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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

How medics change lives long after the call

We profoundly affect others, right now and far into the future

August 22, 2013 06:31 AM

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Death on the fifth of July

Festivites turn tragic and medics bear witness

July 09, 2013 04:39 AM

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Fantasy EMS-ball: Hitting for the cycle

Baseball offers one of the purest comparisons — a heady game of technical precision, where numbers and probabilities reign

June 25, 2013 04:50 AM

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Redemption of an EMS gangster

Life sometimes comes full circle

June 05, 2013 06:35 PM

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Top 7 funniest conversations heard on the job

There is something special about the cab of an ambulance — it’s our own little world where we can vent, be honest or simply crack each other up

May 20, 2013 05:37 PM

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When we work together, great things happen

Dispatch, a homeless man, medics, firefighters and ER staff all played their part in this save

May 06, 2013 10:15 AM

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The Boston bombings: EMS efforts made me proud, humble

Any responder worth his or her salt them wishes they were there

April 16, 2013 06:54 AM

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Scrub Lady and the price of calling 911

Sometimes getting the last word in works

April 03, 2013 06:06 PM

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The international language of EMS

A Spanish speaking asthma attack looks a lot like an English speaking one

March 11, 2013 04:30 PM

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The Darwin Awards: Six surreal EMS calls

The calls that test your resolve, challenge your wits and push your patience to the limit are the surreal ones...

February 11, 2013 08:05 AM

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