CPR Right Now

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I helped teach CPR to our latest EMT class this past week. This class is always a good reminder of how fast emergency medicine changes. Here in their first week, the new students are beginning to … [Read more...]

Why Do Bad Ideas Stick Around?

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I'll confess. I like EMS blogger's who rant about stuff. I know I don't rant much here at The Spot. It's not really my style and it doesn't really fit with the mission of the blog. But sometimes we … [Read more...]

Wrong Medicine

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Some of the stacks of trip reports were nearing four feet high and they filled the musty closet. Dividing them up, we started sorting through them in earnest. The dates indicated that the calls had … [Read more...]