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Lessons From the Bench SeatEMS commentary, education, and hard-earned field lessons from Mike Doss, the Old Grumpy Paramedic.
A word before we roll out
Climb on in. Slide over. Let’s talk.
This is the bench seat—where the real lessons happen, somewhere between the last call and the next one.
Fresh EMT, salty medic, fire-service lifer, or just nosy about how dysfunctional this job actually is—doesn’t matter. There’s room.
If you’ve spent any time around EMS, a firehouse, or a busload of drunk college kids at 2 a.m., none of this is going to faze you. If your whole life has been spent in polite company at your favorite house of worship… buckle up. This might sting a little.
It won’t always be gentle. It will always be honest, patient-centered, and told exactly like it happened.
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