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As someone who spent the better part of a decade -first as an EMT and then later as a Paramedic - I greatly appreciate the blog Maryn McKenna wrote last night about the dangers faced by first responders.
It’s a far more dangerous world for rescuers today than when I worked the streets, so I’ll spare you any of my boring personal war stories, and simply refer you to:
Putting their lives on the line: Meningitis in first responders
- By Maryn McKenna
- November 18, 2010
Thanks Maryn.
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