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… I give you the 2012 EMS Year in Review
Any other noteworthy EMS events you can think of for 2012? Let me know in the comments!
… I give you the Top Ten EMS Christmas Carols.
And for those of you working tonight, may the night be slow enough you can find a good Chinese restaurant and sit down for an entire meal.
"Deck the haws with boughs of horry, fah rah rah rah rah, rah rah rah raaaaah…"
It's a hot-button topic, provoking visceral reactions from people on both sides of the issue.
People seem unable to discuss the issue dispassionately, so much so that some blogger friends of mine have dashed off blog posts vehemently disagreeing with a position I didn't take.
I invite your comments – either pro or con – but keep them civil. Shouting at each other doesn't promote understanding, it just makes your opponent more entrenched in their position.
Rescue 911 mastered the art of EMS stories with fairy tale endings. Seems like the entire post-Emergency generation of EMT's was inspired by Willim Shatner's narration of heroic EMS actions where everyone gets saved, the victims live happily ever after, and the EMT's all get invited to the birthday picnic a year later.
So I guess it's only fair that I give you the top ten fairy tales with EMS endings.
Enjoy.
… there's a roundtable discussion on the current state of airway management on EMS1.com.
Go read, and weigh in with your comments. We'd love to hear them.
… there's a new book excerpt on EMS1.com.
One of my first bad calls, and there is a Language Alert in effect, folks.
Enjoy.
… in an ambulance, a police cruiser, a fire station, or on duty in a faraway place, standing vigil against bad men who would do us harm, I stand with you in spirit.
And if you get a little bored, there's an excerpt of my book on EMS1.com.
Enjoy.
… there's a new column up on EMS1.com.
Gain a little perspective on how to avoid career burnout and recharge your emotional batteries.
It's important to get away from EMS now and then. Doesn't matter how you do it, just do it. Me, I shoot projectile weapons, hang out with my gunblogger tribe, and play with my kid.
Preferably, all at the same time.
… there's a new Top Ten List on EMS1.com.
Top Ten Most Commonly Misinterpreted EMS Abbreviations.
Enjoy!
… there's a new Clinical Tip on EMS1.com.
You old hands have probably used this trick a few times, but I'll bet most of the newbies have never heard of it. I know my partners usually look at me like I've grown a second head whenever I have them help me do it…
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