EMS Week

… there’s a new column up on EMS1. The Special Forces of Healthcare: Becoming Force Multipliers in Emergency Care

In this week’s episode, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss the latest EMS news and events, and welcome the kickoff of EMS Week 2015. Give us a listen, and be sure to rate us on iTunes.

… they held their lighters aloft and swayed rhythmically. A few women threw their panties on the stage. You know, the usual. Seriously, though, thanks to the guys from Lake Land College and Sarah Bush Lincoln EMS for inviting me to speak, and thanks to everyone who attended. And thanks especially to my hosts, Steve and Shirley Sherwood. You guys ...

In 1974, President Gerald Ford signed the original proclamation declaring November 3-10 as National EMS Week. The official week jumped around a lot in the beginning; first in November, then in September, finally settling for the 3rd week of May back in 1992. This year's proclamation reads:   In every corner of our country, emergency medical services (EMS) practitioners are ...

Headed to Mattoon, IL for a speaking engagement on Monday. The folks at Lake Land College and Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital EMS are having me speak at their EMS banquet Monday night at 6:00 pm. And apparently, my host this weekend will be providing the Four B's: Boating, Beer, Burgers and Brats. Yeah, it's a tough life I live. CEU ...

… Top Ten ways to celebrate the last EMS Week ever. Enjoy!

… I've got an EMS Week column up on EMS1.com. Enjoy!

Only three days left to submit your entry to the EMS Week “I Was There” contest hosted by EMS1. Entry deadline is May 16. Get your submissions in! On Sunday, May 16, the gang at Chronicles of EMS will hold a multi-city meetup to celebrate EMS Week, during which there will be screenings of the Chronicles of EMS, and the ...

“Thank you so much for coming, young man,”  the old woman tells me, for the fourth time this call. “I don’t know what I would have done without you.” Her voice is frail, querulous. She seems grateful and apologetic at the same time. “It’s no problem, Ma’am,”  I assure her with a warm smile. “This is what we do.” “It’s ...