The Field of Paramedicine Explored Through a Communist Lens!
A common question in Marxist circles is, “What radicalized you?” I’ve been asked that plenty of times, and while there are a number of things I can point to, ultimately, there are a few core things that pushed me down the path to communism. What follows is not an exhaustive list, more a few thoughts […]
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 […]
I was sitting in a Field Training Officer meeting at one of my services recently when we got onto the topic of pay raises. Specifically, we had been talking about transparency and I voiced concerns about relaying information to FTOs (I am a Supervisor and often have to answer questions from FTOs). This service has […]