Monthly Archives: June 2005

Here I am, stuck way up high on the side of a near vertical hillside, in the dark, wearing soaking wet slip-on boots. Not good. It started simple enough; I was on my way back to my tent after the last … Continue reading →

I’m open to readers answers about a few long-held questions; Why do Paramedics and EMT’s fill every bag they get 20% beyond it’s maximum internal capacity? If you only have one oxygen tank in the bag, why do you need … Continue reading →

So far it has been a great summer. I started helping out at Camp Zoe, where they call the First Aid Station Safestock. It is an old youth camp in Southern Missouri, owned in part by members of the band called The Schwag. … Continue reading →

A Lost Art? Do you perform a “Rapid Roll Out” on almost every MVA? How can you clinically justify this practice? It is intended to be reserved for the multi-system trauma patient with low blood pressure. But today very few … Continue reading →

Walt Disney, EMS Pioneer In the summer of 1918, Walt was 16 — too young for the military. When he heard that the Red Cross Ambulance Corps would accept 17-year-olds, he lied about his age, joined, and began training. All … Continue reading →

Universal Precautions What Are They Really? Today many EMS personnel wear gloves on every call. Many even leave their gloves on for the entire call. Some even leave them on after patient contact and drive with their gloves still on. … Continue reading →