{"podcast":{"title":"Loud & Clear: EMS Guiding Principles - Advanced Continuing Education for Paramedics, EMTs & Prehospital Care Providers","slug":"loud-clear-ems-guiding-principles-advanced-continuing-education-for-paramedics-emts-prehospital-care-providers-422704","podcast_index_feed_id":422704,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/loudandclear/feed.xml","website_url":"https://emspodcast.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7298469/Cover_Compressed_3000px.png","author":"Ross Orpet, Paramedic turned EMS Physician","episode_count":137,"summary":"Paramedic training is over, you’re in the front seat now. Whether day 1 or day 1,000 you can’t shake the fear you’re underprepared. You were taught to systematically decide if A... do B. But what if “A” wasn’t 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 don’t 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 m…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T20:17:23.926766+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/loud-clear-ems-guiding-principles-advanced-continuing-education-for-paramedics-emts-prehospital-care-providers-422704"},"episode":{"title":"Feeling Behind the Curve? Understanding the EMS Power Curve Will Help You Stay Ahead","slug":"feeling-behind-the-curve-understanding-the-ems-power-curve-will-help-you-stay-ahead","published_at":"2026-01-26T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/loud-clear-ems-guiding-principles-advanced-continuing-education-for-paramedics-emts-prehospital-care-providers-422704/feeling-behind-the-curve-understanding-the-ems-power-curve-will-help-you-stay-ahead","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/loud-clear-ems-guiding-principles-advanced-continuing-education-for-paramedics-emts-prehospital-care-providers-422704","url":"https://loudandclear.podbean.com/e/behind-the-curve-understanding-the-ems-power-curve-will-help/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcxfr2ybkc3aifsb/Final_L_C_-Power_Curve7hegz.mp3","summary":"Behind the curve. We've all heard it. Most of us have lived it. That sinking feeling when you're mentally three steps behind where the call actually is. The concept of the Power Curve comes from aviation—pilots need to understand the phases of flight and how the plane will react differently and require different inputs during each of these phases. The same principle applies to your 911 calls. This episode breaks down the exact framework to chunk calls into five critical phases. When you understand phases you understand what is needed during each point of the call and how to stay ahead. How to build if-then statements that eliminate decision fatigue. The psychological safety that lets you reset after screwing up in the apartment. And why 80% of medical errors tie back to the one phase—the hospital handoff. Stop reverting to chaos. Build the system that keeps you ahead. Guest/Cast/Crew information- Guest- Moose and Josh from Alert Medic 1 podcast Host- Ross Orpet, Will Berry Catch up with us after the show - Instagram- @emsloudandclear YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@EMSLoudandClear Website- www.emspodcast.com Books we recommend - The Dichotomy of Leadership - https://amzn.to/4fiCAjN - Extreme Ownership - https://amzn.to/3O1FWfa - Managing the Unexpected: Sustained Performance in a Complex World - https://amzn.to/3V7BwYf - Thinking Fast and Slow - https://amzn.to/4fiJG85 Gear We Like - Good Stethoscope - https://amzn.to/3YJJrf2 - Good Shears - https://amzn.to/40FROuF or https://amzn.to/3ChZ4Tn - Notepad for taking notes on calls - https://amzn.to/3Z1X21J Want to stay ahead of the top 1% in EMS and build real confidence in the field?👉 Book a call to get personalized guidance, improve decision-making under pressure, and grow your skills as a paramedic: emspodcast.com/fre…","meta_description":"Behind the curve. We've all heard it. 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