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What a great day!  We toured through New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  We went through Washington's Crossing.  The heat is on.  Second Alarmers hosted us for lunch.  Right now we are in Pottstown, PA awaiting the riders.  They are going to be tired.  The hills were a wake up for us today.  We did a ceremony in Princeton, NJ.  It was very nice.  We were fortunate to have the Director of the New Jersey Office of EMS at the ceremony.  We picked up the Pennsylvania contingent today.  We are thinking…

What a day! Everyone is so pumped from riding through New York City. FDNY EMS was so kind to us.  Check out our Facebook sites.  The World Trade Center memorials were breathtaking.  I did a sketching of my friend Rob Lenior's name.  We meet up with our Pennsylvannia riders today.  Rain could be in our future.  Our routine in the morning is to pack our bags, eat, get our bicycles ready and cruise.  We have a line of duty death memorial service this morning here in Princeton.  Keep praying and…

IV Fluid Resuscitation

The rain is falling.  We were reminded today why we are called the Muddy Angels.  We had a great start, honoring our fallen by writing their names on the tarmac of our host fire station for a rest stop.  It was a quiet time for riders as they read over the names.  North Shore EMS hosted us for lunch.  It was there the riders were greeted with towels as they were soaked.  Everyone was in great spirits, as we ate lunch.  Then it was back on the road to Eisenhower Park.  We had a ceremony at…

Good morning,

It is Monday.  We had an awesome ride yesterday through Rhode Island.  The spirit of the group is incredible, and everyone is riding strong.  Our support group is awesome as well.  Tom marking the route, Dana leading with Jim driving.  We rode through beautiful wine county.  One of our riders went down yesterday,but we are so thankful she is back with us today.  We had an awesome outdoor cookout last night that Mike Kaiser coordinated.  Today is 51 miles as we…

Warwick Rhode Island - What a day.  Boston EMS rocks!  Thank you for such a great send off!  We are thankful to the command staff, the Captain, and Tony for everything.  We are so thankful for all the host rest stops.  Everyone looked great in their jerseys, and man did they pedal.  We are thankful for all of our support personnel, and our thoughts and prayers go out to our brothers and sisters pedaling from Paintsville, Kentucky.  Leaving Boston was a sad time, as we remembered (41)…

Members of the National EMS Memorial Bicycle Ride are moving into position.  Wayne Reisner and I have been driving the Budget rental truck from Virginia to Boston since 0700.  We have an hour to go.  Our folks are in Virginia for the Kentucky leg and Boston for the Boston leg.  Folks are fellowshipping, putting bicycles together that had to be shipped. etc.  Tomorrow, we put the final touches on logistics, including safety pins to hold rider numbers on jerseys. While we are happy to be on…

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Hey everybody! Nice rainy day here in Seattle, WA (shocking...), decided to do a little review of medical patient assessment until the clouds decided to part and life in the Pacific Northwest can continue.  

Line of questioning for providers is essential, especially in medical patients.  It can be the difference between knowing exactly what is going on with the patient and looking like a bafoon in the ED.  Now with trauma patients and specific-complaint medical patients, OPQRST…

Check out this article on 5 reasons to switch to web-based EMS software.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NKDXuCE7LeQ

I came across the article and I just wanted to share it with everyone please read it and do not let complacency get the best of us especial when lives are in our charge.Link to the Article. 

Learn from my lesson. Esp about a handshake agreement covering a medical clinic in Las Vegas

When it comes to 12 lead EKG's I've been known to belittle the things, not because they are not worthy tools, and indispensable in the field, rather because once at the ER my interpertation of them is often ignored or barely recognized.

That is the ER reality. More important than that, however, is the reality in the rescue, where there is no cath lab, no cardiac resident, no specialists-just you, the patient and your partner. There, the importance of the interpretation of the 12-lead…

I've often wondered why I write about my experiences as an EMS provider. It is seldom easy, these stories I write down, and not without a fair amount of risk. I focus on the patients that cross my path, always finding something fascinating about them, or their condition. I am fortunate to work in a city that is diverse and vibrant, four major colleges are interspersed with a thriving nightclub district, world class restaurants, a burgeoning art community, and a population consisting of…

On December 6, 2011, SFFD Paramedic Brett Lynch was severely injured in an off duty motor vehicle accident.

He is now back in the Bay Area and is undergoing rehabilitation for his injuries.  Because he was injured off duty, Brett needed financial help to cover his living expenses while he is off of work.  His co workers and friends helped to organize a fundraiser.

Hoping to get some items from the old TRAUMA show for auction, we asked Producer Dario Scardapane…