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When all you have is a hammer… Every problem looks like, lasix?
June 14, 2010 | Ambulance, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems education, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, Fires, funny, In the Line of Duty, Paramedic, paramedic education, patient care, Patient Management, professionalism, scenario based training, stories, Training & Development | Ckemtp | 8 Comments
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Ever heard the expression “When all you have is a hammer, every problem tends to look like a nail”. I do that on fire scenes, but is it good to do that with EMS?

The day I didn’t die – Firefighter Close Calls
November 25, 2009 | accident, EMS Health & Safety, fire, Fire department, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, training-fire-rescue-topics | Ckemtp | 12 Comments
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This is my post for the November edition of The Handover Blog Carnival, hosted this month by The Happy Medic. The theme? Close calls. I’ve not been much closer than this.