A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #35 Revel in your team’s success. When I first started out as the Head Coach at CSL EMS, there was a young woman named Naomi Cherow who was awaiting clearance as a medic. She was small in stature, huge of heart and […]
Monthly Archives: June 2012
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A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #34 Don’t become a human sacrifice Have you ever considered Condition White? Condition White is the lowest end of the mental awareness spectrum developed by American law enforcement shooting instructor Jeff Cooper. Condition White, according to the disciples of Cooper, is a […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #33 Shania left this morning Being a good usher means being able to extend your services to creatures, too. Shania, our Araucana hen, died this morning after a long, remarkable battle with the bad stuff chickens get on occasion. She was a […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day.#32 Don’t take yourself too seriously A few decades back, we rolled on a call that was horrendously humorous. Initial information was for humanitarian assistance. This usually meant a non-medical intervention. Put someone back into bed. Assist in shopping for food. Social contact. […]
#31 It’s not the uniform When I was a much younger medic, I was known on the streets as Captain Freedom – after the character portrayed by Dennis Dugan on the TV series ‘Hill Street Blues’. While I didn’t have the cape, I did have silver boots and and a […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day.#30 Learn the art of the occasional yield I believe Mateo has learned the art of the occasional yield. Mateo is a big black dog. At his last weigh-in at the vet’s, he tipped the scales at 97 pounds and he’s likely over […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #29 Celebrate the hills. I learned an important lesson during the final hours of the two-day 320-km Ride to Conquer Cancer from Montreal to Quebec City. I had enjoyed a great ride however the last twenty or so kilometres featured several lengthy […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #28 Don’t succumb to stranger danger. I won’t miss 2011. It was a rugged year and I don’t mind saying that I’d have kicked it into a pig-manure-slurry-filled ditch if the option had presented itself. Hell, I’d have put the year to […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #27 Create meaningful networks. Social media is a networking enabler and networking can achieve improbable results during a crisis or catastrophe. Many suggest a healthy network should be built upon a platform of something for something – quid pro quo – “one […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #26 Recommend early, recommend often Here’s an exercise I recommend for every EMS leader. Write letters of recommendation for each member of your team as part of your monthly reports. Keep the letters of recommendation private if you’d like or share selections/all […]