Posts Categorized: Blog
(Almost) Hidden DC: George Gordon Meade
Washington, D.C., is a city of monuments and memorials, and some of the best are just off the beaten track. Steps away from busy streets are statuary and other works of art representing people and events, minor and major, from America's past. When …
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(Almost) Hidden DC: Chief Justice John Marshall
Washington, D.C., is a city of monuments and memorials, some of the best of them just off a very well beaten track. Steps away from busy streets are statuary and other works of art representing people and events, minor and major, from America's past.…
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My Biggest Blogging Fears and Heart Attacks
What's my biggest fear as an EMS blogger? I'll tell ya that it's probably something that most EMTs and Paramedics are secretly afraid of too. Oh, and I put some stuff about cardiac care in here too for some reason. Just read it, please.
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Wildfire Report From Michael Archer’s Excellent Blog
Michael's "Firebomber Publications Blog" is a must add to your blogroll.
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Changing the EMS World – The Chronicles of EMS
So I got my butt kicked by a limey... but I also rediscovered my passion. Fair trade, I think.
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EMS 2.0, Bernoulli, Fluid Dynamics, and Changing the World
Today the Boy was playing with one of the junk mail “newspapers” that we get involuntarily delivered to our home when I thought of a way to actually make it useful. I tore off a long, narrow piece of it and made him a Bernoulli strip to play with. Fo…
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BREAKING NEWS – This just in!!
Lumo from My Life in A&E is a girl.A crack team of researchers working around the clock has determined that Lumo is indeed a female (and we're told that she's an aesthetically pleasing one, as well) and that all rumors, or comments describing he…
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The Handover Blog Carnival – Funniest. Call. Ever – 9/25/2009
EMS people are some funny, funny, people. Oh sure, some of our humor is strange to the uninitiated. It's dark and disturbing sometimes... built from years of bearing witness to the macabre scenes of humanity that play out before us. Sometimes it's more s…
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I am not a medic…but I am Ck’s cousin…and he said "funny"…
This post was written by my cousin Jill. She’s a darn good blogger who writes a blog on her Myspace page. I’m trying to get her to move over to blogger… but have yet to be successful in my endeavors. She wrote this post for this month’s Handover.…
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Working on the Handover – Comedic Heavy Lifting
Remember those commercials for the cable TV station TBS that ran here in the US where they had the "Comedy Lab" testing stuff to see if it is funny?Well, this month's Handover Blog Carnival is WAY better than that.Remember back when Family Guy, The Simps…
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Scenarios. A lot of EMS, a little Einstein
A while back ago I had a kick where I did a scenario-based EMS ethics piece that took a look at a possible situation that could be faced by some Paramedics and asked readers what they would do in that case.
The response was pretty good. You should add…
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Passed HazMat and picked up a Blogroll addition!
I guess it's now somewhat more official... after much kicking, screaming, and crying... Ck is kinda now a glow worm. At least in certification, that is. I passed my HazMat Operations level class and now glow just a bit more than I did before. Honestly, I…
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The Handover is coming! The Handover is coming!
Coming soon to Life Under the Lights, The Handover Blog Carnival!Yes, Medic999 has convinced me to put my money where my mouth is and host an edition of the Famous EMS Blog Carnival. Hopefully I can live up to the heavy expectations of the readers and fi…
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Still more Everyday EMS Ethics – Gkemtp(it) is born
I've been on this kick lately for medical ethics in EMS. So, I've decided that "Everyday EMS Ethics" is going to be a featured area on my blog. I think that It's annoying my wife Gkemtb who, by the way, is starting Paramedic school today and is now becom…
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Everyday Ethics for EMS Providers
Mike left a comment on the last post I wrote "EMS Politics, Medical Ethics, and… What would you do?" with a good quote that I'd like to bring the forefront of discussion: "Your next call could be your last call". That sentence sums up something that I'…
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"The Handover" is Coming!! Oh, and some changes to the blog.
This is just a reminder for everyone that the new edition of "The Handover" Blog Carnival, the Finest EMS Blog Carnival, is coming up soon! It is being hosted by Medic999 who is saying that this is the biggest blog carnival yet! The theme for this month …
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A warning to the EMS Blogosphere
http://www.iemta.com/KEMSA%20Chronicle%20Article.pdfThe above link is to an essay written by a Paramedic from the State of Kansas who got into a very large amount of trouble by being less than flattering in a blog post that he wrote about a specific pati…
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A Shoutout to Happy Medic
http://yourhappymedic.blogspot.com/2009/05/sunday-fun-more-posters.htmlHappy Medic had a great post. Here it is.I'm married!!! Yay!!!
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Twitter as Emergency Communication Platform
Last week I mentioned I'd be leaning on Twitter as the 2009 wildfire season unfolds.I have spent the past two days playing around on the platform. I opened a new account unrelated to firefighting and in less than 48 hours I have 24 "followers" in this n…
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Bloggers As Journalists
I make no such claim but the result of this lawsuit may vault me into this classification.Who knows I might be looking for a roving "correspondent" in time. There are many stories unreported from behind the fire lines.
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Grim Realities, 114 On-Duty Firefighter Deaths in 2008
The U.S. Fire Administration announces there were 114 LODD (line of duty) firefighter deaths in the U.S. in 2008.Details are provided by the OH&S here.Twenty six wildland firefighters died in 2008, more than double the 11 wildland firefighters that d…
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Colorado Wildfires, 11,000 Evacuated? Huh?
I'll refer readers to Reuters and Google News regarding the Boulder area fires.January wildfires in Colorado. Almost as unexpected as wildfire on the Big Sur Coast in December or even April. This is Australia's season in the wildfire sun, not the Rocky M…
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H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Claims 19 Year Old In Beijing
H5N1 Avian Flu is simmering in parts of the World. Are inhabitants in the Western Hemisphere concerned? Should we be?With the expected role of first responders in mind it is important to stay up to date on this potential pandemic.Today from Reuters we re…
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D.C. First Responders Gear Up For Mall Party
The District of Columbia is gearing up for an unprecidented crowd control event, the inauguration of the new president. The Washington Post details some areas of concerns for security and medical response teams including the good folks at DCFD."The thre…
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Finally, 2008 Fire Season Over!
Chill MapStop the presses: Update!Challenging everything I thought I knew about wildfire in California Big Sur Kate reports a 10 acre wildfire on her coast!
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