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Celebrate the First National CPR/AED Awareness Week, June 1-7

31 May 2008

In December 2007, Congress declared the first week of June each year as National CPR/AED Awareness Week. June 1-7, 2008 will mark the first National CPR and AED Awareness Week with the goal of encourage states, cities and towns to establish organized programs that provide CPR and AED trainings and increase public access to AEDs. [...]

Road Rage

31 May 2008

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Yesterday, while I on my way to pick up more EMS supplies, I saw first-hand what road rage can be like. We all hear about it, but to be in the middle of it… that’s another thing. I was getting on Business 80 here in Sacramento, to then merge almost immediately onto US 50 on [...]

Close Call #2

22 May 2008

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Today, I was in downtown Sacramento in my Jeep, waiting for a bike ride to start that we were providing EMS for gratis. It was extremely windy. I was at 6th & L, when suddenly I heard a “CRACK!”… The next thing I knew, a LARGE branch had come down inches from my Jeep. I [...]

May I introduce…

19 May 2008

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David and Candace Roberts! Yes, my son is now married. Candace is an incredible welcome asset to our family. She has already been my second daughter for years now, but their making it legal makes it just that more a joy! Their ceremony was beautiful. My brother Steve was also married in this joint ceremony, [...]

Close Call

12 May 2008

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My EMS partner had a VERY close brush with serious injury or death yesterday. While using our ATV on a mountain bike race race course, he and the other EMT he was working with that day had a brake failure, and they were tossed off the ATV when they attempted to stop by downshifting. Unfortunately, [...]