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CENTRAL MASS MEDICS: March 2010
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Getting It Done, One Patient At A Time. Monday, March 29, 2010. Shake and Bake Disaster. I've made no bones about the fact that I think EMS is in trouble here in Massachusetts. Until now, I've directed my opprobrium squarely at the people running the show here in the Commonwealth. But sometimes we do it to ourselves. An EMS "training" facility (and I use that term loooooooosely) is advertising a 20-day EMT-Basic course. Let that sink in for a bit. Not even a month. Not even 75 percent of a month. I under...
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CENTRAL MASS MEDICS: July 2011
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Getting It Done, One Patient At A Time. Monday, July 11, 2011. EMS's Own Silent Epidemic. A simple question from the "Why Do We Do This? Why do 911 ambulances transport stable, uninjured psych patients who have no medical or toxicological complaints? It's never made any sense, and recent injuries to good friends of mine in the field have only highlighted my disdain for the practice. For EMS personnel, psychs represent nothing but risk. In the 17 years I've been in EMS, I've been injured exactly once - by...
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CENTRAL MASS MEDICS: February 2012
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Getting It Done, One Patient At A Time. Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Just in case anyone missed it, I've pasted below an excellent article that appeared in a recent edition of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, written by reporter Brad Miner. In an era dominated by a healthcare reform debate that couldn't care less about prehospital medicine, it's nice to see someone write thoughtfully - and accurately, in my opinion - about the state of affairs:. Central Mass. EMS Struggles to Make Ends Meet. Patrick K...
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CENTRAL MASS MEDICS: EMS's Own Silent Epidemic
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Getting It Done, One Patient At A Time. Monday, July 11, 2011. EMS's Own Silent Epidemic. A simple question from the "Why Do We Do This? Why do 911 ambulances transport stable, uninjured psych patients who have no medical or toxicological complaints? It's never made any sense, and recent injuries to good friends of mine in the field have only highlighted my disdain for the practice. For EMS personnel, psychs represent nothing but risk. In the 17 years I've been in EMS, I've been injured exactly once - by...
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CENTRAL MASS MEDICS: February 2011
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Getting It Done, One Patient At A Time. Saturday, February 26, 2011. Forget Wisconsin, The Real Threat Is In Rutland. UPDATE: FF Newcomb's case is scheduled to be heard before the Rutland Board of Selectmen this coming Mon., March 7, at 5 pm at Rutland Town Hall, 240 Main St. The Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts is planning a significant presence there as are firefighters from many local departments, but this issue could have implications for anyone who works for a town or city. Rutland select...
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CENTRAL MASS MEDICS: September 2011
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Getting It Done, One Patient At A Time. Friday, September 2, 2011. Stop The Presses (Yet Again). Ok, remember how in cardiac arrests we used to do CPR until you had the pads on, and then we would stop to analyze the rhythm? And then remember a few years ago we were told that we needed to do uninterrupted CPR for two minutes before we did ANYTHING? Well, now it turns out that, at the least, the latter is no more beneficial than the former, and at worst, may be hurting our patients. Posted by Mass Medic.
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CENTRAL MASS MEDICS: A Challenge Bigger Than A Marathon
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Getting It Done, One Patient At A Time. Tuesday, April 19, 2011. A Challenge Bigger Than A Marathon. Marathon Monday was yesterday. That's the Monday each May where more than 30,000 aspirants gather on Hopkinton's town common hoping to join the hundreds of thousands of runners through history who have earned the title of "Finisher" of the Boston Marathon, the world's greatest road race. I've run Boston with Pat five times, although I took this year off. Before that, the last year I didn't run was 2005.
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CENTRAL MASS MEDICS: April 2010
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Getting It Done, One Patient At A Time. Monday, April 19, 2010. I know this isn't a "central Massachusetts" story, but I read this story. About a Paramedic battling cancer in New Hampshire and I felt like it was something I needed to spread the word about. Sarah Fox is a 38-year-old Paramedic who has 2 1/2-year-old twins and a 7-year-old daughter. She also has terminal cancer and has been given a year to live. Posted by Mass Medic. Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Demons From The Imperial City. At first I coul...
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CENTRAL MASS MEDICS: May 2010
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Getting It Done, One Patient At A Time. Monday, May 24, 2010. Not A Purely Hypothetical Question. Ok, so this is something of a poll question. I'd love to hear your responses. Do you believe that there is such a thing as "driving too slow" when using lights and sirens? Do you believe that, while using lights and sirens and patient loaded, it is your duty to "test the limits of the ambulance's performance? I sincerely want to hear your responses. This isn't a completely hypothetical question.
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CENTRAL MASS MEDICS: November 2012
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Getting It Done, One Patient At A Time. Monday, November 12, 2012. Online Bachelor's Degree for Paramedics. For anyone interested, Anna Maria College has just started a fully-online degree completion program for working Paramedics. The program leads to a Bachelor of Science in EMS Administration degree and is 100 % online. The program also has no clinical requirements. For more information, follow the link to Anna Maria's BSEMSA. Posted by Mass Medic. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Notes from Mosquito Hill.
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