Addiction in EMS providers: Always see the human side
Recently, I received an email from a captain in an EMS service in response to a column I wrote regarding addiction. The email described his battles and how they have affected his career; rehab, probation and a "last chance contract" with his agency.
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EMS failures: 5 steps for accepting them and moving on
How many mistakes have you made in your personal and professional career? If you are like me, you have made countless errors and mistakes. It seems that somewhere along the line, there was a lesson that mistakes are bad, errors cannot be forgiven, and …
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Rolling to the rescue: Paramedics say work is stressful but satisfying
Brad Hindman, a 30-year-old paramedic with Floyd EMS, said the ambulances have to be prepared for every emergency, because they could be responding to a cardiac arrest or someone falling from a tree. When the paramedics aren't performing inventory or …
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The Short, Tragic Life And Career Of Tommy Hanson — Did Pitcher Die Of Drug …
When fire and EMS crews and sheriff's deputies arrived, Tommy wasn't breathing. … However, his career slowly unraveled and the decline only worsened after the mysterious death of a step-brother, according to a profile on Hanson by Sports Illustrated.
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