Can someone please tell me what type of job is there that can never be outsourced, but is present in every country in the world? What is the profession where the whole world is united in one language and one goal? When can you be paid to travel to some of the most beautiful places [...]
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How to compress a 1.5 hour meeting into 10 minutes.
So I’m sitting in a meeting but it is not a meeting. The clock reads 1:04 and the meeting should have started at 1:00. No one else is here, so I check my calendar to ensure that I am in the right place. I’ve got the right room and right time but am alone nonetheless. [...]
Three Ts of EMS question
My lab is developing diagnostic devices for neurologic emergencies and we can task them to do certain things. Generally a diagnostic can provide information about how to Triage a patient, Where or how to Transport the patient and how to Treat the patient. So locally we talk about the three Ts. Just to be clear, [...]
Geeks at play are geeky.
Ever wonder what esoteric erudite academics do to challenge ourselves? No, I guess that is not a burning question on society’s psyche. But, I’ll enlighten you anyway because it is entertaining in a juvenile and jovial way. I was with a group of junior researchers in Oxford England and we were comparing our academic conquests [...]
Writing strategies and writers’ block.
With the eclectic mix of writing tasks, I have ended up with different writing strategies to get the job done.
China trip and scientific conference on a cruise ship.
I say that I am a geek amongst geeks with pride.
Back From China
Hi All, Sorry for the prolonged absence. I was at a conference on a cruise ship in China. Yes indeed life is rough. A week in China and three days cruising along the three gorges river touring the gorges, the dam and “ghost” city; affectionately known as “hell city” by some of the locals. There [...]
Why “Trauma” needs to die young.
NBC’s Trauma will have negative ramifications for the EMS world and should be cancelled.
My Blog’s Formula
Formulaic is geek-speak for having a protocol.
Interview Concerning My Ambulance Education
Greg Friese interview; My Ambulance Education. Recently I was interviewed by Greg Friese concerning My Ambulance Education and it was great fun. Greg had graciously supplied me with some sample questions he would start with and that helped break the ice. We talked about the general contents of the book and why I wrote it. [...]
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