For years, I heard about Peter Canning and his freshman effort, Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine. Canning’s book was touted as one of the key books that anyone even tangentially associated with Paramedicine needed to read. However, I never gave the book much heed and figured it was probably good if so many […]
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People Over Profits
We’re now a few weeks after the killing of UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Officer, Brian Thompson. Plenty has been written about the killing, all the way from the details of the killing to thoughts about the person who supposedly pulled the trigger, Luigi Mangione. I’m not sure I have much to add, but as this event […]
The System Isn’t Broken
Spend enough time in an ambulance or in any Paramedicine station and you’re likely to hear about abuse of the 911 system. As crews run more and more calls they are apt to point to abuse by those calling 911 as the reason why they are so busy. When asked by the oncoming crew how […]