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Training
Lots of mosquitoes, gnats, hot weather, high humidity and grass to cut! Ahhh, the usual southern summer, but for us the summer also means an increased work load with all the MVA, cardiovascular, seizure and diabetic patients, just to name a few categories. In turn, the fatigue factor increases and we find our tempers short and our patience limited but then that is the life of a medic. For whatever reason we chose this line of work. I like this quote of Charles Dickens'. "Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts. " It sounds as though he was writing a description of the proper bedside manner for a Medic.

Anyway, what about training? There are many changes taking place, some will be very obvious, such as the decrease in the number of 1ST classes per year and some will be subtle changes. The didactic format falls in the subtle category but you will notice the changes month by month. You will also notice that the 1ST calendar is different. That yearly style is just too small for the amount of training that we do, so now I will issue a monthly calendar three to six months in advance and possibly set up a text version for the entire year.

Even the training room is undergoing some modifications with the addi­tion of ceiling speakers, amplifier, mixer, and a ceiling mounted projector. As your training officer, I have changed too. I now look 25 years old, weigh 180 pounds, and look like Brad Pitt. Okay, okay, I'm lying about that part but the other stuff is true.

There is more change down the road but at least change is the one constant for us- think about it! Have a safe summer.

David Exum