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Huddled Masses. Healthcare. Honor. EMS.
March 25, 2010 | Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Economics, edemse, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS ethics, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, Ethics, everyday ems ethics, Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, inside the mind of a paramedic, medical ethics, politics, professionalism, socialized medicine, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 18 Comments

Undocumented Immigrants? Illegal Immigration? Where do we stand on this as EMS professionals? What do we do?

Someone Failed… Is it the System? Everyday EMS Ethics
September 29, 2009 | 911 fail, ALS Intercept, Ambulance, edemse, emotions, EMS, EMS ethics, medical ethics, Paramedic, politics, socialized medicine, universal healthcare | Ckemtp | 5 Comments

A tempestuous night is blowing outside the station walls. The cold night air is stirred wildly, blowing splatterings of rain against the glass window of my bedroom. The wind howls through the trees conjuring up fantastic images of the disturbed environs of the world outside my bunk room. Having gone to bed early, I cannot […]

Socialized Medicine in the US – Everyone! Please read this and LOOK AT THE FREAKING CHART
July 24, 2009 | Ambulance, EMS, EMS paramedics, socialized medicine, US economy | Ckemtp | 1 Comment

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_12/news/37125-1.html?type=printer_friendly This article is from a congressional newsletter and has information presented by both sides. Please read it. Then e-mail it. Then link to it. Thanks y’all.

Socialized Medicine in the US? Stay tuned…
June 13, 2009 | Ambulance, EMS, EMT, obama, Paramedic, politics, socialized medicine | Ckemtp | 3 Comments

THIS LINK is to a Bloomberg.com story that outlines a proposed bill working it’s way through the US Senate as you read this. It claims that it will “fix” health care by requiring all US citizens to obtain health insurance, by requiring every employer to provide health insurance or pay a fine, and by TAXING […]