Category: EMS

• Like my own Gramma

  We  were dispatched for trouble breathing. It had been a busy night, back-to-back calls, all kinds of patients. The day had felt rather hurried and frantic. My partner and I were both a few PCRs behind. We arrived on scene at a single family home and a woman waiting out front for us. “It’s my…

  Dave

  August 24, 2016

  Compassion, elderly, EMS, Family, patients, Professional Pride

• A Bad Day in EMS

  What does a “bad day” in EMS look like? First you have to ask if it’s a “bad day” for the EMS provider…. or for the EMS recipient. As a provider, I’ve had all kinds of days. I’ve had days where I feel appreciated by my employer, the general public, my coworkers, and my patients.…

  Dave

  August 14, 2016

  Death and Dying, EMS, Fire, Public Safety, Random Thoughts, safety, Violence

• End of Shift

  I may be hanging up my boots. I have, I believe, tended to my last patient, responded to my last call, and ended my last shift.

  siren911

  August 11, 2016

  EMS, mental health, Outside Life

  busy, EMS, help, work

• New Home, New Site!

  Welcome to the new home of my EMS-related thoughts and rantings! For those of you who followed me on The Nightshift Squirrel, thank you so much for making the jump to this site. I’m not entirely sure what happened to the guys I was working with on that site – they’re still active on facebook,…

  Dave

  August 9, 2016

  EMS, Outside Life, Public Safety

  blog, EMS, happy, VEB, welcome

• Best Job I’ve Ever Had

  Even on my worst day at work, this is still the best job I’ve ever had.

  Dave

  July 26, 2016

  EMS, Outside Life

  ambulance, busy, caring, elderly, EMS, patients, trauma, work

• Code Green – Mental Health in EMS

  It’s time to call a code on our mental health.

  Dave

  May 5, 2016

  EMS, Fire, mental health, Police, Public Safety, safety

  code green, emergency, EMS, help, mental health, Public Safety, suicide

• Overdoses and Junkies

  Are we burned out on narcotic overdoses?

  Dave

  May 3, 2016

  EMS, overdoses

  burnout, EMS, heroin, junkies, naloxone, narcan, overdose, patients