The Field of Paramedicine Explored Through a Communist Lens!
I recently gave a presentation on the topic of clinicians in paramedicine. The genesis of the presentation was a discussion I had with someone online where they were vehemently opposed to the idea of anyone in paramedicine being a clinician. We went back and forth for a bit, and ultimately neither of us changed our […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]