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Ventricular Escape Beats

Thoughts and Musings not initiated through normal conduction pathways.

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  • 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
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