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Coming Soon – The Law of Unintended Consequences meets the fire service

November 4, 2011 | 911 fail, Administration & Leadership, ckemtp rants, Command & Leadership, Economics, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems 2.0, EMS Management, EMS Topics, fire, Fire department, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Funding & Staffing, News, northern illinois, politics | Ckemtp | 3 Comments

Charging fees for fire service – Is it a good idea? Or could the hook and ladder become the corporate ladder due to capitalism?

A Predatory Ambulance Fee?

October 28, 2011 | 911 fail, Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Topics | Ckemtp | 14 Comments

Is cell phone heroism to fund an Illinois ambulance service? A new rule proposed by an Illinois city may make it that way. Is this fair?

GPS in the Ambulance – An overreliance on Ms. Kitty

October 26, 2011 | 911 fail, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Humor, EMS Management, EMS Topics, EMS training, Fire Rescue Topics, Paramedic, paramedic education, stories, Technology & Communications, technology-communications-ems-topics, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics | Ckemtp | 16 Comments

Do you have a magical voice box on your dashboard that tells you where do go? Do lives depend on it?? Maybe you might want a backup plan.

Death Rate to Increase in London – and – The Medicare Tomato

June 15, 2011 | 911 fail, Administration & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, Paramedic, UK paramedics, united kingdom, universal healthcare, US economy | Ckemtp | 4 Comments

There’s links to three articles here, regarding British Healthcare, US healthcare, politics… and a really good one on tomatos. (yes, really. It’s awesome) Read em’

Wheel of the Regulars: Turn Turn Turn

April 19, 2011 | 911 fail, ambulance humor, ckemtp rants, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Humor, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Paramedic, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 5 Comments

Tonight is just one of those nights… However, I think I have come up with the next big hit in EMS gaming. What do you think?

A Weighted Issue? A Burning Issue… Wow.

September 21, 2010 | 911 fail, Administration & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Topics, Fire department, Fire Rescue Topics, Paramedic, professionalism, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 5 Comments

I’ve always said that I love EMS and that I’ve taken from it far more than I could ever give back to it. The same is true with this blog. From my readers and people who comment, I learn more than I can teach and enjoy more than I can entertain. This weekend proved all […]

Police Car Drivers, Ambulance Drivers, and their responsibilities

June 15, 2010 | 911 fail, Administration & Leadership, Ambulance, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Topics, EMS training, Firefighter Safety & Health, Paramedic, paramedic education, patient care, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 9 Comments

A news story I read on EMS1.com via Twitter today caught my interest. Can you identify the three professions in the picture before someone dies?

A Slap in the Face to Paramedics Everywhere?

April 26, 2010 | 911 fail, Administration & Leadership, Ambulance, Ambulance Driver, ckemtp rants, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Nurse, EMS, ems 2.0, EMS Management, EMS Motivation, EMS rant, EMS Topics, EMS training, Paramedic, paramedic education, politics, potential, pride, profession, professionalism, Scope of Practice, Vehicle Operation & Ambulances | Ckemtp | 81 Comments

Maybe I’m way off base here, but I’m just plain ol’ irate. I saw this ambulance on display at FDIC last weekend and I think it’s a full-on slap in the face to paramedic types like myself. It’s real, I took the picture myself.

Foot-in-Mouth-Itis. Stupid Things We Say in EMS

April 20, 2010 | 911 fail, ambulance humor, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Humor, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, funny, humor, Paramedic, patient care, Patient Management, stories | Ckemtp | 15 Comments

Does your foot seem to have an oral fixation? Mine does. Sometimes I say some really stupid stuff. A letter I recieved from a “paramedic student” has gotten me thinking about some of those times.