Hero Pants, the first book by paramedic Jim Haden, is a compilation of stories from his more than 2o years of experience as an EMS professional in the heartland of the United States. The title, Hero Pants, comes from one of the chapters of the book. If you wear your EMS gear everywhere, even when […]
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Thomas Middleton was a firefighter, EMT, RN, and member of the Vermont National Guard. In 2005 his unit was called to duty for the ongoing mission in Iraq. In episode 4 of Medical Author Chat from EverydayEMSTips.com Tom describes his experiences and the lessons he learned as an infantry combat medic. The lessons he wrote […]
Everyday EMS professionals encounter stress. Earlier this year, a student who participated in a ride-along with me died very suddenly a few weeks later. The emotions I experienced after her death surprised me given I had only spent half a day with her. I also felt embarrassed because I knew my co-workers and other students […]
Paramedic Kelly Grayson discusses his book, En Route: A Paramedic’s Stories of Life, Death, and Everything in Between, with Greg Friese of EverydayEMSTips.com. Listen to Kelly in this audio interview with the EMS author, blogger, and educator explain his reasons for writing the book and how it was written. Kelly also shares one of his […]
My friends on Twitter are discussing the pros and cons of the different paramedic student textbooks. Which is your favorite? Paramedics and paramedic students vote here for your favorite paramedic book. Are you partial to Dr. Bledsoe et al? Do you like the new Nancy Caroline, MD text? In the comments are describe your ideal […]
For several years I was an intermittent listener of the Dave Ramsey radio show. Then one Sunday afternoon I bought his best-seller the Total Money Makeover for a business trip that started the next day. With four plane rides and two nights in a hotel I read the book cover to cover and devised a […]