Behind the Seams: The History of EMS, Happy Blogiversaries and More
- Happy Blogiversary to you, 999 Medic and Kelly Grayson! (999 Medic)
- New Year Goals: Rid your life of junk food in 2010 and more. (Medic 22)
- A spooky rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. (Thoughts from Behind the Badge)
- Thinking about calling an ambulance for an intoxicated friend this NYE? Think again. (Random Acts of Reality)
- Uh, whoops. (Second City Cop)
- Oh, what to do with duty downtown … play it safe! (Spartan Cops)
- System Abuse: Nothing stops Kelly from telling it like it is. (A Day in the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
- Do the top EMS stories of 2009 make you hate people? (EMS Garage)
- When someone hands you a wallet they found… (The Johnny Law Chronicles)
- What are the most-viewed EMS tips? (Everyday EMS Tips)
- There’s no denying it: EMS pay sucks. Now what are you gonna do about it? (Life Under the Lights)
Posted on December 30, 2009 at 10:07 am by Jeanette K. · Permalink
In: Information · Tagged with: emt, history, humor, internet, medics, video
In: Information · Tagged with: emt, history, humor, internet, medics, video
on January 1, 2010 at 9:20 pm
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howdy! This is Ckemtp from Life Under the Lights. First off, thanks for the link. Second off, I’m a bad e-mail answerer apparently… I remembered that you sent me an e-mail a while back ago and I hadn’t rememebered to reply to it. Now I seem to have lost it. I’ll be adding a reciprocal blogroll tonight.
on January 5, 2010 at 6:43 pm
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Wow, what a video! I first joined a volunteer rescue squad in 1976. We made our own backboards with sturdy wood and finish. I was an EMT from 1980-1984. Now I am a RN with extensive emergency experience. Things have changed in the field a lot since the late ’70s and early ’80s for the better.
Two things I would have liked to see in the video: Something on Freedom House in Pittsburgh, PA and a mention of the formation of Emergency Nurses Association. ER nursing is a special form of nursing!
One more thing: the Hyatt disaster in KCMO was the genesis of the creation of one of the most successful and proficient EMS providers, the Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust. Next year, unless something political happens, MAST will be absorbed into the fire department. It will be interesting to see how the human elements of the merger changes things.
An RN, visiting from Happy Medic,and I’ll remember your address. Good blog!