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I ran across a story the other day about an England EMS service that screwed up and was categorizing falls from a height of more than 6 feet not serious enough to warrant an emergency response (within 8 minutes).

So the initial read (admittedly from slashdot), made the ( Read more... )

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The state of Maryland says I’m a certified EMT-B now.

Scary.

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Don’t go too fast.

Me thinks this is something that I need to take to heart.  A friend of mine recently reamed me out for going too fast and being too busy.  I can understand this I suppose, what with work, the Rescue Squad, and class… but I’ve got this need to always be doing ( Read more... )

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1HV5h4K8D0

Doesn’t need any comment from me.

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The best part of my weekends?  Being able to say I helped with a pin job on the D.C. Beltway that saw a priority 1 trauma patient successfully extracted and transported in a minimum amount of time.  She lived.

The worst part? Having to perform CPR at 4 a.m. on a nursing home ( Read more... )

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Nine firefighters died last night battling a blaze in a sofa warehouse in Charleston, SC.  Please keep them and their families in your thoughts today.


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It’s not about what makes you happy right now, regardless of the immediate pleasure. It’s not about how pretty she is; yes, even Sienna Miller or Jewel Staite. It’s not about how much money the job offers, despite the unlimited corporate expense account.

It’s about that ( Read more... )

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http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/

Learn CPR is a free public service supported by the University of Washington School of Medicine. Learn the basics of CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Updated with new ( Read more... )

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Dear Seth,

Congratulations! On February 20, 2007 the Board of Directors of the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad voted to admit you for membership…

Woo! Only took 5 and a half months. We’ll see how this adventure pans out.