A recent chat with some of our new grads the other day following an arrest we did posed the question:… Read more Let’s get clinical: Can you do CPR too fast? The importance of Ventricular Fill Times.
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Intern survival advice part II
Understand that everyone has an agenda.
Welcome to the real world
Having recently graduated from my program, I have now struck a very exciting and terrifying reality: I’m actually a paramedic.… Read more Welcome to the real world
Oh please, please just stop talking.
It was late; around 1am as we drove up to the house. Urgency and sadness grasped us: our pager’s had… Read more Oh please, please just stop talking.
And whatever you do, don’t forget my f#$%ing jacket: how paramedics cope with trauma.
“A paramedic? Oh, you must see some terrible things!” It’s kinda the first response line people give you when you… Read more And whatever you do, don’t forget my f#$%ing jacket: how paramedics cope with trauma.
Should I go to work when I’m sick?
Recently as I was sitting in the report writing area smashing down pseudoephedrine like skittles, a colleague turned and drily… Read more Should I go to work when I’m sick?
The basics of self care
It’s been awhile since I posted properly sorry! It’s been super busy and I promise I’ve got lots of good… Read more The basics of self care
Don’t give . Why you shouldn’t drop out of your grad year and internship.
There are few jobs in the world more difficult to gain a proficiency in than those in front line healthcare.… Read more Don’t give . Why you shouldn’t drop out of your grad year and internship.
Closing the loop- you see a lot of stuff when you work in an ambulance.
As soon as they know you’re a paramedic, people always ask for stories. It’s almost as if part of the… Read more Closing the loop- you see a lot of stuff when you work in an ambulance.
The cost of hypocrisy
To say I had lost all respect for the man would be unfair. But I had lost a lot. Our… Read more The cost of hypocrisy