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A while back… when I was in Medic school, our primary teacher Margo, used to have a saying about those […]

Careers for EMTs

When I first started teaching EMT courses a number of years ago, I had a picture in my mind of

Tim Cheves / July 19, 2016

In a previous article, I reviewed the LifeVac anti-choking device. What I didn’t know is the device actually had their

It’s no surprise seeing new EMTs, medics, and, yes, even firefighters go from fit to flab pretty darn quick. To

After many years of attending lectures, workshops, classes and tabletops on incident command, I encountered the EMERGENCY – Fighter’s for Life

Earlier this week, our family went to the Del Mar Fair, just North of San Diego. This fair is one

For some reason, I’m not quite sure why, but being a EMT has become a starting point to either becoming a

Tim Cheves / June 27, 2016

So you couldn’t get enough, huh? Back for more tips and tricks to help you with your airways? Here they

A number of years ago, when I was a fresh-faced EMT student back in Michigan, as part of both Medic

Tim Cheves / June 25, 2016

As simple as the concept of maintaining an airway may be, the real thing can be much more difficult. We