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Ambulance Roll-Over in Milwaukee – To my friends at MedaCare
March 21, 2013 | Emergency Medical Services, EMS Health & Safety, Line of Duty, News | Ckemtp | 4 Comments
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Hoping for a speedy recovery to our friends at MedaCare

Thinking about the ones that got away… at Midnight on a Wednesday
February 24, 2011 | bad calls, cpr, cpr fail, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, EMT, Fire Rescue Topics, Line of Duty, Paramedic, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 1 Comment

Yep. It’s midnight. It’s a non-descript Wednesday. I’m… letting the ghosts in my head chase each other around. I thought you might enjoy reading some older posts that you may not have read about. An old medic remembers.

Remebering My Father, Chief Richard A. Kaiser
February 17, 2011 | Administration & Leadership, American Heart Association, Command & Leadership, cpr, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, ems 2.0, EMS Topics, EMT, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty, Paramedic, Patient Management, STEMI, volunteer fire department | Ckemtp | 3 Comments

Has it really been 11 years? In rememberance of my father, I’m asking everyone out there to help me spread some of his legacy. Care to do me a favor?

What Difference Does EMS Make? Choose Your Own Ending
September 7, 2010 | 911, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS Motivation, EMS pep talk, ems scenario, ems scenario based education, EMS Topics, EMS training, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, inside the mind of a paramedic, letter to the editor, Line of Duty, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, pride, profession, professionalism, Public relations, scenario, scenario based training, stories, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics | Ckemtp | 16 Comments

I got a little philisophical with this post and I’d like you to pick the ending I should use. What do the three cases I present mean to you?

Shining through Suffering – Learning How to Cope with Sadness in EMS
August 30, 2010 | bad calls, Emergency Medical Services, emotions, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, inside the mind of a paramedic, Line of Duty, Paramedic, psychology, sadness, Training & Development, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 5 Comments

Dealing with the level of sadness we see in EMS isn’t something that comes naturally. It’s a learned skill. Take your time and find your way. We’re all nothing but human.

Red Lights to the Left of them, Blue to the right! – Coloring Emergency Lighting
April 7, 2010 | 911 fail, accident, Administration & Leadership, Ambulance, Ambulance Driver, Ambulance maintenance, ckemtp rants, code-3, Command & Leadership, drive fast, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Management, EMS rant, EMS safety, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, Iowa, Iowa EMS, lights and sirens, Line of Duty, Management, politics, Technology & Communications, technology-communications-ems-topics, Vehicle Operation & Ambulances, Vehicle Operations & Apparatus, volunteer fire department, volunteer firefighter | Ckemtp | 45 Comments
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Ever pull over for a tow-truck or a snow plow? What’s up with the lack of a standard for emergency lighting colors? It’s confusing as heck..

Two Cases, One letter – From one Paramedic’s struggles, change can come
February 25, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, change, ckemtp rants, DNR, Do Not Resuscitate Order, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS ethics, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Management, EMS paramedics, EMS system, EMS Topics, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Line of Duty, medical ethics, Paramedic, paramedic education, patient care, Patient Handovers, Patient Management, politics, potential, PR, pride, profession, professionalism, Public relations, rant, stories | Ckemtp | 14 Comments

A letter I got from a fellow Paramedic has caused me to write a long tyrade on the state of EMS. This post will make you mad. It will challenge you and challenge our profession. You will probably see yourself in the words this Paramedic wrote to me. We Need Change.

Why I am Passionate about the Chronicles of EMS
February 8, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, change, Command & Leadership, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, ems 2.0, EMS Blog, EMS blogosphere, ems education, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Management, EMS Topics, EMS training, EMT, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Happy Medic, humor, Line of Duty, medicblog999, News, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, pride, profession, professionalism, Public relations | Ckemtp | 11 Comments

I am energized, passionate, and genuinely excited about the Chronicles of EMS. I’m in 100% – Here’s why you should be too.

Life Under the Lights – From behind the Windshield
January 17, 2010 | CISD, ckemtp, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, Line of Duty, mental imagery, new perspective, profession, psychology, sadness, stories | Ckemtp | 4 Comments

This post goes out to my blogger buddy @medicthree – (http://www.medicthree.com) whose been having a few rough shifts lately. If you’ve been having a few rough ones lately, this one’s for you too. It’s kind of a rambling, disjointed post about emotions in EMS. It made me feel better to write it. Here’s hoping that it makes you feel better to read it.

Firefighter Killed, 8 injured in Wisconsin
December 30, 2009 | Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty | Ckemtp | No Comments

Http://www.Firefighterclosecalls.com has this sad news this morning regarding an explosion in Wisconsin that has claimed the life of one firefighter and left 8 others injured. http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?98993 Our Thoughts and Prayers are with their families and our brothers in the St. Anna Fire Department 

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