A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #43 Learn the art of caring. Have you ever been to Bethany, West Virginia? Probably not–it’s not a corner of the world that is found on many frequent flier lists. Bethany is in Brooke County, in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. […]
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Musical accompaniment for this episode of The Positive Paramedic Project has been graciously provided by Philadelphia singer/songwriter Tony Mecca. Tony’s take on ‘Riders On The Storm‘ is a beautiful, haunting retelling of The Doors’ classic tune and fits this episode perfectly. Please check out Tony’s official website. Download Tony Mecca’s […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #41 If you’re going to lie, go high. I never bought into carrying all that extraneous paramedic crapola around my waist. I was a big clumsy guy when I worked on the streets. Anything worn on my hip was subject to maximum […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #40 Remember your roots I rolled on my first working fire during the winter of 1978. I remember it was a very cold morning. I don’t recall how I got to the scene in Ville St-Pierre. I remember standing on an interior […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #39 Tune in to your gut’s alert frequency I’m a weather geek. I’ve been a weather geek since I was a kid. I love watching the clouds, the sky, the horizon, the winds, the dew, the rain, the snow – even the […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #38 Pay it forward. I’ve got a box full of stuff that I’ll proudly display one day when I’m finally okay with having a ‘I love me’ wall. There’s a couple of letters from the Prime Minister of Canada, a letter from […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #37 Leave the spin for the gym. When I became the Head Coach at CSL EMS, it was only a matter of weeks before I received my first complaint from the public about our service. It was from a gentleman who was […]
A nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day. #36 Take care of each other’s chickens. This is our first summer playing the role of soccer parents for kids who are playing on a regional basis. Our twin thirteen-year-old daughters Emma and Sophie both play for the Magog U-14A team while […]
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 […]
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 […]