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The Perception of Care Versus Quality of Care
Recently, I received a letter “Thanking me” for servicing my car at a local dealership. Scripted words stated how they were looking forward to my having a “fantastic” ownership experience indicates...
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The Free Taxi Ride
Years ago I was working with New York City as an EMT out of Queens General Hospital. I remember being in shock after picking up an otherwise non-ill appearing man who gave a complaint that I currently...
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Christmas Eve in the ER
As my thirteen year old daughter would put it, “it bites” being stuck working on Christmas Eve in the Emergency Department. Considering how busy we normally are on a typical work day, the fact that I...
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Time for Intelligence in Implementing EMS
During the recent snowstorm, the governor of New Jersey declared a state of Emergency closing all roads to nonemergency vehicles. As luck would have it, I was on shift at one of the hospitals where I...
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EMS System in NJ
With permission – the following is an email from a paramedic with whom I have a great deal of respect for. He and I have had conversations regarding the state of EMS in New Jersey. Fear of...
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Hiding In The Nursing Lounge
Recently my feathers became ruffled when my nursing staff shared with me that two EMT students decided to sleep in the nursing lounge rather than to introduce themselves and “dive right in.” Despite...
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New Jersey’s Two Tier ALS System. Time to Advance?
I had missed dinner and was heading in for my first of three night shifts. I made excellent time on the highway, and pulled into a local strip mall just several blocks from the hospital to grab a bite...
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A Tale of Two, Two Tiers
Disclaimer: I appologize for the format of the text as this is one of my first blog entires with this interface, and for some reason it and Word didn't want to play nicely. I tried to fix it up best...
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Some background: I have a very good friend who is a nurse who recenty admitted to me that the reason s/he "dropped off the face of the Earth," was s/he had an addiction problem. This person is on...
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While the issue of Electronic Medical Records and physicians seems a little off base for an EMS blog, the reality is that their use and adoption is occuring throughout all levels of healthcare....
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Emergency Department Overcrowding
I found the following on a general search for a project I’m working on. Interesting points. The google search simply led to a download with no listed author. If you know who wrote this, please let me...
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