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 Psychiatric Emergencies
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P
May 1, 2013
Strategies for patients in need
A Matter of Life and Limb: Get to Know Acute Limb Ischemia
by Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
April 1, 2013
What can cause it and what to do about it
Exploring Chronic Kidney Disease
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P
March 1, 2013
Acute vs. chronic failure and dialysis: What EMS should know
Acute Altered Mental Status in Elderly Patients
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P
February 2, 2013
Delirium may indicate a life threat.
What’s Behind Stridor? Case Studies in Diagnosis and Care
by Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
January 1, 2013
Airway obstruction could be imminent with this alarming sound
The Responder’s Guide to Meningitis
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P
December 1, 2012
Here's what you need to know about this life-threatening illness that's not...
Vaginal Bleeding in the Pregnant 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
November 1, 2012
Pregnancy complications can threaten lives
Are You Under Stress in EMS?
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P
October 1, 2012
Understanding the slippery slope of burnout
Non-ACS Chest Pain
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P
September 1, 2012
Some etiologies are life-threatening, and you should know them
Pediatric Spinal Cord 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
August 1, 2012
How do children’s spine injuries differ from adults’?
Thoracic Trauma: What You Need to Know
by Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
July 1, 2012
Its presentation can be subtle, but its consequences severe.
Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Field
by Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT , Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P , Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P
June 1, 2012
How cardiac arrest patients benefit from early cooling
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
May 1, 2012
What you need to know about emerging diagnostic trends and treatments for...
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
April 1, 2012
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
February 1, 2012
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
January 17, 2012
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
December 1, 2011
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
November 1, 2011
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
October 18, 2011
Evaluation of the dizzy patient can pose challenges in the prehospital...
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
June 6, 2011
Management of the potentially pregnant female with abdominal pain can be...
