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For You EMS Types …
… there’s a new column on EMS1. Epinephrine and the Paramedic-2 Trial: Is It Time to Pull Our Starting Pitcher?   Read, discuss, opine. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - July 30, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: EMS Education The Ambulance Driver's Perspective Source Type: blogs

For You EMS Types …
… there’s a new episode of the Inside EMS podcast on EMS1. How old is too old to start a career in EMS? Listen and share, and give us your thoughts. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - June 5, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Inside EMS Podcasting Source Type: blogs

Memorial Day
  Monday is Memorial Day. Most of us will spend the weekend grilling burgers and visiting with relatives, or lounging on a beach somewhere, or watching a baseball game in an opulent stadium, overpriced beer and hot dog in hand. And most of us will have forgotten the meaning of the day. So when you ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - May 28, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Memorial Day Source Type: blogs

#NRAAM2018 Product Showcase: Midland Backpack Shotgun
I learned to wingshoot with a Winchester Model 37A chambered in 3″ magnum 20 gauge, my first real shotgun. My friends all had HR Toppers chambered in .410, and I remember feeling smugly superior to them because my Winchester was an objectively nicer shotgun. But that HR Topper was a ubiquitous firearm in the south; ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - May 11, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Gun Pr0n Gun Reviews NRA Annual Meeting Product Reviews #nraam2018 Source Type: blogs

#NRAAM2018 Product Showcase: Omega Custom Rifles
One of the more intriguing rifles I encountered at #NRAAM2018 was the switch-barrel rifle from Omega Custom Rifles. Omega is a veteran-owned company based in Meridien, TX, and features a product line of bolt-action rifles built on custom Stiller actions glass-bedded into carbon fiber stocks, but the really part is the option to switch barrels ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - May 9, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Gun Pr0n Gun Reviews NRA Annual Meeting Product Reviews #nraam2018 Source Type: blogs

#NRAAM2018 Product Showcase: Mag Pump Magazine Loader
One of the neater doohickeys I saw at the NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas was the Mag Pump magazine loader. I can think of plenty of times on the range when I spent more time loading magazines than I did emptying them, and had the sore and skinned up thumbs to prove it. The times ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - May 8, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Gear and Clothing NRA Annual Meeting Product Reviews #nraam2018 Source Type: blogs

NRA Annual Meeting, Day Two
Much joinder was was created yesterday at the Lone Star Medics Hydration Happy Hour following the close of the exhibit hall. Many thanks to Caleb Causey for hosting this mixer. I got to meet a great many Facebook friends for the first time in meatspace, and speaking of meatspace, dinner at Texas de Brazil was… ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - May 5, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: 2nd Amendment Gun Pr0n NRA Annual Meeting #nraam2018 Source Type: blogs

On Diversity, Inclusiveness, and the Second Amendment
Before I set out for the NRA Annual Meeting, I had a long, serious discussion with my girlfriend over the trip. She knows this is the way I recharge my creative batteries, and I don’t get the opportunity to shoot near as often as I’d like, but she has serious misgivings – I should say ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - May 4, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: 2nd Amendment NRA Annual Meeting #nraam2018 Source Type: blogs

NRA Annual Meeting, Day One
Well, Dallas is dreary and rainy, parking sucks, and I got drenched walking from my remote parking area to the Press Office in the convention center. On the bright side, I’m among my tribe, and I got my press credentials yesterday, so I avoided the line at the door. Estimates put show attendance at 80,000+, ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - May 4, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: 2nd Amendment NRA Annual Meeting #nraam2018 Source Type: blogs

Going to the Big D – and I Do Mean Dallas
Headed out for the NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas this weekend. I’ll be blogging and sending out show reports and updates via the blog and Twitter. Follow me here and on Twitter for updates, and look for the hashtag #NRAAM2018.   (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - May 3, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: 2nd Amendment American Hunter Gun Pr0n Gun Reviews NRA Annual Meeting Shooting Shooting Illustrated #nraam2018 Source Type: blogs

For You EMS Types …
… there’s a new column up on EMS1. The Anti-Axiom Axiom. Read. Enjoy. Opine. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - May 3, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: EMS Advocacy EMS Wisdom Go Team Me! The Ambulance Driver's Perspective Source Type: blogs

Inside EMS Podcast: Is Prehospital Intubation Doomed?
In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I discuss the state of prehospital intubation, and pose the question: Is it time to move to supraglottic airways as our primary invasive airways? You can guess my position on the issue, but give us a listen and share your thoughts. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - April 30, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: airway management Inside EMS Podcasting Source Type: blogs

Inside EMS Podcast: The Art of Death Notifications
How does your agency handle termination of resuscitation efforts, and death notifications? Chris Cebollero and I discuss it this week on Inside EMS. (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - March 31, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Inside EMS Podcasting Source Type: blogs

Inside EMS Podcast: I Can ’ t Stand My Partner. What Do I Do?
On this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I address a listener question on how to deal with the problem partner. Most times, personality conflicts can be resolved with good communication and practicing the Golden Rule. Other times, it may take a supervisor to intervene, and split the crew up. And if ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - March 3, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Inside EMS Podcasting Source Type: blogs

The #MeToo Movement in EMS: Misogyny is a Problem For Us, Too
In this week’s episode of Inside EMS, co-host Chris Cebollero and I welcome women EMS leaders Nancy Magee, Tracey Loscar and Catherine Counts to the Guest Table, where they share with us what it’s like to be a woman in a male-dominated profession. Short version: If you have a Y chromosome, you really have no ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - February 18, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Administration & Leadership EMT's Behaving Badly Inside EMS Podcasting Source Type: blogs