EMS pet peeves–the first in an irregular series
by dr-exmedicCoworkers who insist on washing bedsheets and pillowcases in the same load as towels used to clean the insides and outsides of an ambulance.
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It’s the tastiness, stupid!
by dr-exmedicCollege cafeteria food doesn’t always have the best reputation. Now I know why.
Schroedinger’s patient
by dr-exmedicWhen is EMS like quantum physics? Never, except when I am really wishing I had a partner who would get my geek jokes.
Order matters
by dr-exmedicWhy can we teach “BLS before ALS” so readily when we can’t seem to promote “learning the basics” in paramedic education?
Sunday Silliness: perverse logic edition
by dr-exmedicIn a continuing theme from last week, a scientist thoughtfully examines the threat of insects as a form of biological warfare. Needless to say, that’s serious stuff, not a properly silly topic. What is silly is the example given in the article: [In 1989 a] group calling itself “the Breeders” claimed to have released the [...]
I have no plans to be this guy
by dr-exmedicNot that you care. Story: “Massachusetts ED Doc Moonlights as Paramedic/Firefighter.”
Sunday Silliness: a plague on both your processors edition
by dr-exmedicSomeday, I’ll actually find video of Bill Gates releasing a swarm of mosquitoes indoors. I’ll admit that there is no better way to get people to care about a disease than to threaten them with it. Update 5 minutes later: here it is.
Playing the telephone game, health journalism style
by dr-exmedicWant to freak someone out with medical reporting? Just misunderstand the journal article you’re covering, and put something extremely scary in the first graf.
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