Another Day After

Here it is another day after a national tragedy Yesterday May 20th saw another round of tornadoes ravaging the heartland of our country. My name sake city in Oklahoma, Moore, was very hard hit. My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected in the area.. You all are not alone. I heard from [...]

April’s Gear Review Winner!

Our friend and fan Andy is a fire fighter and EMT protecting and serving his community in Holland Michigan. Andy and his fellow first responder’s use our Trauma Pack Plus, Ultra Vue Backboards, Breathsaver and the Pack Case Triple. His bag of choice is our Trauma Pack Plus. Check out Andy’s thoughts on our Trauma [...]

Education

Here I am again, back after a slight absence. So where have I been this time you might ask. Well I have been undergoing some additional testing for my autoimmune disease. Then there was an additional spot on the brain found during the testing. And I made it all through the Fall and Winter and [...]

Health Issues Related to Prolonged Asbestos Exposure

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Many first responders are exposed to dangerous chemicals on the job. One of the most common many fire fighters are exposed to is asbestos. Our friend Faith Franz from the Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com would like to inform all of health issues that you can have after long term asbestos exposure. Thanks to increasing public [...]

The Day After

I am from Massachusetts. Born and raised here and landed only 100 miles away from my place of birth. Yesterday, Monday April 15th was a special holiday in Massachusetts that celebrates the start of the American Revolution. It is a fine holiday in Massachusetts that not only celebrates the “shot heard around the world” but [...]

New Contest! Review Your Iron Duck Gear

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Do you own some Iron Duck gear? Have you used your Trauma Pack Plus on more calls then you care to remember? Does the Backpack Plus keep you organized and hands free? Well we want to hear what you think! Send us a review of your favorite Iron Duck product! Bag, board, immobilization device – [...]

Home Town Hero

Well gang I am back. Back from where you ask? First there was the lack of a computer which has stymied my writing. Even though I have a universal power supply and a surge protector when that power line was severed by a tree limb, the surge took out my hard drive. I am amazed [...]

There is one in Every Crowd

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Here we are again. And as promised, a new story about one of our paramedic students. Age and time dull the memory of this students name but that he was from Long Island remains fresh in my memory. After our normal introductions on our first day together, he proceeded to tell his rather poor preceptors [...]

Changing Your Life in Order to Live Healthier

Tags: diet emily walsh exercise guest mesothelioma veterans

Our friend Emily from the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance wanted to reach out to each of you. She is passionate about helping our service members and their families to take care of themselves the best that they can. Today she’d like to let you know about some of the simple ways to start taking care of [...]

“Lucky to Have Been Where I Have Been”

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Greetings all! Today, writing from my house overlooking the tracks, on a warm winter’s day. Does that mean I come from the wrong or right side of the tracks? If you hadn’t heard, the Holidays are officially over, except for my house where the shut offs for the Christmas lights are buried and frozen in [...]