THE BACK OF THE MEDIC

Happy Halloween!

31 October 2006

I always love this time of year. Yes, I like candy, but I just love seeing all the costumes, and especially the extra polite kids that come around. Last year, we had a little 4-year old come up to our door with her dad, and say, “Trick or Treat, please!”. I loved it! (She got [...]

Do unto others

27 October 2006

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Twice this week, I have had the opportunity to return property to someone that was lost or stolen. The first occurred on Monday. I was bicycling to the bus stop and noticed a lot of paperwork in the street. I waited for the traffic to stop, and pulled some of it out of the street. [...]

A different view of the world always makes things interesting

27 October 2006

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Duct Tape Bandages

23 October 2006

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Yep, Nexcare Bandages by 3M has come out with Duct Tape bandages. Heh… a lot of us in EMS have joked about this for years, and even used duct tape to tape people to backboard for cervical spinal immobilization, as well as making impromptu bandages with it. So now, we can have Duct Tape bandages…

All of us in uniform

21 October 2006

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I don’t think I have shared this online yet. Josh, Dan and I got together briefly over Labor Day Weekend, and took a pic of us in our uniforms. It was a special birthday present for our mom. Dan (left) is in the Air Force, Josh (right) is in the Nevada National Guard, and I [...]