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Being back in the field is a wonderful thing. The smell of week old urine on a regular, the thrill of getting the line on the recus patient and even just sitting in the buggy at a street corner...
View ArticleHalloween and Christmas rolled into one
In all the EMS debates over BLS vs ALS, evidence based vs anecdotal, public vs private is the real reason we do what we do. I like to say that we make bad days better. More often than not we ride...
View ArticleUp to and including death
This is a phrase I see a lot in my line of work. There are a number of variations including another favorite “seizure, coma, death” that are designed to cover the hind quarters of the author in some...
View ArticleIt’s OK to Not Be OK
As many calls as I’ve shared in this forum, there are still those that won’t make the cut. Not because they’re “gruesome” or “funny” or even filled with heroic actions or memorable scenery, but...
View ArticleShould Response Times Matter? A discussion with Medic SBK
I’ve been discussing THIS story with good friend and fellow EMS 2.0 believer Scott Kier on the book of faces. Since I can not mention the Department name here, just read the story and come back....
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When Does Intoxication become an Emergency?
Drunk Girl – Crossfirecw I’ve been having a number of jabs on Facebook (2 or 3 comments in 2 or more places) about the all too common intoxicated patient. There are those in our ranks who believe they...
View ArticleCash on Delivery – American Healthcare from the Outside
Those of you following along know where I work and why I can no longer mention them. For you new people, I work at one of the busiest airports in the Nation and the world. I meet all types of people,...
View ArticleInformed Customers and the Irrational Medical Marketplace
Leonard Rodberg PhD, penned an article in July of 2013 discussing why Healthcare in America costs so much. His take on the system boils down to an often overlooked glitch that is required for a market...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Nurses
We get all manner of “medical” folks presenting on airplanes these days. From the EMT student who manages a stroke to the PhD in Engineering more interested in free miles than the broken arm presented...
View ArticleAn Inconvenient Truth – The Chicago Study is Right
EMS has our collective panties in a wad about yet another study showing that BLS has a better survival rate than ALS. This time some researchers from the University of Chicago, including Prachi...
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