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I Got Attacked – A Paramedic Speaks About Public Trust
December 15, 2014 | Ambulance, bad calls, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Topics, first responder, Paramedic, patient care, Patient Management, stories, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 5 Comments
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I received a letter from a paramedic who wishes to remain anonymous for reasons of keeping his or her employment status. They also want to speak freely because what he/she says in the letter may unfortunately be controversial in the current political and media climate. I’m going to post the letter mostly using that person’s […]

Keeping an Eye on the Sky
June 9, 2011 | Ambulance, ckemtp, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS safety, EMS Topics, FEMA, Fire Rescue Topics, first responder, Paramedic, severe storm pictures, Training & Development, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | No Comments
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If some of you out there don’t know it yet, I’m away from my home area working one of my jobs in another state. I’ve been gone for just over a month at the time I write this and I haven’t gotten my end date quite yet. I may be here a while longer. Last […]

Grumblemedics
April 8, 2010 | Ambulance, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS Health & Safety, EMS rant, EMS Topics, EMT, Fire department, Firefighter, first responder, friendly, grumblemedics, Paramedic, PR, Public relations | Ckemtp | 6 Comments

Grumblemedics seem to be everywhere, whether they’re a “grumble-Pee” or a “grumble-bee”, perhaps they should evaluate their own attitudes. We have a long way to go, but look at how far we’ve come.