As emergency services leaders, we always wonder why some people wait for so darned long before they call for help or why others simply refuse help until it’s far too late. We work on our emergency notification messaging. We examine our use of social media. We conduct customer service surveys. […]
I’m a day time guy. In my latest EMS existence in Shefford, I work the day shift. Six am to six pm. Granted, in the middle of February, daylight begins just after 7 am and ends just after 5 pm but I still get to operate in the day time. […]
As the Director of Marketing for IPS Therapeutique* I tend to work from home most of the time. My home office is pretty much standard albeit with the addition of multiple monitors to allow me to simultaneously work on crafting content, creating graphics, editing social media, and staying up to […]
I wrote this back when H1N1 was just coming ashore. Sadly, it still seems relevant today. Standing with Serge [Nov 2 2008 – updated Jul 27 2009] I’ve been looking at medical surge as a series of ever-larger waves crashing ashore in that they continue picking up more and more […]
The Resurrection Man He looked into the fridge. There was a shelf full of yogurt cups. He scanned the expiration dates stenciled on the top. He picked a lemon yogurt cup sporting yesterday’s date as its best before moment. He paused before opening the container. There were three possibilities. The […]
I am stubborn. My wife warned me not to try and change that lightbulb on my own. She told me I ought to ask our neighbour from across the street to lend me a hand. I waited for her to go over to one of her friends for tea and […]
Ripples by Scott Gunderson A police officer spoke at my son’s Cub Scout meeting. The boys were captivated by his uniform, his gear, and the command presence of his voice. They were unusually quiet and attentive. He told the boys that what we do and what we say sends a […]
This episode of The Positive Paramedic Project comes to us from John Levac of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. “65” I live in a small town. 12,000 strong if you include the county. When I am driving around it is common to see a 65 sticker on the back of a car. […]
Time is an essential part of life in EMS. Counting out the seconds in your head while taking stock of a patient’s pulse. Watching the chest rise and fall and keeping track of the number of breaths per minute. Performing compressions while keeping time to Stayin’ Alive looping in your […]
This is a repub of a 2008 Norm Rooker column. “You’re not dead?!” Just what is the correct response when this is the initial greeting from someone who knew you from back when? The occasion was the 2008 Fire-Rescue Med Conference in Las Vegas. I was attending the national roll […]