Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT, is an educator, e-learning content developer and author of numerous articles and textbook chapters. Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT, is an educator, e-learning content developer and author of numerous articles and textbook chapters. He is also the performance improvement coordinator for Vitalink/Airlink in Wilmington, NC, and a lead instructor for Wilderness Medical Associates . Contact him at kcollopy@colgatealumni.org .
Articles by Kevin T.
Managing Sepsis in the Adult Patient
by Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
What you need to know about emerging diagnostic trends and treatments for...
The 2010 AHA ECC Updates: What Is the Real Impact on EMS Providers?
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , David J. Heegeman, MD
What EMS providers need to know about the 2010 AHA updates to CPR and...
How Obesity Impacts Patient Health and EMS
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P
EMS systems need to know how to handle the increase in bariatric patients
Managing Unstable Musculoskeletal Injuries
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P
Musculoskeletal injuries are a significant source of pain; appropriate...
Oxygen Toxicity
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P
What EMS providers need to know about possible complications from oxygen...
Processing the Patient Refusal
by Richard W. Nower, NREMT-P , Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P
Documentation is key when it comes to patient refusal calls.
Recognizing and Defusing Aggressive Patients
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P
Violence against EMS providers is a serious issue; here's how you can...
The Patient with Vertigo
by Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
Evaluation of the dizzy patient can pose challenges in the prehospital...
Abdominal Trauma
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT and Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P
A review of prehospital assessment and management of blunt and...
Abdominal Pain in Females of Childbearing Years
by Jake Kleinman, MD, EMT-D , Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P
Management of the potentially pregnant female with abdominal pain can be...
Over-the-Counter Overdoses
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
Effects, symptoms and treatments for toxic overdoses of over-the-counter...
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Michael Curtis, MD
Understanding the different causes of GI bleeding will help you perform a...
New Vehicle Training
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
When an agency places a new vehicle in service, it is imperative that...
High School Sports Injuries
by Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P and Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
Prehospital assessment and management of traumatic carotid artery...
Hospice and DNR Care
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT and Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P
What EMS providers need to know about do-not-resuscitate orders
Medication Considerations
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
Geriatric and obstetric patients pose specific challenges when it comes...
Geriatric Abuse
by Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P and Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
What EMS needs to know about treating victims of geriatric abuse
Pediatric Drug Administration
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT and Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P
A primer on prehospital pediatric pharmacological considerations
Febrile Seizures
by Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P and Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
Learn to distinguish simple febrile seizures from complex seizures
Facial Trauma
by Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P and Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
A CE review of prehospital assessment and management of blunt and...