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And just in time for Christmas! For you loyal readers of my blog, column and first book, I am proud to announce that the re-release of my book, En Route: A Paramedic’s Stories of Life, Death and Everything In Between, is now available through Amazon and major online and brick-and-mortar booksellers, both in paperback and Kindle formats! This “Author’s Special ...

The MEDIC Training Solutions 2016 World Tour winds down next week, with two final appearances in Atlantic City at the New Jersey Statewide Conference on EMS, and Dallas at the Texas EMS Conference. The nice folks in Montana, Oklahoma, Virginia, South Dakota, and Colorado were nice enough to book us this past month, and Nancy Magee and I enjoyed seeing ...

… to include 2016 Louisiana Paramedic of the Year. The man pictured with me is Randal Howard, 2016 Louisiana EMS Instructor of the Year. Randal is the EMS Chief for Ouachita Parish Fire Department, and one of the best instructors this state has to offer. He was my EMT and Paramedic instructor, and is thus the man responsible (or to ...

March is a busy month for me, but I’m looking forward to getting back to Suffolk and the good folks at the Tidewater EMS Education Expo, March 17-20. They offer tons of EMS and nursing continuing education and fellowship, and at a reasonable price. Plus, I hear that Grayson guy is supposed to be speaking there. And he is going ...

I’ll be speaking at the Alabama EMS Conference in Birmingham in early March. Finally, an EMS audience that understands my accent! Register for the event here, and I hope to see you in Birmingham!

Be there, or be a geometric shape with four right angles and four equal sides! I’ll be speaking at the Metro Atlanta EMS Conference on March 4, 2016. I had the privilege of speaking there last year, and this is one well-run, quality conference. Great organizers, great attendees, and at only $25 for nearly 20 hours of CEU, an UNBEATABLE ...

On this day in 2006, I wrote my very first post on this blog. That was nine years, 2350 posts, 4 million unique visitors, and 7 million page views ago. It’s been a fun ride. Thanks for reading.

If you’re EMS folks in southeast Colorado, southwest Kansas or northwest Oklahoma, I’ll be giving a full day of talks at the Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield on Thursday, October 8. Talk to the EMS Coordinator if you’re interested in attending. Colorado EMS continuing education credits will be awarded. In November, I’ll be at the Colorado State EMS Conference at ...

Jerry Miculek was gracious enough to pose for a photo. I tried hard not to squee like a 13-year-old girl meeting Justin Bieber. There’s no other celebrity in Nashville I’d rather ask for a photo op. Although the blonde Century Arms booth babe in the red Ushanka hat runs a close second.  

Got distracted yesterday, and missed my eighth blogiversary. On December 23, 2006, I put up my very first blog post. That was over 3 million visits, 4.5 million page views, thousands of comments, and 2,192 blog posts ago. I’ve enjoyed every step of the way, and you guys reading is what makes it fun. Many thanks.

Some paramedic gun nut weighs in on Shooting Illustrated.

Just got the word that one of my columns for EMS1 is a finalist for a 2014 Folio Eddie award. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in New York city on December 11. It’s an honor just to be nominated, and thank you guys for reading. If it weren’t for you, I’d be just some paramedic blowhard screaming ...

… they held their lighters aloft and swayed rhythmically. Women threw their panties on the stage, men bought me drinks. You know, the usual. The folks at the Western Massachusetts EMS Association were gracious enough to have me deliver the keynote addresses and a few other talks at the 2014 Massachusetts EMS Conference this weekend, and my sweetheart and I ...

For you EMS types, I’ll be speaking at an all-day seminar at Southeast Colorado Hospital on October 9, 2014. If you’re an EMT in the southeast Colorado or southwest Kansas area and would like to attend, contact the EMS Coordinator for details. The week after that, I’ll be giving several talks, including the keynote address, at the Massachusetts EMS Conference ...

As I’ve alluded to recently, I’m doing a new EMS podcast with Chris Cebollero, Inside EMS. Check out last week’s episode here. We just put our fourth episode in the can, and our listener numbers thus far are good. Good, not great. We need great to keep it going. I need your help to do that. We’re working on EMS1 ...