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Something Winter This Way Comes

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Firefighter / Paramedic @DidlakeDW A 50 y/o Male was taking his dog for a leisurely stroll through the park when he suddenly experienced new onset chest discomfort. EMS personnel found him seated on a bench, uncomfortable, but without gross distress. MICU transport was unremarkable.

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My Burnout

The Overrun

I’ve been in EMS a long time. Of everything I’ve done in my adult life, I’ve enjoyed EMS the most, and it’s been good to me. Of everything I’ve done in my adult life, I’ve enjoyed EMS the most, and it’s been good to me. I saw our shiny new MICU vehicles become like us. I got burned out. The calls kept coming.

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