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Chief Alan Cowen was inspired by a train crash he witnessed as a child to become 鈥渙ne of the rescuers鈥�
Your junior paramedic will learn first-hand about common childhood emergencies and what they can do to help
Earn CEUs with this compilation of calls from real EMS cases
Australian Paramedic Sunny Whitfield shares tales from the lighter side of paramedicine, adventure and life
Learning to coach yourself and create habits for success are critical early steps so you can better manage your members
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Listen as author Jennifer Murphy recounts her time on the streets of New York City during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it inspired her recent book
鈥淔irst Responder鈥� covers EMT Jennifer Murphy鈥檚 experience throughout the pandemic and working under 鈥渢he city鈥檚 long-broken EMS system鈥�
21-year paramedic Graeme Taylor shares witty, uncensored insights into the life of a first responder
The personal risks and magnitude of suffering with the pandemic are something no one should have to face alone
John Shaw鈥檚 78-second call with United Airlines Flight 93 passenger, Edward Felt, is part of a new book titled 鈥淭he Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11鈥�
In this book, two veteran paramedics explore the characteristics needed to succeed in time critical emergencies in prehospital medicine
A retired rescue captain looks back on a career of helping others and tells the stories of doing his best to make a difference
Paramedic Natalie Harris shares her experience with post-traumatic stress, overdose and addiction, stemming from a disturbing call
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Race from one call to the next as Michael Morse goes from facing life and death emergencies to treating minor injuries and carting drunks to detox
鈥淭errorism & the Medical Environment鈥� is designed to help save lives, money, property and medical professionals who are the victims and saviors of terrorist attacks
In this EMS novel excerpt one medic is willing to enter a dangerous scene because she doesn鈥檛 want to see her husband, a cop, but her partner wants the opportunity for confrontation
A scene two EMS providers thought was 鈥渟afe鈥� turned out to be much worse than the terrible weather outside
Maia Szalavitz鈥檚 鈥淯nbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction,鈥� argues for a radical rethinking of addiction with a new emphasis on learning
Daniel Cole was offered a six-figure contract for his series about a detective in the sights of a serial killer; he said his experience as a paramedic fed into his writing
Retired public safety pilot Kevin McDonald writes the story he has never been able to speak about a WWII aviator and his beautiful bride
鈥淚n the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction鈥� is a must-read for medics and their self-preservation
Kevin Hazzard joins the podcast to talk about the experiences of being a paramedic in the Grady EMS system
Michael Morse joins the podcast to talk about the inspiration behind his books
Two shifts into an EMS career is when paramedic and author Kevin Hazzard witnessed his first patient death
An excerpt from an action-packed dark comedy that takes readers on a tour through the world of EMS
C.B. Garris takes readers inside New York City EMS and what it meant to become a 鈥淢ember of the Service鈥� in this excerpt from 鈥淧ARAMEDIC: M.O.S.鈥�
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