Michael Morse

Behind the Patient: Street Portraits

Michael Morse

Captain Michael Morse (ret.), mmorsepfd@aol.com, is the bestselling author of Rescuing Providence, Rescue 1 Responding, City Life and Mr. Wilson Makes it Home. Michael has been active in EMS since 1991 and offers his views on a variety of EMS and firefighting topics, focusing mainly on the interaction between patient and provider as a well respected columnist and speaker. Captain Morse is a Johnson/Macoll fellow in literature from the Rhode Island Foundation. Follow Michael on Twitter and Facebook.

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Remain calm: Assessing and treating panic attacks
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Anxiety and emotion can spiral into respiratory compromise that is self-reinforcing, frightening and an EMS-treatable emergency
Why no one will ever understand you like your EMS partner
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There is something sacred inside the cab of the world's ambulances
Who better than EMS to reflect the spirit of the season?
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EMS providers bring comfort, calm and cheer to the lives of people who need us the most
The Star of Life: a shining symbol of what it means to be in EMS
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This symbol shows that we belong to something important and we are part of the power, strength and knowledge of every EMT
Powerful moments: The rollercoaster of life in EMS
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Making connections with the patients you treat and transport can allow you to feel the magic
Why a personal connection opens your mind to the patient as a person
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EMS providers are more than personal space invaders. The connections we form with the patient can be the key to creating an environment of healing
Responding to a mass casualty incident is unimaginable
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First responders are trained to respond to emergencies, but many are unprepared for the unbelievable trauma that accompanies a mass casualty incident
When a life unravels what happens to dreams?
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Surviving the fall – a jump really – might be the easiest step for a young woman whose life unraveled before she had a chance to live it
Book excerpt: A quarter-century of a responder's emergency calls inspire 'Rescue 911'
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A retired rescue captain looks back on a career of helping others and tells the stories of doing his best to make a difference
Are EMS providers first responders?
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Separating community health care and 911 response will help distinguish EMS as first responders
A radio and a reason: Are you sure you are dying?
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Little white lies, lying by omission and honesty as the best policy – the things we say as EMS providers
The 8 things I'd tell my 21-year-old EMS self
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Nobody is born with the ability to respond to 911 calls, but these perspectives can help anyone in EMS provide better care and appreciate the ride
How to handle the change EMS forces on you
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After accepting that personal change is inevitable, here is how you can begin to handle that change for you and your family
Keeping control by letting it go
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The calm, quiet professionalism of EMS roars like thunder when chaos rules
Why I came to accept being called an 'ambulance driver'
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The public sees what they want to see and I've come to accept that they see EMTs and paramedics as people driving ambulances
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