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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-21

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You HAVE to look at this… and The Handover Rapidly Approacheth

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Peter Canning, the guy who writes the blog: “Street Watch – Notes of a Paramedic” has been just kicking blog butt lately with his series on prehospital medications. I read a lotta blog posts, but I’ve been thoroughly enjoying Peter’s stuff lately. I’d love for you to get on over there and enjoy it as much as I have been. I’m pleased as heck that he came to the www.FireEMSblogs.com network because I’ve been a huge fan of his writings for a long time.

Also, The Handover Blog Carnival (last seen over at Notes from Mosquito Hill) is being hosted right here on my little blog here. The theme is “Respect”. It will be posted on TUESDAY MARCH 30th and Submissions are to be accepted up until Sunday the 28th. Here’s a hint: GET YOUR SUBMISSIONS IN EARLY BECAUSE I HAVE ME A SURPRISE!! Yes, you really want to pay attention to this here Handover edition. So get it in early.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-14

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Some Recent Blog Carnivals You Should Look At

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One of the best Blog Carnivals out there is The Grand Rounds Blog carnival. I had the honor of being included in it this go’ round. It has been adeptly hosted by Dr. Anonymous over at his blog – Http://www.DrAnonymous.com – Head on over for some of the best in blog-type medical content.

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Oh, and if you haven’t checked out this Month’s version of The Handover Blog Carnival, it was hosted by our buddy Mack505 over at his EMS blog, http://www.NotesFromMosquitoHill.com – Check it out. It’s the foremost EMS blog carnival out there.

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http://notesfrommosquitohill.com/2010/02/the-handover-passion-edition.html

Head on over and read em’. Lotsa good stuff over there.

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@Firedaily – He’ll understand, you probably won’t

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This is a post made out ESPECIALLY for John over at www.FireDaily.com one of my fellow www.FireEMSblogs.com bloggers. He’s got a pretty good post up today, you should go over and read it.

But, that’s not what this post is about. Honestly, THIS is what this post is about:

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Why am I putting this up? Well, if you were paying attention to the Firefighter Netcast the other night and then to the Twitterverse, you might get the inside joke… if not, well then this is all Star Trek TNG, Carmen Miranda, and WTF.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled EMS blog

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14

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Pop! Changes the Industry… Here We Go!

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Are your coworkers, friends, and colleagues following the Chronicles of EMS?

I ask that, because I’m wondering something. You, the person reading this blog post, are special. You’re probably a Fire or EMS professional that came to my blog site to read up on your profession. That makes you part of an elite and growing group of industry professionals who cares just a little bit more than some of your peers do. I’m guessing that you’re excited about your profession and I’m also guessing that you wonder how excited your colleagues and friends are about this stuff that you’ve been seeing online and in a few other places as well.

Well I’m wondering the same thing.

For all of you Paramedics and EMTs that have been hoping for the industry to spring forward into some of the awesome, groundbreaking things that we’ve been talking about like I have, this could be your moment.

No really, there’s plenty of people out there that are going to tell you “It’s never going to happen”, “It’s all been tried before”, and, “That’s never going to fly here in anytownistan”. I’m not one of those people. I’m one of the people that is going to tell you that those kind of people are wrong… and not only am I about to tell you that, I’m also about to get on a plane so that I can show you.

While the Chronicles of EMS are just sooooo very cool, they’re standing on the pinnacle of a lot of work. If you’ve paid attention on Twitter and Facebook, you might have noticed that there are some big names coming out for this. These names belong to people you might have seen in magazine articles, textbooks, journals, television shows, and in lots of other places. I am going to the Chronicles Premier party and I get to meet some of the people whose names were printed on my original EMT-Basic textbook. These people are as committed as I am to the work that Justin Shorr, Mark Glencourse, and Thaddeus Setla have put in to the Chronicles of EMS and you should be too.

But what if you can’t make it all the way out to San Francisco for the premier party? What do you do then to show your support? Well first off, look online at Chronicles of EMS for the live feed. Watch it. But, before you do, tell your coworkers, friends, and extended colleagues about it. Even if they might think that it’s a little geeky, please do it anyway.

That’s just it. We need you out there plugging in your hometown just as hard as we are out there in San Francisco (swilling martinis, and) plugging this whole EMS 2.0 thing. If you bring in your friends and coworkers to the wider conversation and have your own local conversation to interface with everyone else we’ve all won. The more people we bring in, and the more people YOU PERSONALLY pull in to this, the better off we’re going to be. I pledge that I’m not going to quit trying to improve our profession and I know that my buddies out there aren’t going to quit anytime soon either.

We need you to be just as passionate. As soon as we energize everyone out there, the sooner we all look up and go “Wow! Look at that!” Please, please, please help us spread the exciting message that EMS WILL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER in the very near future. Bug your coworkers. Get the word out.

Heck, if I get an e-mail at ProEMS1@yahoo.com or a tweet at http://www.twitter.com/ckemtp I will personally mention you live on the show, give a link to your service’s website, and might even send a special shoutout. So if you organize your own local premier party, please let me know.

You all Rock, let’s get flying!

P.S: Want behind the scenes access?? Follow my wife Gkemtp(IT), @ginakaiser on twitter too. She’ll be with me and will be tweeting about cool stuff like how awkward I am when I meet my heroes.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

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I’m goin live! – Tonight on the Firefighter NetCast

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If you didn’t know (and if you didn’t… What? Are you living under a rock?) Two of my blogger buddies Rhett Fleitz (The Fire Critic) and John Mitchell (Fire Daily) created a fire-service type podcast appropriately titled “The Firefighter Net Cast” (http://www.FFnetCast.com) They have a few offerings, but the one that I’ve most often participated with is their live, call-in format.

Well tonight, I’m going to put my money where my mouth is and join Rhett and John on the FF NetCast LIVE at 9pm EST. Just head to Http://www.FFnetCast.com and log in. You can also find it on BlogTalkRadio.com. Our topic is “Old School vs. New School and Social Media and it’s exploring how the wave of internet content and social media is revolutionizing the fire and EMS world.

(Hint: I’m for it)

So come on over and have yourself a listen. Call in too if you’d like to speak with Rhett, John, or I. There’s a chatroom as well if you care to chat about me behind my back whilst you’re listening to the “Netcastular” (That’s John’s word.. I think it looks kinda dirty… just me?) broadcast. Also, and this is pretty big. Thaddeus Setla, some of the Einstein level brain-power behind the Chronicles of EMS is going to do an on air interview. That’s going to be cool.

That’s 9pm EST at Http://www.FFnetCast.com – Or, if you can’t make it. Be sure to head over there to listen to the recorded podcast. It’s gonna be a hoot.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

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Busy Blogger Rerun #34132

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Good morning all!

I’ve been running quicker than I’ve been able to keep up with lately and I thought that I’d dig down into the archives and give you an older post to read. I think that it’s entertaining.

I take that back, I think that it’s frankly, shocking. (Ha!)

http://lifeunderthelights.com/2009/05/lie-back-and-do-whatever-the-nice-officer-says/

Enjoy

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

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Be the Glow Worm – HazMat for EMS.

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I am not a glow worm.

Full disclosure – This is a repost from 09/2009 – It deserved a bump-up and to fix the video. Make sure to watch the vid!

Hazardous Materials, or “HazMat” as it is commonly known, is scary stuff. At least for me that is. In public safety circles, they’re mainly the concern of firefighters and I’ve never received training on them outside of the realm of the fire department. My EMS only agencies have always told me that we remain in the “cold zone” and wait for patients to be brought to us after decontamination.

And that’s just fine with me. Ckemtp is NOT a glow worm… did I mention that?

But, since I’m also a firefighter I finally broke down one weekend and gave in to the pressure I was under to get my HazMat Operations certification. 40 hours of class, lots of homework, and some very dry PowerPoint slide shows. After the first weekend of the class there’s some things that I’ve learned and figured out.

1. HazMat’s still scary.

2. Ck’s still not a glow worm.

3. EMS agencies really need to train more on HazMat.

“We know hazmat” you say. And I know that you’re saying it because that’s what I would have said before those last 20 boring hours spent learning that I knew nothing about hazmat. HazMat is something that we take for granted in that we think that it won’t happen in our jurisdiction, or that it won’t affect us on our day to day. I happen to hope that it won’t hit during my duty days.

This video is from Seward, IL. A small town in the middle of a lot of corn that found itself one day having a big problem. The video is from a surveillance camera on the side of a grade school in the middle of town. The vid starts slow, but has a definite “HOLY CRAP!” moment about halfway through. You’ll see what I mean, all hell breaks loose.


 
See? Holy hell on crutches! That’s anhydrous ammonia, a common chemical used in farming (and in methamphetamine production). A tanker truck full of the stuff sprung a leak and flooded the town with a toxic cloud. Thankfully, nobody was killed. There were a few firefighters sent to the hospital, and some very scary moments, but it all turned out to be ok. This one’s from the same school. It’s just as scary.

Remember this, a HazMat incident doesn’t have to be the once in a while overturned tanker truck full of MethylEthylBadJuJu. Any every day response can turn quickly into a hazardous materials incident.

Not too long ago, an EMS only agency that I may or may not work for received a call for an “eye injury” in one of our really rural response areas. This call generated a single ALS ambulance only response out to the farm where the injury happened.

The medic and the EMT responded out to the scene, which was about a 15minute emergent response. Arriving at the farm, they were directed to the dairy barn to find their patient.

Their patient was in a lot of pain.

Apparently, he worked for a dairy services company and was delivering product to the farm when he was injured. If you don’t know much about dairies, milk processing leaves a byproduct called “Milk Stone” which is the dissolved minerals in milk solidifying on dairy equipment. Think of hard-water stains. Dairies use products containing phosphoric acid to clean it out. It’s like Lime Away on steroids. This stuff is pretty nasty. Dairies use it in a diluted form, but the supply companies carry the concentrated stuff. This patient was filling a container with the high-powered stuff to dilute it into the customer’s container when the concentrate fell. He reflexively looked right down at the falling container and got a face full of the stuff when it splashed back up at him.

Do you remember that chemical burn stuff you were trained on? He had them. Do you remember the decontamination training you had? What about proper personal protective equipment, do you have it? Do you know when to put it on? Do you know how? What do you know about the chemical?

While treating the patient, one of the paramedics noticed that his EMS gloves was turning white. It was the acid eating through it. A lot of water was used to irrigate the patient, and the providers, before transporting the patient to the hospital.

This was an everyday incident that actually happened. Think about how you’d handle it, because tomorrow it could happen to you.

And once again, Ck is not a glow worm.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

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Be careful, I’m trying some field surgery

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Notice something weird?

I am currently performing some cosmetic surgery on the site based upon the comments I got from my readers when I put up a post soliciting feedback from them about the site. Thanks to everyone who left comments, e-mails, and tweets with your suggestions. I truly appreciate that you all take the time to read my stuff about stuff that I write.

Anytime you come to read me, I’m thrilled. Anytime you comment on a post and join in the discussion, I’m really thrilled. That’s why I’m redesigning the site, to make it a bit easier to get around and such and to enhance the experience here.

In the mean time, check out some of the new bloggers to the Http://www.FireEMSblogs.com family, Also, don’t forget to vote on the blogs in the running for Fire/EMS blog of the year for 2009 over at Http://www.FireCritic.com  – You can vote every 6 hours. Hurry up because time is running out!

If you still have time, Check out Mack505’s new site at Http://notesfrommosquitohill.com – He’s put a lot of work into improving the link of his great content.

Later y’all… gotta get back to work.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-03

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Busy Blogger Re-Run – Paying My Pennance

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When I was looking through my statcounter results tonight I LOL’d… hard.

Apparently THIS POST comes up when one chances to type in “wierdbondage.com” into our friend Google.

Since I haven’t quite finished my latest post on the fact that EMS pay sucks, I figured I’d give the post a rerun. Enjoy. It’s a funny one according to my Tweep @enginemedic

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27

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ZOMG!! PUT IT OUT!! PUT IT OUT!! PUT IT OUT!!

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http://firegeezer.com/2009/12/21/blaze-at-guinness-brewery/

Prayers are indicated for our brother firefighters in the Dublin Fire Brigade!

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20

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A quick Shoutout to EMS Chick

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EMS Chick has shared a bit of my EMS geekery on her blog “That’s BLS, not BS” (which is a title I just love). She wrote a post about decontaminating the ambulance from a LOT of mud… and um, showering with EMS equipment too…

http://emschick9.blogspot.com/2009/12/hidden-joys-of-ems.html

I wonder what results one would get if they fired up Our Friend Google and typed in “EMS Chicks Showering with EMS Equipment”. Are ya back? Good, now try it with the “safe search” off. (Note to my wife, I did not try this)

Take care everyone

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Help Wanted

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Hey, readers: Can you lend me a hand?

I’m very much interested in getting feedback on how I can make this a better blog, website, or whatever it is. I really enjoy writing this stuff and improving our profession, and I can’t really do that if I’m not keeping you all happy.

So I’m asking everyone: What can I do to improve this site? You can reply here on the comment section, e-mail me at Proems1@yahoo.com or twitter me Http://www.twitter.com/ckemtp

Here’s what I’m thinking:

  • I should improve the navigation and make old posts and topics easier to find.
  • I could include more multimedia in my posts
  • I should make searching for topics I’ve written about easier
  • I should ask you all what you want to read about and write more of that

Anything you’d like to see?What do you think I should do?

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13

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  • RT @UKMedic999: New blog post: Meeting the Chief…..Day 2 http://999medic.com/2009/12/06/meeting-the-chief-day-2/ #
  • RT @UKMedic999: The next installment of my Story of San Francisco now up at my blog :http://bit.ly/8rRb2q #CoEMS #
  • RT @gfriese: Terrific guest post for EverydayEMSTips.com from @casseracomm on eating healthy on the road http://ow.ly/Jcwb #
  • RT @TheRoadDoctor: A lil tired of FOX preempting my cartoons w/ sports. Hrumph… ^ AMEN TO THAT BROTHER!!!!1! #
  • @FireCap5 Trade you. All I've gotten fire-wise lately is a small one put out by the homeowner… in reply to FireCap5 #
  • Hell yea! I've finally made it as a blogger! – "Why?", you ask?? Go type in "n95 respirator farted" and see who the top Google result is! #
  • RT @in_the_city: In other news that was only the 2nd DAI ever done in the system. I cant wait for the new cpap protocols ^ what? No CPAP!? #
  • @gfriese what's that acronym? in reply to gfriese #
  • RT @gfriese: @Ckemtp #hcsm is health care social media. Weekly chat on social medial topics for health care follow @HealthSocMed #
  • @in_the_city CPAP for everyone? Well… Within reason. Unfortunately, if a patient REALLY needs a tube, he/she really needs a tube. in reply to in_the_city #
  • RT @in_the_city: I might add that we R the only ones doing cpap in the sytem cfd isn't ^ did everyone hear that? No CPAP for Chicago FD? #
  • What's on tap for my next shift!? A FOOT of SNOW!! Yay! #
  • @gfriese @tin_the_city I can tell you EXACTLY why that is… but I won't because of the firestorm that is sure to start. My readers know why #
  • @in_the_city We could MABAS you all the way out here for a Burrito Box 14 in reply to in_the_city #
  • @gfriese @in_the_city I can tell you EXACTLY why that is… but I won't because of the firestorm that is sure to start. My readers know why #
  • @in_the_city Four letters that don't spell "private EMS" #
  • @in_the_city @gfriese Did you read my post: http://bit.ly/7JxtdV "Dear State of IL EMS"? I skewered em. Not as far as I wanted to go tho #
  • @in_the_city Someone actually reads my stuff!? What? Crap… now I gotta rite gooder in reply to in_the_city #
  • I have Skype now. Does that finally make me cool? Anyone? #
  • Night Tweeps, bedtime's hit me #
  • Good Morning Everyone! Anyone interested in a Twittered audience participation exercise? #
  • @tbernemtp Well, I had to get Skype because tonight I get to be on the EMSgarage podcast. THAT's cool… in reply to tbernemtp #
  • @EMTDani Yep. I'm calling the "Volunteer Shortage" a load of Male Bovine Fecal Matter. Don't they call that "Manure"? in reply to EMTDani #
  • @EMTDani Yep :) You're a fellow vollie. You can appreciate what I'm trying to go for here. It's everything that everyone forgot they knew in reply to EMTDani #
  • @EMTDani I'm writing a post explaining how to make people continue to view volunteering as a priority and how to excite the non-volunteers in reply to EMTDani #
  • @EMTDani Naw, I always have stuff where I try to rite gud about stuff. I'm really hoping to start a bigger discussion here so I'd love help in reply to EMTDani #
  • @EMTdani If you'd write something about your personal motivation for volunteering & something that you'd say to a person who's interested #
  • @medicTHREE did you look at thwe stuff I have on that? DNRs droive me NUTS for different reasons #
  • @PitBulls1206 OMG! Coffee malfunction? Are you two OK?! in reply to PitBulls1206 #
  • RT @insomniacmedic: what's the point of a car warranty if it won't cover the diagnos that finds the problem? ^ or health ins for that matter #
  • @aascharf you need to hire me and pay me a ridiculous salary to remember that for you.. Then I'll need a secretary to help me in reply to aascharf #
  • RT @ProfessionalOne: Getting my whiteboard on. I LOVE whiteboarding… ^ I'm doin the same. Right there witcha #
  • RT @theHappyMedic: New blog post: You Make the Call…Restaurant…What Happened http://bit.ly/4ClXeo #
  • @EMTDani I'll do it one better. Post it up and I'll shoot you a link on it. It's gonna be a series in reply to EMTDani #
  • @Anna_n_Chicago Brainstorming while scrawling things on a whiteboard. It helps the ideas flow. in reply to Anna_n_Chicago #
  • @EMTDani Imagine how you would convince someone who's on the fence about joining your department to join in a conversation with them in reply to EMTDani #
  • RT @theHappyMedic: http://twitpic.com/sk1sk – #CoEMS is alive and well! @Setla and @ileamatthews ^ You go guys! And, um, Girl! #
  • http://bit.ly/5VRVC9 – OMG I LOVE the FailBlog! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha #
  • Now I'm getting Skype spam? <sigh> #
  • @dengerin Ahh, so overall politics at the federal level concerning the contemporary discussion? I do local EMS politics in reply to dengerin #
  • @dengerin I'll do national politics in private conversations, but local politics affect EMS as much or more so in reply to dengerin #
  • @dengerin Well, it sounds very interesting. As apolitical as I try to be on my blog, this sounds like an important issue. Need a new guy? in reply to dengerin #
  • @gfriese how are the pack doing? "Is" the pack? Oh, I dunno… in reply to gfriese #
  • @medicTHREE To the podcast tonight? Um.. all I know is EMSgarage.com – @geekymedic Hey what's the link!! in reply to medicTHREE #
  • @Chrismedic in reply to Chrismedic #
  • @ledlola Flush it with tepid water for at least 5-10 minutes. You'll be ok in reply to ledlola #
  • @FireDaily It's actually not being broadcast live! I was wrong about it. It will be released on http://bit.ly/xoVcc on Friday. Oopsie in reply to FireDaily #
  • Wow, the EMS garage is hoppin tonight! 7 bloggers on with the doc? Awesome ;) #
  • Wow, this is fun ;) #
  • RT @theHappyMedic: @geekymedic 1 episode! 1 episode! RT this or else! ^ my brain hurts from thinking so much :) #
  • @firedaily Naw buddy, I've got a pirated copy I'll give you… for a large price #
  • @SamBradley11 we get a foot of snow tomorrow… Hooray!! in reply to SamBradley11 #
  • @SamBradley11 the first real snow of the year I do. the 20th and 30th are mundane in reply to SamBradley11 #
  • RT @theHappyMedic: http://bit.ly/75qDbw @setla and @thedridge are intimate. #CoEMS #
  • RT @SteveWhitehead: @setla @theHappyMedic @UKMedic999 Had a BUNCH of fun with Ya'll on the podcast last night guys. Many thanks. ^ Me too! #
  • I'm wondering about Rotten Cod… #
  • RT @thedridge: RE http://bit.ly/75n5UZ I believe the term was 'intimidating' #CoEMS ^ did I get that wrong? Oops! My bad! #
  • RT @in_the_city: I wish somebody would kick me in the balls, cause at least that would distract me from my headache ^ Where are ya? I can #
  • @in_the_city I only wanted to help! You said you wanted me to! #
  • I'm sitting during a lull at work reading up on @ukmedic999 's blog. I've got a big smile on my face reading stuff about the #CoEMS #
  • @FireDaily You talking about my post? Or the fact that I rent my wife out for Shoveling services. We're also in Sanitation in reply to FireDaily #
  • @UKMedic999 Awww, I'm honored. Which part? The part where Gina and I drug you out of your hotel to come lift a pint with us? #
  • I'm noticing that @thehappymedic 's site http://bit.ly/6BxCyJ is a lot faster now. @ukmedic999 's site http://bit.ly/6MZLrc was a bit slow #
  • Can anyone give me an update on how my site http://bit.ly/8RPlzs is, speed wise? #
  • @thehappymedic thanks, I appreciate it. @ukmedic999 's is pretty slow for me today. Your's is good. Work's 'net connection sux #
  • @mack505 Thanks! I appreciate it. Here's a fixed link: http://bit.ly/8RPlzs in reply to mack505 #
  • I'm catching up on the EMS blogs tonight – Just was @firecap5 's blog http://bit.ly/8fDScQ Good stuff ;) #
  • @UKMedic999 "Forcing" was right. Then, when you tried to order Tea at a bar in San Fran at midnight… #
  • @UKMedic999 It's probably just my computer, my internet connection, and the fact that you're 1000miles (or 34345123525.3435 kilometers) away in reply to UKMedic999 #
  • Still catching up on Fire/EMS Blogs – Now I'm at @mack505 's blog – http://bit.ly/517L3o #
  • @in_the_city Still want me to come kick you in the nuts?? (Trust me Tweeps who didn't see his earlier tweet, he WANTS me to) in reply to in_the_city #
  • @Anna_n_Chicago Shhhhhh, I'm on duty and someone up here might hear you and decide to pull me outta my warm quarters in reply to Anna_n_Chicago #
  • Waiting.. Cops cancelled us. Now dispatch sez 911's lighting up. DANG IT @in_the_city @anna_n_chicago #
  • Man, it's really coming down. Two PD only wrecks in ten min http://tweetphoto.com/6081492 #
  • @in_the_city Dang it! We're getting the FIRST wreck of the snowstorm! You HAD to say the "Q" word… @anna_n_chicago I'm looking at you too! in reply to in_the_city #
  • Hmm, my tweet lagged! That last one was s'posed to go out first #
  • @Anna_n_Chicago No worries! I didn't have to go anywheres! I just thought I did in reply to Anna_n_Chicago #
  • @theroaddoctor <using macro-telekinesis> Snow storm! Go thattaway! #
  • @TheRoadDoctor yuh huh. I can has superpowers? in reply to TheRoadDoctor #
  • @FireCritic I was working on that with @thehappymedic a while ago. We gots ideas we do #
  • @FireCritic Same with me, and probably with him too. #
  • @gruntdoc Did anyone see this? http://bit.ly/7gDvBF – This shows how much society is screwed on SO many levels. #
  • RT @PedroParamedic: ER disp just called station- they lost the pt we brought in- want to know if WE remember where we put her. I'm serious. #
  • http://bit.ly/5LUjdh – I got a great comment from Mr618 on my latest blog post. It's a good post too. What do y'all think? #
  • RT @FireDaily: @ckemtp Hi Chris- I'll rate it as a 93.. it's got a good beat and you can dance to it….. ^ Hey! Um, thanks! #
  • @ukmedic999 Now we've got close to 5 inches (2432425.33 deciliters) of fresh powder on the ground. Everyone in the county is "Q" word ish #
  • @AmyVernon Hey! When were you in my town? You didn't hear anything about calling an ambulance, did you? It's cold in reply to AmyVernon #
  • RT @in_the_city: @Ckemtp i literally read the "Q" word in your last tweet and the MDT went off with a run. I blame you sir. ^ I'm HELPING! #
  • RT @gruntdoc @epmonthly EM Op/Ed: We live in a nation of hypochondriacs where health care is expensive and largely… http://bit.ly/7DbH5b #
  • RT @painnut: @Ckemtp i dont know bout him but could you come and kick ME in the nuts? :) ^ There's SO much WTF here I dunno where to start #
  • RT @mack505: ? Formatting issues at my blog. Would appreciate a ping and a comment w/browser info. Thx. Http://mack505.com #
  • RT @twnstar2: RT @CBS58: WI State of emergency declared: All 72 counties http://bit.ly/6rWDcA ^ Meh. They're fine. I was just there. Wimps #
  • Had to come up w/a quick and effective indoor fire training today. What'd we do? We're going through @thehappymedic 's "you make the call"s #
  • RT @FireCritic: @mack505 looks good in IE8 on the work comp. too I wouldn't worry about IE6…yuck ^ last night it looked great in IE 8 #
  • @thehappymedic "You Make the Call" training day. See the IC ref?? #Training2.0 http://tweetphoto.com/6115453 #
  • We're still doing the @thehappymedic "You Make the Call" training – Any specific articles you want me to hit? I've got 20 guys here. #
  • @theHappyMedic #youmakethecall – 12 guys came in for a MVA, were interested, and stayed. Trainings gone 2hrs and nobody's falling asleep! #
  • About to go make an EPIC snow fort w/my boy and the neighbor kid. Then, we'll make another one, then WAR!(w/snowballs) -#ILoveFatherhood :) #
  • RT @FireDaily: Can't quite get a visual on your profile pic. Are you trying to get into your car this morning? ^ That's how a MAN does it #
  • @PitBulls1206 it SO is! Beats workin by a mile #
  • RT @dengerin: [new blog post] Mechanism of injury http://bit.ly/8GwbDV #
  • RT @UKMedic999: New blog post: Is this what you want? http://999medic.com/2009/12/09/is-this-what-you-want/ #
  • RT @UKMedic999: Click here http://bit.ly/5S2ZWq to take my poll on how you want to hear about the Chronicles of EMS trip. Thanks!! #
  • RT @carissao: As if I didn't have enough on my "plate," I just applied to audition for a new amateur chef TV show. ^ I want in! #
  • @FireDaily can't you see the jaws? Not Everybody uses Hurst. Some use Holmatro in reply to FireDaily #
  • RT @vanand98: End 87 Percent of Problems at Work in 72 Hours http://bte.tc/ygy #RTW ^ I read this and liked it #
  • @gfriese can I still join in? in reply to gfriese #
  • @gfriese Trying to get to the live show.. Where you at? #
  • @gfriese Dang! I was trying. It would've been cool. Next time in reply to gfriese #
  • Ya know? I still get a big smile on my face whenever I hear my wife give her last name as "Kaiser" to someone :) #luckyme #
  • @msparamedic @thehappymedic Nooo. I said you were a "Hollywood Pretty Boy" There's a difference #
  • THank you! @EMSweek I want more feedback on that article – We could be doing it tomorrow #
  • RT @UKMedic999: Just had an LVF pt who would have loved some CPAP. That's my first goal from 'The Project'. CPAP on my ambulance! #CoEMS #
  • RT @Tiger15032: New blog post: Fountain of Youth or Flood of Problems? http://bit.ly/55emt0 #
  • RT @theHappyMedic New blog post: Sys. Abuse: What are WE doing wrong? http://bit.ly/4zGHnV #
  • If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got – Maybe that's why we're where we are in #ems #
  • @UKMedic999 Awwww…. Poor baby :) Did you transport any of them? in reply to UKMedic999 #
  • RT @JustMyBlog: new blog post up at http://bit.ly/4BrJNy sorry for being quite lately…i've been swamped but more is on the way! #
  • RT @EngineMedic: @rescue_monkey tenders ^ Rescue Monkey Tenders? That sounds good for lunch. I'm sick of chicken #
  • RT @JustMyBlog: i'm fine with everything but smells…what if i catch a whiff and barf in the ambo? ^ in these cases, I turn to my partner #
  • RT @theHappyMedic: Just heard the phrase "retrosexual" and not sure if I should be worried or not ^ Naw, it's all mostly Victorian style #
  • @JustMyBlog mine just usually run away screaming when I get that look in my eye in reply to JustMyBlog #
  • @AmboDriver "The Agoraphobic Goldfish" would be a good name for a rock band in reply to AmboDriver #
  • @TheRoadDoctor Hey, you asked for it. in reply to TheRoadDoctor #
  • RT @in_the_city: At the tone the temperature will be to fucking cold to sustain life* BEEP ^ Wimp. It's 6 whole degrees out! #
  • @BeanDip4All about two quarts… Sorry, it's all I had in reply to BeanDip4All #
  • @BeanDip4All fresh? Yep. Canned? Naw, yer good. Buy canned frozen at the grocery. Not good to pass as fresh, but ok for cooking with in reply to BeanDip4All #
  • RT @EngineMedic: New MUST READ PSA in my blog http://www.enginemedic.blogspot.com Warning… Do not attempt to eat or drink while reading… #
  • @BeanDip4All oh yea, canned will definitely be good in that. Sounds very good! in reply to BeanDip4All #
  • RT @rescue_monkey: Ok kids 2 new posts on the obscure rescue monkey blog. Try to pace yourselves. Http://rescuemonkey.wordpress.com #
  • RT @medicTHREE: New blog post: False Hope. http://medicthree.fireemsblogs.com/2009/12/false-hope/ #
  • RT @UKMedic999: Shoulder Physio then H1N1 jab. Can't put it off any longer!! ^ No fair, we should aem wresle after YOUR shot! #
  • RT @Bella_Medic: Omg i went to bed when the temps were in the 70's yesterday and woke up to it being in the 40's! LOL ^ <sigh> It's 1 here.. #
  • RT @twnstar2: @weirdralph I can't wait to show my Twitter account to my psychiatrist. "See? People really ARE following me!" ^ LOL #
  • It's a good thing they putr thid on the side of my truck so I don't forget what I'm supposed to be doing http://tweetphoto.com/6226394 #
  • RT @RVaEMSExaminer: Sad RT @mbusse: US debt is so huge it's not even a real number. We owe like 5 unicorns, a hobbitt and a 4-sided triangle #
  • RT @vanand98: Finding the Best WordPress Plugins for your Blog http://bte.tc/cX2 #RTW #
  • RT @jemsconnect: FireEMSBlogs.com: Happy Medic gives a scenario that you might never imagine…http://tinyurl.com/commanddecision #
  • RT @Buckman: I just bought my daughter a too-too. This is foreign to me…and absurd. ^ It's spelled "Tu-Tu" dude #
  • RT @AmboDriver: All Right, You Medblogging Slackers!: The submissions deadline for The Handover is only a week away! http://bit.ly/4CXQrI #
  • @AmboDriver I've got one for ya' – if the dispatchers would stop yelling at me to do stuff I'd get it to you. Look for it later today in reply to AmboDriver #
  • RT @medicTHREE: New blog post: Colleague http://medicthree.fireemsblogs.com/2009/12/colleague/ #
  • RT @theHappyMedic: More #CoEMS video?! You know it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EZRIgoG-DA You've seen the RRC, now see the engine. #
  • @medicTHREE I'd love to be at 700. I'm under 200 and would love tips on how to get more in reply to medicTHREE #
  • I feel like a city medic. I've been runnin my frozen little tookus off today… I can has nap? #
  • RT @EMSWeek: Life and Times of a Rookie Paramedic: How cold is too cold??: Life and Times of a Rookie Paramedic. http://bit.ly/5dCF9v #
  • RT @slichten01: Some nights on the ambo are just fun. Not necessarily the types of calls just the people. Last night was hilarious ^ ditto #
  • RT @Chrismedic: It's been crazy busy all night. Can't wait for this night to end ^ I got my butt handed to me in a sling as well #
  • http://bit.ly/67FCPb – Did you hear the EMSgarage Blogger Throwdown with Dr. Wesley? Just wow… @ginakaiser and I are listening now. Fun! #
  • @geekymedic I think she has two tweets… but she's here! She actually started my Social Media stuff. W/o her, I wouldn't be here in reply to geekymedic #

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I am working on two big articles to put up here that I hope to run early next week. Starting pretty much right now I’ll be tweeting things about them as part of an audience participation thing. One of the articles comments on everything you forgot you already knew about volunteer staffing trends (hint: Stop believing that stuff about the “volunteer shortage” It’s crap and it doesn’t exist) and the other one adds an idea that we can roll out for EMS 2.0 tomorrow iffn we want to that can also increase your department’s income immediately.

So yea, I think that I’ve thought of something good.

On another self-promotion kind of note, I’m sure that you’ve heard of the EMS Garage Podcast. (Http://www.EMSgarage.com) I will be participating in a live podcast tomorrow night (Monday night) that will be on at 10pm ET, 8pm MT, and 9pm Central (my time). It’s going to feature some of the biggest EMS bloggers out there (and me too!) and we’re apparently accepting a throwdown by Dr. Keith Wesley. I can’t wait. Log on to Http://www.emsgarage.com to click on and listen in. My intellegence has it that Happy and Medic999 are going to be there, as well as Greg Friese from Http://www.everdayemstips.com. We’ve got a great group. Come in and listen.

Look in tomorrow for some good stuff.

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