“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon”
- Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
Could it possibly be 2011 already? Late December has transitioned into early January and, with the new year at hand, we pause of a look back at the month that was. Here at The Spot we talked a bit about what we need most and the three collision rule. Then we reviewed the new Magnum Elite Force boot and considered how good we sometimes are at jumping to no. After that we laid down what it takes to master the bio-phone report and finished up with an answer to the question, “What is sepsis anyway?“
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The breezes taste of apple peel. The air is full of smells to feel – Ripe fruit, old footballs, burning brush, new books, erasers, chalk and stuff.
Like Plates washed clean with suds, the days are polished with a morning haze.
- John Updike, September
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I haven’t yet tasted apple peel on the breeze across the Colorado front range, but fall has definitely come to The EMT Spot. The October chill has arrived and my Bi-annual tropical vacation is calling once again. September was consumed with silent remembrances of 9/11 and furious preparations for EMS Expo. With that grand event behind us, I look forward to cultivating the new partnerships created under the Dallas sun and posting some great content. Now, we’ll continue our tradition of beginning by looking back at the month that was.
We started off with a discussion about moving past medical mistakes and a guest post by Sally Davidson about coping with victims emotions. It’s always nice to get an outside perspective; thanks Sally. Then I stirred a bit of controversy by asking if you’d saved any lives today before asking you to meet me at EMS Expo. To finish it all off I told you the ten things I was most looking forward to at the event.
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April is a promise that May is bound to keep.
- Hal Borland
I can’t make any promises about May, but I can venture a guess that the world of EMS will be every bit as interesting as it was in April here at The Spot. I started by telling you about the hydrogen peroxide, blood stain trick and then moved on to a few thoughts about assessment and scope of practice. Then we spent a few suspenseful days on the EMT liability pop quiz followed up with some thoughts on failure and a request to tell The Discovery Channel about The Chronicles of EMS. I ended off with a little observation about bringing yourself to work and that brings us here. *Deep breath.*
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In the coldest February, as in every other month in every other year, the best thing to hold on to in this world is each other.
– Linda Ellerbee (American Journalist)
And what better way to bring the EMS world together than the Internet? February was full of news and fun at The Spot. I hid inside from the Colorado cold and wrote about how to set up an IV line firefighter style. I asked you if you knew what was in the last issue of Splatter. (If you subscribed you’d know!) We discussed tips for mastering the head-to-toe assessment and getting people to hang up their cell phones. The premier of The Chronicles of EMS was the coolest thing is the blogging world. And we explored credibility and redundancy before launching into two posts on hypothermia. (Specifically how to assess it and how to treat it.) Then we wrapped up with a few musings about what it means to be passionate and what it’s like to be a firefighter. My fingers bleed for you.
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“Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp drizzly November in my soul … then, I account it high time to get me to the sea.”
Herman Melville
When the cold November finds me grim about the mouth I find myself drawn to a warm fireplace and the click of my laptop’s keyboard. Lucky you. In November we kicked off with the idea that details matter. We discussed the importance of determination and I reminded you to ask the patient. I also pointed out ten things you can’t learn about EMS sitting in front of your computer and I made the polite request; don’t be a jerk. Chris Framstead took a walk down memory lane and talked about how things were back in the day. I told you about the ultimate EMS protocol and the controversy over c-spine immobilization. And we even found time to explore podcasting and the sternal rub. (Insert deep breath here.)
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“And the days dwindle down to precious few, September, November – and these few precious days I’d spend with you. These golden days I’d spend with you.
Maxwell Anderson, American Playwright 1888-1959
With the golden days of September behind us and October upon us lets put down the rakes for a moment and take a look at all that happened in the world of EMS.
Here at the spot, we started off the month with a hugely successful readers survey, talked a bit about trust and paid homage to Jim Page and the victims of the 9/11 attacks. We debated what to do when common sense and written protocols collide and we looked at the success of the muscular dystrophy drive with a closer examination of the MD dieses process. I told you about my hundredth post as well as five things my kids have taught me about EMS. Then I gave you some tips on physical restraint and lastly we looked at the Tulsa EMTs who are taking to the classroom to prevent alcohol and drug abuse.
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