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Bragging Rights

I don’t like people who brag, and I don’t like being one of them. Sometimes, though, events call for celebration. Last year …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 3 min read Uncategorized

This is not a pipe

Rule #1: Any correlation between the dispatch and the actual call is strictly a coincidental. Dispatcher: Band-aid brigade, copy …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 4 min read Uncategorized

Sick or old?

One of the reasons I like EMS is because it can be intellectually challenging. I had a call recently that I thought was going to turn …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 4 min read Uncategorized

“Trauma” – my comment from the Happy Medic

The Happy Medic recently asked his readers if they thought cancelling “Trauma” (my new favourite show [whimper]) was a good …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 5 min read Uncategorized

How not to replace a light bulb

An advantage of working in theatre is that you inevitably become very comfortable with working around electricity. A disadvantage of …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 3 min read Uncategorized

A tale of two patients

I recently responded to two different patients with the same complaint: shortness of breath. Patient #1 As soon as we walked in the …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 3 min read Uncategorized

In other news

Last updated on 2022-10-26 1 min read Uncategorized

Marathon Standby

To: anyone who wants to run a marathon From: any medically oriented person Re: marathon training If you have an existing medical …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 1 min read Uncategorized

Shiney!

I make a reasonable ammount of money. I used to have a blackberry, but the more I tried to use the internet the more annoyed I got with …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 1 min read Uncategorized

Hope for the Future

People often look at “kids today” and worry about what the world is coming to. You probably don’t know it, but the …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 3 min read Uncategorized