Posts Tagged ‘EMT’
What’s it take to save lives for a living? – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Public safety jobs were once reserved for the best of the best, derived through rigorous testing, background checks and psychological screenings. The pool of applicants was vast because the pay was a little better than average and the benefits far better. Healthcare for life and a pension after twenty years…
Read MoreRead With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Chapter 15
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Chapter 15 November What Took So Long A man in Cranston dies while waiting for help to arrive. His widow grieves. As days progress the questions start: Why did it take so long for help to arrive? Where were they? Could he have been saved? The answer may shock you.…
Read MoreRead With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Chapter 13
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Chapter 13 – Helmets He could have been my brother or friend or a guy I work with. If not for the drool dripping from the corner of his mouth and helmet he wore on his head, he looked like your typical thirty-eight-year-old guy. He lived with people three times…
Read MoreRead With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Chapter 12
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Chapter 12 August – Mercy The fifteen floors of the Hartford Avenue housing projects loomed behind us as we walked through the oppressive late-night air toward our patient’s apartment. She lived in a one-level unit, identical to others scattered about the area, some urban planners’ good intentions gone bad. Broken…
Read MoreRead With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Chapter 9
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Chapter 9 Different Worlds At 0330 hours, Rescue 1 responded to a home on Blackstone Boulevard for a fifty-two-year-old female suffering from back pain. We arrived at 0335. The groundskeeper met us at the end of the driveway and escorted us past a Bentley and a Mercedes, through a beautifully…
Read MoreRead With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Ch. 6
by Michael Morse, contributing writer February Sleep Tight The city is lively tonight, the usual suspects drunk and helpless providing a steady stream of 911 calls. Toby Keith is playing to a sold-out Dunk. The “granny drop” has been in full swing since this morning. Super Bowl Sunday and all, no room for sick old…
Read MoreRead With US: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Ch. 5
by Michael Morse, contributing writer, excerpts from his book, City Life Take a breathtaking ride ride along with emergency responders. Rescue Lieutenant Michael Morse brings you into the homes, minds and hearts of the people who live in one of America’s oldest and most diverse cities. He takes you along for a breathtaking ride as…
Read More