner
Adam Thompson, EMT-P, paramedicine101.com

...What do you consider good bedside manner? Maybe its different than what your patient considers good bedside manner, and its their opinion that matters.
I don’t imagine that you respond to true emergencies for the entire length of your shifts. If you are in a system like mine, most calls are for a matter of comfort, not a matter of life or death. How seriously do you take these calls? How do you tell these patients that they should not have utilized 911? I am going to provide a few good tips on this subject. Most may seem like common sense, but sadly we aren’t always surrounded by the commonly sensible...
 

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