THE BACK OF THE MEDIC

Randy Pausch, 1960-2008

25 July 2008

Randy Pausch died this morning. He was a Professor of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and a best-selling author, who achieved worldwide fame for his “The Last Lecture” speech on September 18, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon University. Below is his “Last Lecture” titled “Really [...]

I need your help

22 July 2008

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I have helped many people and organizations over the years: financially, emotionally, spiritually. Some of you read this blog. Now, I need your help. I need to raise about $1200 before Aug 23rd, to pay for my paramedic program (Books, tuition, malpractice insurance, uniform, etc). That is the first day of class. Until my month-to-month [...]

Paramedicine and its dangers

22 July 2008

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I have previously mentioned that being an EMT or paramedic can be dangerous. Inner city medics are keenly aware of this, so are some suburban and rural medics. Some medic units have been known to pack weapons in certain areas, due to the high dangers. Others are known to wear Kevlar vests (Reasonably bulletproof). Personally, [...]

How NOT to keep your EMS gear

20 July 2008

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A few weekends back, I worked a motocross practice session. I was told there was gear out there for me, but since I have been burned once before, and discovered that there wasn’t any gear when I got there, I brought some of our company’s gear along. A trauma bag, a board, and my personal [...]

Wow! Attendance Topper at Rivercats game

4 July 2008

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I worked at Raley Field last night (For those who don’t know, I am an EMT out there. Talk about enjoying baseball and medicine at the same time!). We had an incredibly busy night. I never got to see a single hit or play during the game. Not that I could have if we were [...]