I planned on celebrating EMS Week and all I got was this lousy blog post

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The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and bad promotional videos.

Oh me of little faith

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Why am I just not convinced that this “bunion regulator” is going to work?

Improvisation

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Could you stab yourself in the throat to save your own life?

Sunday Silliness: save a tree, eat a beaver edition

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Any old sports team can sell you a foam finger. Only the Portland Beavers, however, can offer you a foam claw.

Vanity

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Yes, this vanity plate actually does belong to a pulmonologist.

Tied up and twisted, the way I like to be

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Not everyone minces words when it comes to ambulance safety.

Fresh harvest

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EMS takes a more active role in organ donation–or might, if a pilot project is deemed to be ethical enough.

Walking around

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Walking your potentially C-spine injured patient may not be as silly as it sounds.

Doubling up, again

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It’s nice to see people trying to figure out whether one paramedic or two is better.

The greenhouse effect

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If a crash isn’t severe enough to break the windows of a car, its occupants’ necks are probably safe.