Well, I’ve been thinking a lot about a call I ran as a medic student way back when (Ok, it was like 2 and a half years ago) and I thought I would share it with you all. I think this call has made me into the medic I am today. We were dispatched to [...]
The face behind the pen…
Where in the World is… MsParamedic?
Well, I seem to blog for a few days straight and then I’m on hiatus again. We podcast for a few days, then we’re on hiatus again. I work a few shifts in a row, I’m on hiatus again. It seems like I’m always somewhere, doesn’t it? Well, I assure you, I am here. Remember [...]
A taxi with sirens?
After reading The Happy Medic’s latest post, it brought back some old questions in my mind. When did people start viewing the 911 service as a cab company with sirens? When I was a kid, my mom told me that I’d get arrested if I called 911 without a real emergency. “What’s a real emergency, [...]
Lagniappe (final days of CoEMS)
Well, My venture home was supposed to occur on Sunday, but I just couldn’t leave San Francisco just yet. A few calls to my travel agent (and staying up all night doing so) and I was booked to stay in SF until Monday at 0850. In Louisiana we call a little extra- “Lagniappe.” My 16 [...]
San Francisco Journeys Day 2
Well, I am sitting on my hotel bed, getting ready to go out to dinner with Chris Kaiser, Chris Montera, and their spouses. It has been a long day here in San Francisco. I will catch you up on everything that happened. So, I flew into SFO yesterday at 10:40am/Pacific time and was picked up [...]
I have a dream…
Well, I am using the airport’s Wi-Fi while it lasts. Why do airports want to charge for Wi-Fi, anyways? They make enough money because of people like me who forget to pack (fill in the blank) have to go to their little stores and buy it at the last possible second. That is besides the [...]
The Calm During the Storm
Finally, after a while off I am back on the ambulance. I am on my second shift of three. My first shift was amazing and I will share why it was so. For a while now, I’ve felt like merely an EMT trapped in a Medic’s body. Not that there is ANYTHING wrong with that. [...]
The In Between…
I promise you all that I haven’t been neglecting my blog, but unfortunately I haven’t been at work for the last 9 days or so. My schedule falls weird sometimes and about once a month, I have an extended period of time off. With no work, I really have nothing EMS-y to write about. So, [...]
