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Mike McEvoy
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- Clifton Park, NY
- United States
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Fire Life SPORTS
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Off Duty with Kevin Shea
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Mike McEvoy posted a blog postSoaring with EMS Eagles in Dallas
Harold C. Cohen commented on Mike McEvoy's blog post Free EMS Care: We Can Blame OurselvesMike McEvoy posted a blog postFree EMS Care: We Can Blame Ourselves
Mike McEvoy posted a blog postContagion: Possible or Not?
Profile Information
- Lives in:
- Clifton Park, NY
- Department:
- Saratoga County
- Title/rank:
- EMS Coordinator
- Years of public service:
- 35
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Recruitment and retention, safety
- Web site:
- http://www.mikemcevoy.com
Mike McEvoy's Blog
Soaring with EMS Eagles in Dallas
Which is better: letting pain and muscle spasm immobilize an injured spine or doing it with the same tools we’ve used for decades? Should hypothermia begin DURING the arrest? Do response times make any difference whatsoever in patient outcomes? The answers to these and other hot EMS topics were intensely debated in Dallas last week at the 14th annual Gathering of Eagles, EMS State of the Science Conference.
The U.S. Metropolitan Municipalities EMS Medical Directors…
ContinuePosted on February 29, 2012 at 2:00pm
Free EMS Care: We Can Blame Ourselves
The recent news coverage of Chicago Fire Department losing big bucks to unreimbursed refusal of transport calls is not a problem unique to Chicago. Sure, asthmatics will call for an albuterol treatment when caught without their own medications and some hypoglycemic patients…
ContinuePosted on September 29, 2011 at 10:00am — 1 Comment
Contagion: Possible or Not?
The recently released Warner Bros. movie, Contagion details the fictional outbreak of a deadly and highly contagious novel respiratory virus. While some aspects of the movie are improbable, a major outbreak of a deadly disease could really happen. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was extensively involved in the production of Contagion which was partially filmed at their headquarters in Atlanta. If anyone…
ContinuePosted on September 16, 2011 at 9:23am
CDC On Zombie Apocalypse: Are Ya Kiddin' Me?
Not sure how I missed this last week, but our illustrious Centers for Disease Control (CDC) posted a May 16, 2011 set of instructions to help citizens prepare for a potential Zombie Apocalypse. Now, I'm not sure about you, but this tongue-in-cheek instructional set seems a bit out of line for our national health information web source. The CDC has long maintained high quality, authoritative, and well…
ContinuePosted on May 24, 2011 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments
A Pen Can Kill You
Just ask Lazar Greenfield, MD, a world renowned surgeon from the University of Michigan. Dr. Greenfield's recent Valentines Day editorial in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) newsletter cost him the Presidency of the 77,000 member group he was poised to assume in October. In the surgery news editorial, which some found demeaning to women, Greenfield described semen as a female mood enhancer and suggested that, "there's a deeper bond…
ContinuePosted on April 28, 2011 at 2:37pm
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 2:45am on July 23, 2009,
Todd McKee said… - Hi Mike!
Did you attend my class at FDIC cal Emergency Response to UNique HazMAt Incidents?
Todd McKee
- At 5:38pm on November 22, 2008,
Rick Fritz said… - I'M HOME EVERYTHING WENT WELL! THE PUMP IS IN AND WORKING! I GO FOR THE FIRST ADJUSTMENT TOWARDS THE THERAPUTIC LEVEL ON WED. YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS WORKED!
THANKS!
RICK
- At 3:32pm on August 7, 2008,
Jenn Ross..aka "J-RO" said… - Mike it was a pleasure meeting you in Tulsa. Stay safe. Jennie Ross
- At 9:04pm on May 16, 2008,
Dave Dalrymple said… - Nice videos BTW !
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