Mile High Opportunity
Right smack dab in the middle of my crazy 30 days was an opportunity to come here to Zoll Summit and present the first position argument for EMS 2.0. As much as it has been pulled apart, scrutinized...
View ArticleFlashing, Booth Babes and dirty hotel rooms
It sounds like a dirty post and I’m glad I have your attention because I have a hidden tip of the helmet and letter in the file from FDIC2010 in Indianapolis. Unfortunately, the one part of this post...
View ArticleRogue feels your pain
Rogue Medic, the interwebs machine’s expert on scientific study as it relates to us EMS folken, has published a great article about pain management. I want you to read it, then take a break and absorb...
View ArticleBack to Business
I’ve rinsed off my SCUBA gear, hung up the fedora and dried out from my vacation and am getting ready to dive back into the business of the EMS blogosphere. Happy is back in the banner and back behind...
View ArticleLiability – Part II
Hidden in the controversy that surrounds “customer service” in Fire and EMS, I reminded you of the two distinct definitions of the word liability and how 99% of people in this line of work misuse it....
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MA!
I’m at work this morning, awoken for a code 3 fall that, by the time I hit the bottom of the fire pole after being awakened by bright lights and loud noises, had been “downgraded” to a code 2 fall. “It...
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New Salary List is Out
One of the things I love about Mother’s Day here in the US is that story they run every year about “If mom got paid for what she did, she’d make $150,000 a year” because they include cook, maid,...
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What’s in a name?
Well, let’s find out. As Mark mentioned over on the Chronicles home page moments ago, many of the media big wigs are interested in what we are trying to do, but the name turns them off. “OK,” said...
View ArticleI’m a better Paramedic than you
You sat on the tailboard of the rescue truck and told her she was wrong, you didn’t need any more schooling. You had a job as an EMT and liked it where you were. You didn’t want to leave your friends...
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A Comment on Typical Idiot EMS Managers by Burned Out Medic.
Burned Out Medic had a post up recently I thought I commented on, but apparently you have to hit ‘submit.’ Who knew? The post is in reference to a Call the Cops story about an ambulance crew being...
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