It crosses boundaries of religion, race and colour and has changed the way that emergency responders are looked at the world over.
It all began with one guy full of chutzpa...
kthanxbai!
http://jumblerant.blogspot.com
Showing posts with label Emergency medical technician. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emergency medical technician. Show all posts
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Eli Beer at TEDMED 2013
This is a great little TedMed talk given by Eli Beer about the nation-wide volunteer organisation that saves thousands of lives every year.
It crosses boundaries of religion, race and colour and has changed the way that emergency responders are looked at the world over.
It all began with one guy full of chutzpa...
kthanxbai!
http://jumblerant.blogspot.com
It crosses boundaries of religion, race and colour and has changed the way that emergency responders are looked at the world over.
It all began with one guy full of chutzpa...
kthanxbai!
http://jumblerant.blogspot.com
Friday, April 2, 2010
Four White Cops, One Angry Black Man
Sounds like a joke or a beginning of a cheesy detective novel?
Its actually another great blog from His Eminence the Ambulance Driver over at his blog, A Day In The Life Of An Ambulance Driver:
Having seen this exact situation pan out time and time again I thought I'd spread the word.
kthanxbai!
Its actually another great blog from His Eminence the Ambulance Driver over at his blog, A Day In The Life Of An Ambulance Driver:
Four White Cops, One Angry Black Man
… and the angry black man was high on drugs and emotionally despondent over the inability to kick his addiction.
And the incident ended not with gunfire, or with the black man writhing on the ground at the end of a Taser, but with the angry black man walking to the ambulance and climbing aboard, of his own free will. The EMTs bandaged the man’s lacerated wrists as he sobbed brokenly, and the cops quietly assured him that they were there to help, not arrest, and that they’d do whatever it took to get the angry black man the help he needed.
And when the angry black man thanked one of the white cops for treating him like a man and a fellow human being, and begged him to accompany him to the hospital, the white cop promised that he’d follow right behind the ambulance, and he’d be there with him in the ER as he went through what was undoubtedly a very frightening time for the angry black man.
He delivered on his promise, too.
That’s how the majority of these encounters go, you know. Doesn’t matter if the cops are white and the angry man is black, or vice versa. With a little compassion and a lot of communication, the vast majority of such incidents end without harm or bloodshed. I see them play out this way every day.
I tell you this story not because it is unusual, but because it isn’t.
You know, just in case you got the opposite impression from what you always see in the news.
Having seen this exact situation pan out time and time again I thought I'd spread the word.
kthanxbai!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Team Rubicon part deux
Team Rubicon keep going from strength to strength and you can follow their Haiti aid and assist goal here, here and here.
Products created to pay for Team Rubicon's supplies and air fares can be found here at CafePress or you can do what I did which is wear a regular t-shirt, know in your heart that you are helping, and send them the cash directly to their PayPal account. Just saying...
The above is a photo taken by the Team last night, of supplies just sitting at the airport.
As Haiti falls from the headlines we should not forget that Team Rubicon are still there helping the wounded and the scarred and scared.
kthanxbai!
Products created to pay for Team Rubicon's supplies and air fares can be found here at CafePress or you can do what I did which is wear a regular t-shirt, know in your heart that you are helping, and send them the cash directly to their PayPal account. Just saying...
The above is a photo taken by the Team last night, of supplies just sitting at the airport.
As Haiti falls from the headlines we should not forget that Team Rubicon are still there helping the wounded and the scarred and scared.
kthanxbai!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Insomniac's Guide to Ambulances
I have worked alongside EMTs for nearly a decade. Some are good, some are bad and some are indifferent.
Ben Yatzbatz falls into a 4th category - bloody amazing. If I were ever in need of a paramedic he would be the one I'd gasp for.
Now go over to his blog and read his latest composition, 'Armchair' definitely worth a visit, trust me!
The Insomniac's Guide to Ambulances
kthanxbai!
Ben Yatzbatz falls into a 4th category - bloody amazing. If I were ever in need of a paramedic he would be the one I'd gasp for.
Now go over to his blog and read his latest composition, 'Armchair' definitely worth a visit, trust me!
The Insomniac's Guide to Ambulances
kthanxbai!
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