Ambulance Driver Files A Day in the Life | Kelly Grayson

When does “what happens on the truck, stays on the truck” end, and reporting misconduct begin? That’s the topic we tackle on this week’s edition of Inside EMS. Read, share, comment, opine.

No, I’m not talking about shooting in general, I’m talking about triggers. I’ve never been a particularly discerning judge about how good a particular firearm’s trigger is. I’m a wingshooter, and pulling a shotgun trigger is more an exercise of “See the bird, BANG!” than in exercising a smooth, consistent trigger pull, or appreciating how well the gun facilitates that. ...

I just returned from the EMS Council of New Jersey Symposium in Parsippany, NJ. The folks that put on the conference are the EMS Council of New Jersey, formerly known as the New Jersey State First Aid Council. Now, according to many of my colleagues in EMS advocacy, the EMS Council of New Jersey is the poster child for everything ...

… there’s a new column on EMS1. IAFC’s Human Dignity Statement is a Good Start, But Not Enough Read, share, opine. And above all, be nicer to each other.

Is this the beginning of the end for routine administration of epinephrine in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?   That’s what co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss in this week’s episode of Inside EMS.  

… there’s a new column on EMS1. Epinephrine and the Paramedic-2 Trial: Is It Time to Pull Our Starting Pitcher?   Read, discuss, opine.

… there’s a new episode of the Inside EMS podcast on EMS1. How old is too old to start a career in EMS? Listen and share, and give us your thoughts.

I learned to wingshoot with a Winchester Model 37A chambered in 3″ magnum 20 gauge, my first real shotgun. My friends all had HR Toppers chambered in .410, and I remember feeling smugly superior to them because my Winchester was an objectively nicer shotgun. But that HR Topper was a ubiquitous firearm in the south; seems like every kid had ...

One of the more intriguing rifles I encountered at #NRAAM2018 was the switch-barrel rifle from Omega Custom Rifles. Omega is a veteran-owned company based in Meridien, TX, and features a product line of bolt-action rifles built on custom Stiller actions glass-bedded into carbon fiber stocks, but the really part is the option to switch barrels in the field in a ...

One of the neater doohickeys I saw at the NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas was the Mag Pump magazine loader. I can think of plenty of times on the range when I spent more time loading magazines than I did emptying them, and had the sore and skinned up thumbs to prove it. The times I’ve had the opportunity to ...

Much joinder was was created yesterday at the Lone Star Medics Hydration Happy Hour following the close of the exhibit hall. Many thanks to Caleb Causey for hosting this mixer. I got to meet a great many Facebook friends for the first time in meatspace, and speaking of meatspace, dinner at Texas de Brazil was… epic. There was food, liquor ...

Before I set out for the NRA Annual Meeting, I had a long, serious discussion with my girlfriend over the trip. She knows this is the way I recharge my creative batteries, and I don’t get the opportunity to shoot near as often as I’d like, but she has serious misgivings – I should say misconceptions – about the NRA. ...

Well, Dallas is dreary and rainy, parking sucks, and I got drenched walking from my remote parking area to the Press Office in the convention center. On the bright side, I’m among my tribe, and I got my press credentials yesterday, so I avoided the line at the door. Estimates put show attendance at 80,000+, and the line to check ...

Headed out for the NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas this weekend. I’ll be blogging and sending out show reports and updates via the blog and Twitter. Follow me here and on Twitter for updates, and look for the hashtag #NRAAM2018.  

… there’s a new column up on EMS1. The Anti-Axiom Axiom. Read. Enjoy. Opine.