This is a motivational piece geared towards new EMTs that I wrote for a department’s monthly newsletter. Feel free to steal it to inspire your own troops.

Hey, UK medics. What’s that? Awful quiet over there. This is my contribution to The Project that my buddies The Happy Medic and Medic999 are cooking up. Here’s hoping that US EMS isn’t too Intense for our British friend.

@ems2foundation Hey, you should buy ems2foundation.org ^ck # @gfriese Ya know, I know at leasst 5 nicknames (all derogatory) towards IL people. Only "Cheesehead" for WI people. Inferiority Complex? # @mack505 Swine flu! Don't touch NOTHIN! # Argh… watchin the Bears game in WI now. Freaking cheeseheads # @cupdike1987 Howdy CupDike # @MsParamedic same here… […]

Howdy everyone! Just Ckemtp with some generic blog housekeeping stuff for the regular readers

State of Illinois EMS… We have to have a little talk. Can we save our relationship?

This is an excerpt from the newly released State of Iowa Statewide EMS protocols that I’d like to bring to the attention of the EMS blogosphere. Bravo to the State of Iowa for giving us the tools to improve the profession!

My Sunday Randomness seems to have devolved into a rant about some of my pet peeves in EMS. There’s some old crusty complaints in there, I know… but every dang one of them will improve your care.

What are the core beliefs for EMS 2.0? This is an “Audience participation” post. How much momentum can we build?

Greg Friese, over at Everday EMS Tips, has written a post in observance of Drug Free Work Week – Oct 19-25th, 2009 entitled “When a Coworker is Intoxicated” In it, he asks what we would do as EMS professionals and Firefighters in cases where we suspect that a coworker is under the influence. This originally started […]