Master Paramedics? I’m asking you a question
Let me ask YOU a question. What do you think about this: How do we recognize the best and brightest among us? How would we distinguish the EMTs and Paramedics who have earned the respect and admiration...
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Paramedics and EMTs are Special, a salute to the Spork!
Ah, the humble Spork. At once it is an example of utility and futility. It is well suited to nothing but bridging the gap between the usefulness of its parent utensils and the burden of having to...
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EMS: Is what you do the Best You Can Do?
Not too long ago I was reading an article in Entrepreneur Magazine when I came across an article speaking on negotiating tactics. I wish I could find it, but unfortunately it was long enough ago that...
View ArticleWhat Difference Does EMS Make? Choose Your Own Ending
John didn’t need his alarm clock this morning. In fact, he was wide awake just a few minutes before it went off. He turned it off so as to not wake up his wife and got up quietly to start the day....
View ArticleColorado CRNAs Vs. Virginia Physicians? An interesting feud for EMS
This article came across my Twitter stream this morning. It regards a letter sent to the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services by the Governor of Colorado informing them that in some Colorado...
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Change Medicare? Save EMS
I’ve said this before, and I’ll continue to say it until I can do something about it: The Fee-For-Transport model has failed EMS. We have to change it and we have to change it soon. In fact, I believe...
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An EMS Rant: Don’t Believe this Picture
So I saw this picture on Facebook today (Warning: There are some mild swear words in this picture you’re already seeing so I’m warning you that this warning is moot) Don’t believe this picture. I’ve...
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Another Picture Not to Believe – On The Soul of EMS
I’d like to talk about our culture as a profession and the soul of EMS. A while ago, I wrote a post entitled An EMS Rant: Don’t Believe this Picture which ended up being one of my most popular posts...
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Maybe You Don’t Deserve More Money – A Guest Post
My new ambulance partners don’t really take me seriously the first time they witness me do this. They don’t really think I’m sincere, I guess. Neither do the new people who I stop in the hallway...
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The Home Cook vs. the Professional Chef – What EMS Can Learn from Cooking
Before her nose turned up too far at the plate I had put in front of her, I was able to convince my daughter to try the brussels sprouts I’d roasted to go along with our dinner. Our family’s...
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