Today’s guest is Matt Speier. Matt has 20 years of EMS experience and has worked in New York City as a FDNY Paramedic in Midtown Manhattan, in the Emergency Department of a Level I Trauma Center, as well as a technical rescue specialist on multiple USAR teams. He also served as a ski patrol paramedic, mountain rescue technician and is currently volunteering at a local rescue agency on a 911 truck. This episode is all about how complacency kills, and how it can hurt our patients. Matt shares some tips on how to avoid getting caught off guard and how we as a culture can “Default: Aggressive” (Willink, 2020) remaining combat ready.
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Andy Speier (brother to Matt Speier, featured on episode #23) is a Battalion Chief and technical rescue specialist currently working in Washington State. His...
In today’s episode Matt Looft joins the show to talk about the Emergency Department. The department and the prehospital response are both geared to...