Comments on: Midnight http://theemtspot.com/2010/06/17/midnight/ Medicine Moves Fast ... Keep Up. Mon, 21 May 2012 12:34:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EMT Accused Of Failing To Act Killed – Karma??? http://theemtspot.com/2010/06/17/midnight/comment-page-1/#comment-3845 EMT Accused Of Failing To Act Killed – Karma??? Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:16:37 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=3079#comment-3845 [...] I wonder if Jason Green realized that his inaction on that December day would be what he will be remembered for. I doubt it. What about you? What will you be remembered for? Steve Whitehead has a great post on this very topic [...] [...] I wonder if Jason Green realized that his inaction on that December day would be what he will be remembered for. I doubt it. What about you? What will you be remembered for? Steve Whitehead has a great post on this very topic [...]

]]> By: The EMT Spot » The June EMS Roundup http://theemtspot.com/2010/06/17/midnight/comment-page-1/#comment-3812 The EMT Spot » The June EMS Roundup Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:56:43 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=3079#comment-3812 [...] before asking you to consider what will happen on the day that your career clock strikes midnight. Then we talked about what really motivates us and wrapped up with ten reasons why I work in [...] [...] before asking you to consider what will happen on the day that your career clock strikes midnight. Then we talked about what really motivates us and wrapped up with ten reasons why I work in [...]

]]> By: EMS Blog Rounds Edition 39: The Ecstasy for $75/g Sale Edition http://theemtspot.com/2010/06/17/midnight/comment-page-1/#comment-3766 EMS Blog Rounds Edition 39: The Ecstasy for $75/g Sale Edition Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:03:21 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=3079#comment-3766 [...] Whitehead asks a very thought provoking question. What will others say about your career when you’re gone? The first thing that popped into my mind, being the self-deprecationist that I am, was [...] [...] Whitehead asks a very thought provoking question. What will others say about your career when you’re gone? The first thing that popped into my mind, being the self-deprecationist that I am, was [...]

]]> By: michael http://theemtspot.com/2010/06/17/midnight/comment-page-1/#comment-3764 michael Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:17:27 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=3079#comment-3764 After ninteen years, thousands of calls and dozens of injuries I can honestly say that every call could be my last. I know that two years is an optimistic expectation, months left more likely, but you just never know. So far I've done a good job, but I never forget how you are remembered mostly by your final act. I just hope I walk out of here with some dignity left. After ninteen years, thousands of calls and dozens of injuries I can honestly say that every call could be my last. I know that two years is an optimistic expectation, months left more likely, but you just never know.

So far I’ve done a good job, but I never forget how you are remembered mostly by your final act. I just hope I walk out of here with some dignity left.

]]> By: Craig http://theemtspot.com/2010/06/17/midnight/comment-page-1/#comment-3758 Craig Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:53:28 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=3079#comment-3758 Thank you for keeping the memory of Elizabeth, I never had the opportunity to meet her, but remember when our post at Johnston Ambulance told us the news and the loss of one of our own was palpable. May we always remember our brothers and sisters, and cherish them while they are here and when they're gone. Thank you for keeping the memory of Elizabeth, I never had the opportunity to meet her, but remember when our post at Johnston Ambulance told us the news and the loss of one of our own was palpable. May we always remember our brothers and sisters, and cherish them while they are here and when they’re gone.

]]> By: Steve http://theemtspot.com/2010/06/17/midnight/comment-page-1/#comment-3757 Steve Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:21:30 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=3079#comment-3757 Davey was more then 10 years younger then me in age but had more then 10 years moe experience then me in EMS. We were complete opposites when it came to demeanor but we shared a common passion for EMS and for our patients. He became a mentor, a friend, and a calming force in my life. Davey's last call came on an icey road in February 2007. He wasn't even on call but came because a newer EMT had confided in him that the only call he was worried he couldn't handle was delivering a baby. So when the tones dropped for a maternity, Davey went to help, to be there for a fellow provider. In the middle of the night, during an ice storm, for that is who Davey was. In all sense of the word a truly gentle man. I carry a picture of him in my run book and I carry him with me everyday in my heart and hopefully in my actions. So what I say of him is that he is with me. I can only hope after my career is said and done, that I will be worthy of the same thoughts from someone I helped along the way. Davey was more then 10 years younger then me in age but had more then 10 years moe experience then me in EMS. We were complete opposites when it came to demeanor but we shared a common passion for EMS and for our patients. He became a mentor, a friend, and a calming force in my life. Davey’s last call came on an icey road in February 2007. He wasn’t even on call but came because a newer EMT had confided in him that the only call he was worried he couldn’t handle was delivering a baby. So when the tones dropped for a maternity, Davey went to help, to be there for a fellow provider. In the middle of the night, during an ice storm, for that is who Davey was. In all sense of the word a truly gentle man.
I carry a picture of him in my run book and I carry him with me everyday in my heart and hopefully in my actions. So what I say of him is that he is with me. I can only hope after my career is said and done, that I will be worthy of the same thoughts from someone I helped along the way.

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