From the “less is more” files

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I’m sure that you, too, were taught that “a little oxygen never hurt anybody.” A new study begs the question, how much is too much?

Crash porn

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The old vs. the new.

To hell with the official EMS Week slogan

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A slogan for every year….

When no means no

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Turning a compliment into not-a-compliment, one missing word at a time.

EMS on the Hill Day 2010 summary

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In which the author doffs his scrubs for a suit, and attempts to brown his nose in DC.

Dr. Smith (er, ex-medic) goes to Washington

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Only squeaky wheels get any lubricant.

A tripsheet too far

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I realize that we don’t always get EMS tripsheets quickly enough for the data in them to make a difference, but that’s no reason to make a tripsheet totally worthless to anyone reading it.

The masked ball

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There’s PPE, and then there’s going overboard.

The hidden killer

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It’s always good to see prehospital research expanding to diseases not traditionally heavily treated–which is to say, beyond “cardiac” and “trauma.”

Professional failure, or government silliness?

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A horse put together by committee wouldn’t ride as well….