A while back, when I wrote about the duty to act, I emphasized the idea that the duty to act only extends to "on-duty" medical personnel. In fact, my exact words were, "If you are a trained medical … [Read more...]
Written Protocol vs. Common Sense
September 5, 2009 By 10 Comments
Steve Valdez only wanted to cash a check. In retrospect it seems so simple. The check was written to him from his wife's account at Bank of America. He had two forms of ID, both with photos. The … [Read more...]
The EMT Code of Ethics
April 2, 2009 By 5 Comments
Did you know you had a code of ethics? You do. It was writen by Dr. Charles Gillespie and adopted by the National Association of EMT's in 1978. It probably appeared somewhere near the front of … [Read more...]
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