Skills to Success
In a World Where There In No Gray
IT’S NOT ABOUT HOW QUICKLY a paramedic can insert an IV or intubate a patient or victim in trouble. It’s not about being able to recognize a heart attack from a panic attack. Until it is. Medical knowledge is important in responding to life-and-death emergencies for paramedics.
But just as important are the qualities of paramedics that allow them to act decisively in the chaos of prehospital emergency medicine. And those qualities include character attributes and interpersonal skills that serve them well under pressure in a world where there is no gray.
This book reveals the inside knowledge of what it takes to be the best paramedic:
– Understand the role of essential attributes such as humility, integrity, compassion, drive, and accountability.
– Practice the crucial interpersonal skills such as teamwork, assessment, and the ability to act.
– Put it all together by using principles of decision-making such as the ability to analyze and anticipate, and take a logical approach to every call.
In this book, two veteran paramedics explain the skills for success in the field when seconds matter and judgement means everything. One section is devoted to developing the expectations and evaluation skills of the paramedic who trains others.
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Content
Introduction: An Integrated Understanding
SECTION I: The Essential Attributes of a Professional First Responder
1: The Character of a First Responder
Humility
Ego or Pride
Integrity
Compassion
Empathy
What Drives You?
Accountability and Responsibility
Ownership and Professionalism
Decision-Making
Intent
2: Essential Interpersonal Skills
General and Self-Reflection
Teamwork
Communication
Set the Tone
Personal Growth
Assessment Skills
Application of Knowledge
Ability to Act
SECTION II: Building a Framework for Success
3: Developing a Process
– Individual Process, Methodical Approach, Consistency
4: Building Confidence
5: There Is No Gray
6: Principles of Decision Making
Experience
Information
Logic and Reason
Gut Feeling or Intuition
Objectivity
Personal Factors That Cloud Your Judgement
Consistency and Reliability
Methodical Approach
Open to New Information
Flexibility
Outside Influence
Risk vs Reward
Confidence
Analyze and Anticipate
Analyze what you have done
Be Assertive
Knowledge or Action
SECTION III: Teaching Others
7: The Real Truth
Clear the Air
Set the Professional Tone
8: Ready to Teach?
Role of the Preceptor
Expectations
Learning Environment
Evaluations
9: Putting it all Together
Having Fun
Key Concepts
Is My Relief Here?
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Over de auteur
Christian Adams is a Nationally Registered and Colorado State Certified Paramedic. He is also certified in RSI (rapid sequence intubation). In 2012 he a was honored as the Pridemark/Rural Metro Paramedic of the Year for the Denver metro area. In 2018 he was honored as the Colorado Springs Fire Department Medical Division Paramedic of the Year. He is trained and has worked with the CSFD TEMS (Tactical EMS) team and currently functions as a paramedic with the city’s High Angle Rope Rescue team. He also functions as a paramedic preceptor for the CSFD.Meer e-boeken van dezelfde auteur (s) / Editor
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