A 999 ambulance controller claims he was forced to resign – because his bosses refused to let him have his own desk.Nathan Roberts, 28, says his anxiety disorder meant he suffered severe panic attacks after finding colleagues at his usual workstation. He says his problems began when the North…
EMS professionals are challenged to balance work, family, and other obligations while also staying or striving for mental and physical fitness. The Everyday EMS Athlete is a regular column to recognize and learn from other EMS professionals that are setting and meeting fitness goals. This edition was contributed by…
– Earlier I wrote What is this Dangerous Treatment and How Long Did it Take to Stop Using it . The first answer, from Jim Anderson, was the correct answer. What we have learnt from the experience of the last few years is, that a great number of cases-…
Strathclyde Police has passed a file on the death of a pensioner to the Procurator Fiscal following a Sky News investigation into NHS secrecy. Margaret McKay, 72, collapsed and died at home in Greenock in 2006 but her family was never told that two paramedics were later struck off…
This month I tried to gather up posts on the theme of “collections” since the first post I wanted to share was Rogue Medic’s collection of podcasts and blogs. He has curated an excellent collection of blogs and podcasts to keep up with EMS and emergency medicine research . You…
– At The EMT Spot , there is an excellent guest post by Sean Fontaine Objectivity and Patient Care Steve Whitehead introduces this guest post with – I love posting articles controversial enough to warrant a disclaimer. We shouldn’t need a disclaimer that – This should make you think….
I have been chuckling at the EMS Humor Memes at Medic Madness and decided to try my own hand at a bit of EMS education humor. Read related posts and tips: If Tim Tebow was a Paramedic The Medic Madness blog has a regular series of humor… Tips to…
The College of Paramedics has serious concerns over the terminology used in the recent programme entitled ‘Party Paramedics’. The programme featured the work of the SOS Bus and Team in Colchester over the summer period. The College of Paramedics recognises the important work and community service that this group…
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