/ems-humor EMS Humor en-US Fri, 02 May 2025 17:51:00 GMT /ems-products/wound-care/articles/ems-guide-to-star-wars-8-injuries-and-how-to-treat-them-sbyGvrtqePkXOZjb/ Paramedic Greg Friese and son team up to assess and treat light saber amputations, electrocution, drowning and trauma in a galaxy far, far away Fri, 02 May 2025 17:51:00 GMT /ems-products/wound-care/articles/ems-guide-to-star-wars-8-injuries-and-how-to-treat-them-sbyGvrtqePkXOZjb/ /year-in-review/live-from-the-station-its-fire-and-ems-sketches-from-saturday-night-live Check out these classic comedy sketches involving firefighters, EMTs and paramedics Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:26:48 GMT /year-in-review/live-from-the-station-its-fire-and-ems-sketches-from-saturday-night-live /ems-advocacy/articles/3-paramedic-habits-i-cant-shake-3DR6ms6vVsgQ8SzQ/ The habits we learn to care for ourselves and others go with us off-duty into our personal lives Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:04:37 GMT /ems-advocacy/articles/3-paramedic-habits-i-cant-shake-3DR6ms6vVsgQ8SzQ/ /ems-products/wound-care/articles/ems-guide-to-star-wars-8-injuries-and-how-to-treat-them-sbyGvrtqePkXOZjb/ Paramedic Greg Friese and son team up to assess and treat light saber amputations, electrocution, drowning and trauma in a galaxy far, far away Fri, 02 May 2025 17:51:00 GMT /ems-products/wound-care/articles/ems-guide-to-star-wars-8-injuries-and-how-to-treat-them-sbyGvrtqePkXOZjb/ /year-in-review/live-from-the-station-its-fire-and-ems-sketches-from-saturday-night-live Check out these classic comedy sketches involving firefighters, EMTs and paramedics Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:26:48 GMT /year-in-review/live-from-the-station-its-fire-and-ems-sketches-from-saturday-night-live /ems-advocacy/articles/3-paramedic-habits-i-cant-shake-3DR6ms6vVsgQ8SzQ/ The habits we learn to care for ourselves and others go with us off-duty into our personal lives Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:04:37 GMT /ems-advocacy/articles/3-paramedic-habits-i-cant-shake-3DR6ms6vVsgQ8SzQ/ /entertainment/saturday-night-live-nate-bargatze-poke-fun-at-ems SNL's "Water Park" sketch features a situation in which the choices are bad, worse and downright absurd Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:06:07 GMT /entertainment/saturday-night-live-nate-bargatze-poke-fun-at-ems /ems-humor/articles/20-more-thoughts-only-a-paramedic-will-understand-p77IbAtLSEjzklUY/ You haven't been in EMS long enough if you don't yell "Clear right!" when you're driving off-duty Wed, 02 Oct 2024 21:31:48 GMT /ems-humor/articles/20-more-thoughts-only-a-paramedic-will-understand-p77IbAtLSEjzklUY/ /ems-products/fitness-health/articles/laughter-may-be-the-best-medicine-but-only-if-we-titrate-it-to-effect-XMObvFxkEBCW11yR/ 8 ways to moderate humor to improve patient connection and care, and avoid taking it too far Fri, 23 Aug 2024 14:51:44 GMT /ems-products/fitness-health/articles/laughter-may-be-the-best-medicine-but-only-if-we-titrate-it-to-effect-XMObvFxkEBCW11yR/ /ems-humor/ems-poem-a-visit-from-st-ridiculous "'Twas the night before Christmas, when out in the bay …" Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:01:23 GMT /ems-humor/ems-poem-a-visit-from-st-ridiculous /ems-humor/articles/top-10-ems-christmas-carols-2ylWlJCFUL2K0GvP/ Check out these festive songs with an EMS twist Wed, 13 Dec 2023 06:56:32 GMT /ems-humor/articles/top-10-ems-christmas-carols-2ylWlJCFUL2K0GvP/ /leadership/articles/what-advice-would-you-give-a-new-ems-supervisor-wrong-answers-only-0y7mFdubn8e81CDU/ "Micromanage everything" and other bad advice for new industry leaders. Rank your favorites Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:40:14 GMT /leadership/articles/what-advice-would-you-give-a-new-ems-supervisor-wrong-answers-only-0y7mFdubn8e81CDU/ /ems-humor/articles/what-advice-would-you-give-an-ems-rookie-wrong-answers-only-1mqTYWVxnrVdMmxV/ "Always say exactly what's on your mind to patients" and other bad advice for rookie providers Thu, 08 Jun 2023 18:41:58 GMT /ems-humor/articles/what-advice-would-you-give-an-ems-rookie-wrong-answers-only-1mqTYWVxnrVdMmxV/ /cardiac-care/articles/cpr-shuffle-the-life-saving-playlist-you-need-hl3vty9x5q4HeCpk/ Every song on our list falls within the recommended 100 to 120 bpm range to perform CPR Tue, 19 Jul 2022 15:03:07 GMT /cardiac-care/articles/cpr-shuffle-the-life-saving-playlist-you-need-hl3vty9x5q4HeCpk/ /ems-humor/articles/10-ways-to-survive-on-an-ems-paycheck-in-the-age-of-9-inflation-LnpbKMviESteUzcP/ “At the rate inflation is going, I’m going to have my financial planner invest in Top Ramen stock” Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:36:17 GMT /ems-humor/articles/10-ways-to-survive-on-an-ems-paycheck-in-the-age-of-9-inflation-LnpbKMviESteUzcP/ /family-home/articles/ky-police-officer-emt-get-married-at-doughnut-shop-firefighter-officiates-GYFOL6fkFK0HEmXR/ Neither a poor weather forecast nor an ongoing pandemic could halt the first responder couple's wedding plans Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:52:43 GMT /family-home/articles/ky-police-officer-emt-get-married-at-doughnut-shop-firefighter-officiates-GYFOL6fkFK0HEmXR/ /ems-humor/articles/top-10-covid-christmas-carols-9oKTdpjnXYKfrX9X/ Check out this year’s top holiday playlist with a coronavirus twist Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:05:00 GMT /ems-humor/articles/top-10-covid-christmas-carols-9oKTdpjnXYKfrX9X/ /coronavirus-covid-19/articles/watch-ill-ff-medic-performs-country-song-parody-promoting-covid-19-safety-2v67e8xyWZ0wefcQ/ "Get Your Mask On," which parodies "Get Your Shine On" by Florida Georgia Line, was written by Naperville Firefighter-Paramedic Billy Croft to lift spirits and promote healthy habits Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:32:40 GMT /coronavirus-covid-19/articles/watch-ill-ff-medic-performs-country-song-parody-promoting-covid-19-safety-2v67e8xyWZ0wefcQ/ /ems/articles/ems-pioneers-three-champs-yoWMSaYjLy2mMp38/ As Alex Trebek hosts the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions, we look back at three prehospital providers who represent the greatest of all time in EMS Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:47:40 GMT /ems/articles/ems-pioneers-three-champs-yoWMSaYjLy2mMp38/ /ems-oddities/articles/viral-photo-deer-walks-into-ky-ems-dept-with-injured-leg-e2FnMIptWDzZXJZg/ Lee County EMS posted a photo of the incident on Facebook, saying they had a "walk-in patient this afternoon" Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:51:20 GMT /ems-oddities/articles/viral-photo-deer-walks-into-ky-ems-dept-with-injured-leg-e2FnMIptWDzZXJZg/ /ems-humor/articles/video-san-francisco-emt-joins-dance-party-in-street-lvHX9s7tWYUDyPtU/ In the video, you can hear Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" playing Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:38:00 GMT /ems-humor/articles/video-san-francisco-emt-joins-dance-party-in-street-lvHX9s7tWYUDyPtU/ /ems-week/articles/celebrate-ems-week-with-even-more-ems-superlatives-yWToCCTKTJJSIOLn/ Who are the coffee fiends, tech junkies and bathroom radar detectors in your EMS agency? Mon, 20 May 2019 17:22:10 GMT /ems-week/articles/celebrate-ems-week-with-even-more-ems-superlatives-yWToCCTKTJJSIOLn/ /911/articles/ind-dispatcher-helps-boy-who-called-911-after-bad-day-at-school-kY0rpWrWUTz5UsZE/ Lafayette dispatcher Antonia Bundy helped the boy with fractions after he said he had a “really bad day” because he had “tons of homework” Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:12:54 GMT /911/articles/ind-dispatcher-helps-boy-who-called-911-after-bad-day-at-school-kY0rpWrWUTz5UsZE/ /911/articles/astronaut-accidentally-calls-911-from-space-causes-nasa-scare-UXnnlukMBwTgQjJR/ Dutch astronaut André Kuipers was making a call via the Johnson Space Center switchboard when he missed a number and called 911 Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:19:29 GMT /911/articles/astronaut-accidentally-calls-911-from-space-causes-nasa-scare-UXnnlukMBwTgQjJR/ /holidays/articles/responder-dresses-as-buddy-the-elf-challenges-locals-to-pillow-fights-At4wQS6rYv93wJbA/ Trading his turnout gear for a pair of tights and a green coat, firefighter-paramedic Brendan Sullivan challenged "random pillow warriors" to spirited fights Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:34:57 GMT /holidays/articles/responder-dresses-as-buddy-the-elf-challenges-locals-to-pillow-fights-At4wQS6rYv93wJbA/ /911/articles/passerby-calls-911-after-being-scared-by-clark-griswold-holiday-d%C3%A9cor-gF1TKmEmfIJIajrL/ The Heerlein family’s display inspired by “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” prompted a retired veteran to call for help Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:50:35 GMT /911/articles/passerby-calls-911-after-being-scared-by-clark-griswold-holiday-d%C3%A9cor-gF1TKmEmfIJIajrL/ /ems-humor/articles/ill-fire-dept-responds-after-boys-tongue-becomes-stuck-on-frozen-pole-eHkrn4xStd4KfABO/ Spencer Cline, 11, said he was inspired by the scene in "A Christmas Story," in which a boy is dared to put his tongue on a frozen pole Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:31:22 GMT /ems-humor/articles/ill-fire-dept-responds-after-boys-tongue-becomes-stuck-on-frozen-pole-eHkrn4xStd4KfABO/ /animal-rescue/articles/fire-dept-searching-for-owner-of-tortoise-found-strolling-on-street-QT1UGxunMTaYfZXa/ Heartland Fire and Rescue responders “came across a rather interesting patient slowly traveling down the sidewalks” Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:30:00 GMT /animal-rescue/articles/fire-dept-searching-for-owner-of-tortoise-found-strolling-on-street-QT1UGxunMTaYfZXa/ /cpr/articles/body-cam-footages-shows-driver-saving-squirrel-with-cpr-kDkbryI2yxupHP3H/ Police body camera footage that went viral captured a young driver successfully giving CPR to a squirrel that he thought he hit with his car Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:46:36 GMT /cpr/articles/body-cam-footages-shows-driver-saving-squirrel-with-cpr-kDkbryI2yxupHP3H/ /entertainment/saturday-night-live-nate-bargatze-poke-fun-at-ems SNL's "Water Park" sketch features a situation in which the choices are bad, worse and downright absurd Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:06:07 GMT /entertainment/saturday-night-live-nate-bargatze-poke-fun-at-ems /cardiac-care/articles/cpr-shuffle-the-life-saving-playlist-you-need-hl3vty9x5q4HeCpk/ Every song on our list falls within the recommended 100 to 120 bpm range to perform CPR Tue, 19 Jul 2022 15:03:07 GMT /cardiac-care/articles/cpr-shuffle-the-life-saving-playlist-you-need-hl3vty9x5q4HeCpk/ /ambulances-emergency-vehicles/articles/top-10-best-slogans-for-ambulances-TgfkOsCnxLB9i97q/ Our Facebook fans got creative in coming up with messages for the back of their vehicles Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:46:25 GMT /ambulances-emergency-vehicles/articles/top-10-best-slogans-for-ambulances-TgfkOsCnxLB9i97q/ /ems-humor/articles/top-10-most-commonly-misinterpreted-ems-abbreviations-6mUKGGNg7hameZJO/ A social worker may not understand why you called your dyspneic patient an SOB Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:03:07 GMT /ems-humor/articles/top-10-most-commonly-misinterpreted-ems-abbreviations-6mUKGGNg7hameZJO/ /ems-week/articles/celebrate-ems-week-with-even-more-ems-superlatives-yWToCCTKTJJSIOLn/ Who are the coffee fiends, tech junkies and bathroom radar detectors in your EMS agency? Mon, 20 May 2019 17:22:10 GMT /ems-week/articles/celebrate-ems-week-with-even-more-ems-superlatives-yWToCCTKTJJSIOLn/