… but I think this business of crowning the Phillies pitching staff as the best! starting! rotation! evar! comes a bit premature. I think Tamara would agree with me that there are at least three good reasons that ain’t so: Glavine, Maddux and Smoltz, bitches.

… Episode 28 is up at Confessions of an EMS Newbie. Ron and I talk about acid/base balance, what vital signs are really vital, why mean arterial pressure is often more important information than a simple blood pressure reading, and we answer a few listener questions along the way. It’s Confessions of An EMS Newbie, the only podcast that comes ...

A friend with London Ambulance Service recently fielded an emergency call from resident who was video-chatting with a young lady from California, who apparently overdosed and passed out, right there on camera. Thanks to Google, perseverance, a few phone calls and a helpful guy at LAPD, they were able to dispatch the fire department to the girl’s home. From London ...

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… Episode 27 is up on Confessions of An EMS Newbie. Ron and I talk about the various specialty alphabet soup courses such as tactical EMT, wilderness EMT, critical care paramedic, etc., and we get the definitive answer on what hurts worse – Taser or getting shot in the thigh with a .357 Magnum. We also talk about the historical ...

So, AD of Borg thanks you for your generosity. I feel rejuvenated, my faith restored in the Hive. Heck, I may even try to go the rest of the month without getting another refusal.

Day Medic (chugging a liter bottle of water): “God, I’m thirsty! Still dehydrated from the weekend, I guess.” Ambulance Driver: “Have a bit too much of the demon rum this weekend, did you?” DM: “Dude… epic party. Epic.” AD: “How epic?” DM (extends iPhone with pictures): “…” AD: “Um, wow. Is that a – ” DM: ” – midget stripper ...

I’ve read quite a few EMS books in my day, and most of them are of the “Look at me, I’m a hero!” variety. Two notable exceptions to that rule are the books of Peter Canning, and Rescuing Providence, by Lt. Michael Morse. If you’ve read the blog of the same name, you realize that Michael Morse is one of ...

Only 48 hours left to get your donations in to aid Pensacola paramedic Jimmy Powell’s fight against colon cancer! Reader Brent Caryl is going to willingly sacrifice his own colon by eating 357,000 Scoville unit hot sauce, in an effort to rally supporters to Jimmy’s cause. Drop a little something in the kitty, won’t you? Just click on the DONATE ...

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Overheard on the ‘bolance last night: Current Partner: “So, I don’t get a nickname like all your other partners?” Ambulance Driver: “Dude, you won’t be with me long enough to merit your own nickname.” CP (pouting): “All your other partners got a nickname. I want a nickname.” AD (sighing): “Okay, how about Unreasonable Facsimile?” CP: “Um, I guess. Why that ...

We shield you from a lot, you know. I realize you work in an Emergency Department. You deal in misery and human suffering every day. But you rarely get to experience it in the raw, like we do. If you knew from whence these stains came, you might know me better. You’d know why, right now, at 6:45 in the morning, I can’t muster a smile. And you’d know why sometimes, even when I can, the smile always looks tired, and never quite reaches my eyes.

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