Well here we are Minnesota is celebrating another EMS week, I honestly do not know how many of these I have been to, I used to not actually care.
I am reflecting on how this industry has changed over twenty some odd years. The tools we use are different, the skill sets required are just that much more advanced, and the knowledge level required is higher still.
I often joke that I am one of the last old school Paramedics I know, I can remember using MAST trousers in the field, as well as defibrillating with paddles, mostly because the service I worked for was to cheap to buy a defib that had hands free.

Things change, but we still go out when those tones drop.

Happy EMS Week, may the E.R. have decent snacks for you.