OK, let's try this again. I've attempted a blog in the past, and just couldn't stick with it. After reading many EMS related blogs over the past few months, I decided that my earlier problem was a lack of focus. So I'm taking a new approach, and sticking to a subject I know well enough to fool someone into giving me a job.
Since this is the first post, an introduction is in order for those of you that don't know me. (Lucky you!)
My name is Mike Hasty. I'm 42 years old, married to an ICU nurse, with two kids. (Girl, 8 and boy, 5. More about them later.) We live in rural Kansas, where I work for a county ambulance service, and Cassie, my wife, works for a local hospital. I've been a paramedic for the past 10 years, and have been with my current employer for the past 6 1/2 years. That time on the job actually makes me one of the senior paramedics at this agency. I'm a USMC veteran, and served in Desert Storm. (The OTHER Gulf War.) I can be sarcastic, cranky, and intolerant of other people's stupidity. I hate politics, but generally consider myself a somewhat left of center independent. Deal with it. Or not, it's not my problem. (See? I TOLD you I could be cranky.)
I have stories to tell. Some I want to tell, and some I NEED to tell. You may or may not be able to pick out which story is from which group. I probably won't specify. I hope people will read and comment. I love to hear from others, and let's face it- the EMS providers that read this stuff can probably use the group therapy. We are not generally recognized as the most psychologically stable group of people out there, and can use all the help we can get. Especially if it's free.
So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. The road could get twisted...
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