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Firefighters Posing in Front of Controlled Burn Structure Fire

June 2, 2013

I saw this photo earlier this morning at JSOnline.com and it has been on my mind much of the day. I didn’t read the story and I didn’t read it now. Honestly, I can’t get past the photo. I have just read many of the reader comments and relieved that I am not the only [...]

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Posts Outside the Service Area: Be the EMT You Want to Be

May 31, 2013

Peter Canning has been writing a series of posts, Street Lessons. All of them are excellent, but #5 The Hand Drop Test is my favorite. The hand drop test is one of those terrible pseudo assessments that burnt-out medics pass onto students and new employees. Other than mocking or discrediting the patient it serves little [...]

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Course Review: Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia, and Resuscitation Science Week 1 #MOOC

May 25, 2013

This Coursera massive open online course (MOOCs), Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia, and Resuscitation Science, was one of the first I enrolled in sometime in 2012. The start of the course was delayed many times and it finally launched this week. Like other Coursera MOOCs a subject matter expert delivers a series of video lectures on a specific [...]

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Race Recap: Green Bay Half Marathon 2013

May 21, 2013

On Sunday I ran the Green Bay half marathon with myTEAM TRIUMPH Captain Christopher. Race Recap at RunningMedics.com My race recap is posted at RunningMedics.com which is a new collaboration between me and Nick Nudell. You can also “Like” us on Facebook.com/RunningMedics. Tribute to the Boston Marathon Before the race started all runners and spectators [...]

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Interview with Thom Dick about People Care 2nd Edition #EMSWeek

May 21, 2013

In the newest episode of the Medical Author Chat, especially released for EMS Week 2013, I talk with Thom Dick about the 2nd edition of his fantastic book People Care. Medical Author Chat with Thom Dick Please share this great episode with your EMS colleagues and other healthcare providers. Tweet Share

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We are EMS and We Go In #EMSWeek

May 15, 2013

I belong to many communities. Two of which I am most proud to belong, EMS and runners, were at their best at the finish line of the Boston Marathon a month ago today. Boston EMS, countless of other EMS professionals that were medical volunteers, as well as runners, and spectators ran to give aid to [...]

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Video: Burnout – interviews with paramedics #EMSWeek

May 13, 2013

This video asks paramedics: What causes burnout? How can we avoid or manage burnout? For many paramedics, EMS Week might be a reminder that they are overworked, under appreciated, under paid, and gone from home way too much. Add to that sleep deprivation, nagging back pain, and not enough time between calls to eat a [...]

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Announcement: Updated Edition of You Called 9-1-1 for What?

May 12, 2013

An updated edition of has been released by the author Dave Konig. If you already own this $0.99 ebook you should have received an email from Amazon for an automatic and free update. If you don’t own this or Dave’s other book, you can find them both on Amazon. My review of You Called [...]

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