Dispatches, handoffs, reflections, and lessons from the ER and the fire truck.
“Code green to 18” - a common announcement over the intercom during a night shift in the emergency department. What is a “code green”? A “code green” means...
Fire academy was, for me, an experience I will never forget. Not only did I learn a lot about fire fighting, I learned a lot about myself.
Winter of 2005 and I’m staying in the dorms at the fire academy. After finishing volunteer academy I decided it was time to pursue firefighting as a career...
It was early evening on a warm summer's day. It had been a slow day (don't say the “s" word around a paramedic or you are likely to get hit with something....
What do guns and machetes have in common? They can both be used to hurt and kill people, usually causing some serious bodily harm. Where I work it’s not un...
After about six months as a volunteer, we had our live-fire training. This was the big day we all looked forward to. This was the day we put on our bunker ...
Being a level 1 trauma center and a major regional hospital, we see a lot of trauma patients cross through our doors. We see everything from car accidents,...
Welcome to my new blog, tales from the ED. I am a paramedic working in one of the busiest emergency departments in the US. I would like to share stories fr...