A breath of fresh air

by dr-exmedic

You can find CO anywhere there’s an open flame–even if you aren’t anywhere near civilization.

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I should have asked her how Walt Disney was doing

by dr-exmedic

At a recruitment session for a disaster medical reserve team, the speaker talked about the team’s last activation in 2005, down to New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana.  About 20 minutes later, someone in the front row asked:  “What disaster did the team get sent to down in New Orleans?” I have to assume [...]

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And where did you learn that?

by dr-exmedic

I’ll admit that EMS isn’t a beauty contest, but we should at least do our best to not look silly.

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Sunday Silliness: loath maniacs joked edition

by dr-exmedic

It turns out that “loath maniacs joked” is an anagram of my full name; a former online persona of mine anagrams as “maniac erects guns.”  You can find any anagram you’d like (and many you wouldn’t like) at the famed Internet Anagram Server.  And if you don’t know what an anagram is, the same site [...]

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Lawyers, vampires, and other bloodsucking creatures

by dr-exmedic

A fictional healthcare provider once said, “Someone’s as likely to sue you in this business as shake your hand,” which was probably based on a real comment. But what are EMS providers being sued for?

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