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• Podcast: Interview with Thom Dick author of People Care 2nd Edition
  In this episode of the Medical Author Chat I visit with Thom Dick about the 2nd edition of his classic book People Care. Thom and I have a fascinating discussion about his career in EMS from San Diego
• Happy EMS Week
  Since nothing much has changed since last year, or the year before, or even the year before that, I'll just do an encore presentation of my EMS Week post from last year. Since I'm not working n the fi
• THANK YOU FOR A GREAT YEAR
  WOW! This coming Saturday will be our first anniversary show, with next Sunday being the actual end of our first year. I want to definitely thank you, the listeners, because without you putting
• I Guess We'll Find Out
  I've officially passed in my last final. The backseat of my car still has my duffel bag full of extra scrubs. A dozen or so textbooks and study guides are still sitting on the kitchen table. A few bea
• A Musician's Approach to Airway Management
  Since age 10, I’ve had an on-again, off-again relationship with the guitar.  It started with weekly lessons at a music store, where I learned how to play simple scales and chords.  About 10 years
• OR, ARR, RRR, NNT, WTF?
  Hopefully you're out there reading the research and trying to figure out what you should be doing and why. But inevitably, when you get to the results, they're reported using a baffling array of acron
• It's Not So Funny Now
  Back when the US Congress was debating the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) a lot of us complained that it would mix the efficiency of FEMA with the compassion of the IRS. That turns out to be n
• Risky Driving Behaviors
  Yesterday I had a great time working with several of our local agencies to stage a mock wreck for some high school students.  We changed our focus from intoxicated driving to distracted driving this
• Home Handy Man Project #1
  We've had a bathroom faucet that's need replacing for a while now. Being semi retired I actually have the time to do projects like this, although generally I prefer to call my on retainer plumber. The
• Mother's Day
  So I'm a day late. My bad. Lots of people will tell you their mother is the best, for this reason or that. But I have the best mothers ever. Yes, plural. I was adopted. I had the incredible f
• DRL Update
  DRL update: 12 new additions: 6 Cardiac Arrest, 2 Spinal Immobilization, 4 misc. (all Fluid Resuscitation)   Some good reviews on the evidence behind fluid resuscitation strategies,
• IV Access Complications | Paramedic Skill Tips
  Intravenous or IV access skills as a paramedic is a vital component of what EMS providers can do for their patients in the field. It's gives the ability for medication and fluid administration as well
• Video: Burnout - interviews with paramedics #EMSWeek
  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 p
• Mother's Day
  I worked for a few hours today, before my family had woken up to start their day. There was a kind, elderly farmer's wife who we picked up off the floor. Another call brought us to the humble house of
• I Didn't Write This, But I Could Have
  Only I wouldn't be able to write it as well as did Jim Geraghty. Here is one quote, but you should really go over to The Optimistic Conservative and read the entire post. Our political differences an
• Blurring Lines Between BLS and ALS
  Tonight we had Mike Ward and Chris Kaiser on talking with John & Dee about the blurring lines between BLS and ALS, starting with Mike's post on Firegeezer, his EMS1.com article, Chris' post on Lif
• Crappy Call
  After cleaning up the back after a particularly...uh...crappy call... Partner: If this next patient poops on the stretcher, I'm going to lose my shit. P2P: Cool. Then you guys can have a shit-lo
• From The Self Writing Joke Department
  Smoke forces evacuation of White House press room WASHINGTON –  Reporters and photographers were evacuated briefly from the West Wing of the White House early Saturday because of smoke from an ove
• Race for the Cure 2013 Videos
  Our videos from today's Race for the Cure Yes, we had fun!
• The Race Is Tomorrow
  Tomorrow morning is Peoria's Race for the Cure, with our own John Broyles & Dee Elmore doing the 1-mile walk. Give Dee your tweets of support on the show's Twitter page @1U801TheWebcast or you can