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Bird's Dead

Submitted by Guest on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 2:02pm

"One particularly busy evening we got up--I think it was about 2 o'clock in the morning--my partner Gary and I had an unknown medical..." In this episode, Jeff Pollakoff from UCLA tells us an amusing story about an unusual call that taught him to always remember his radio. Click below to hear the whole story!

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Rural Cardiac Arrest

Submitted by Guest on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 11:02pm

"While I was starting the IV she looked at me and she said... 'John, I don't think that I am going to be here much longer' and she literally went into arrest in front of me while I was starting the IV." Click below to listen to the rest of this incredible story from John Todaro.

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Never Let Your Guard Down

Submitted by Guest on Tue, 04/01/2008 - 12:49pm

"I turned around to look and the only other door that was around was double deadbolt locked. So, I did not have any place to go..." Click below to listen to the rest of this story from John Tippet.

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The Cruelty of Humans

Submitted by khanson on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 11:00pm
"You just never really what to expect when you get to a scene." When paramedic Rick Anderson was called to the scene of a roll-over car accident, he was shocked by the actions of one of the bystanders.
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The Downwind Walk

Submitted by khanson on Sun, 07/10/2011 - 11:00pm
"We were standing at the base camp and there was no forward motion, no forward plan. The city was brought to its knees like a prizefighter that was just out of his breath." EMS educator Steve Kanarian shares some of his experiences as a paramedic in New York City on 9/11. Read more at Steve's blog.
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Authority Gradient

Submitted by khanson on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 11:00pm
"I recognize that it's an incorrect dose in my head. But I just think kinda, 'Huh. That's weird. Maybe the dose I remember's not correct. 'Cause surely this guy that's been doing this so long can't get this wrong.'" Paramedic instructor Jamie Kennel tells a story that demonstrates the power of perceived authority.
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Wrong Way

Submitted by khanson on Sun, 06/12/2011 - 11:00pm
"I believe at that time it was probably at least the fifteenth fatal accident that I had been to. But the first one that involved kids. And, you know, it certainly changed things." Paramedic educator Rick Anderson talks about the first call that ever really affected him and how he dealt with it.
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The Lesson of the Small Hole

Submitted by khanson on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 11:00pm
"Stay motivated, and just keep focused on your goal. 'Cause often times we make a difference and people don't really know it." EMS educator Steve Kanarian shares stories and advice from his time as a paramedic.
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Complicated

Submitted by khanson on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 11:00pm
"You can have three patients with congestive heart failure whose vital signs may be wildly different and whose management strategies are also going to change because of that presentation." In this podcast, EMS educator William Pitt dispels some of the complexity associated with congestive heart failure by differentiating the various presentations.
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So Much With So Little

Submitted by khanson on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 11:00pm
"They saw us coming through the village and unloading supplies, and before we could even begin to unpack our boxes we had a line of hundreds of people looking for medical treatment." David Violante and Sean Kivlehan have worked as paramedics all over the world. In this podcast, they relate some of their experiences working abroad and some of the lessons they've brought home.
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