I have been getting in and out of ambulances for over 20 years now. That means just what it does. Twenty years ago my knees and back and all my bones and joints were twenty years younger than they are today. I’m in good shape, but still, I find now when I get out of…
Month: January 2011
Paramedics and EMTs
Back in 1995 when I started working fulltime as a paramedic in the city, paramedics got to choose their own partners. This was great for the paramedics and could also be great for the EMT partners. You worked three twelve hour shifts together and you always knew what to expect. You picked someone you were…
My Hollywood Adventure
In 2006, I was asked to be a advisor/possible writer on the TNT show SAVED when the show was green-lighted for 13 episodes. Unfortunately, the money they offered me was less than I was making in 40 hours much less the 80 hours I was working. Had I been younger and less attached, I likely…
Kevin Andrews
In EMS, we cannot help but be shaped by our earliest partners. They are the ones who show us the way. I was lucky in that regard. Kevin Andrews was one of my first partners. This was back in 1989. I was a spanking new EMT — so fresh I didn’t even have my certification…