Michael Morse

Behind the Patient: Street Portraits

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.

LATEST ARTICLES

Stop waiting for an EMS invite to citywide policy discussions

City leaders attempt to address a worsening panhandling problem, but ignore EMS, the experts most likely to understand why people are on the streets

October 12, 2016 09:23 AM

Michael Morse

EMS: The experience of a lifetime

Every second of a 25-year career of mundane calls, sleepless nights and nightmares was worth it

August 04, 2016 04:05 PM

Michael Morse

Is fire-based EMS destroying our best EMTs?

Immersion in cynicism takes a toll on the mind, body and spirit and those who sense their values slipping to often get off the ambulance and onto a fire company

July 05, 2016 03:18 PM

Michael Morse

Impaired consciousness isn’t just for EMS patients

Use the EMS “Go to Sleep” checklist to see if lack of sleep is making you or your partner dangerous to one another, your patients and the community

June 03, 2016 02:05 PM

Michael Morse

Clinical

How labeling a patient’s problem ‘impaired consciousness’ keeps me objective

I make sure people suffering from alcoholism receive the same level of professionalism as every other patient

April 26, 2016 10:59 AM

Michael Morse

Safety

This patient is going to kill me before we make it to the hospital

The only thing between me and certain death at the hands of a psychopath is a seat belt and portable radio

March 17, 2016 08:40 AM

Michael Morse

Infant ‘not breathing’ is the start of a ‘good day’

Read this excerpt of “City Life” by author, EMT and EMS1 columnist Michael Morse

December 25, 2015 05:07 PM

Michael Morse

Legal Issues

DNR order: Should we do what is best for our patients or for ourselves?

This is the choice I made when a man was dying and the family couldn’t find the do-not-resuscitate paperwork

November 04, 2015 04:06 PM

Michael Morse

EMS Training and Education

3 things you need to know to be a confident medic

There are three things every EMS provider needs to focus on to get the job done confidently and competently

October 06, 2015 07:23 PM

Michael Morse

EMS Training and Education

Active shooter incident: Overcome adrenaline to focus on one patient at a time

The lone wolf shooter is our biggest threat, but we need to assess and treat patients just as we would on every other shift

October 02, 2015 08:10 PM

Michael Morse