Eric Hodson

September 7, 2017

Do Not Fear Disaster

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May 4, 2017

My First Loss

I went to an EMT class over the summer between my first and second year. It was a great program, taught by a crusty old Paramedic with more horror stories than I had ever imagined. One day in particular I remember best. He came to the front of the class and showed us accidents that he had seen. Cars and bodies mangled and disfigured in ways I could never have imagined possible. Watching us cringe, he put down the remote to the slide show.
April 5, 2017

Modesty, Privacy, Dignity

If the person at the time of disrobing has all their facilities, then the hospital gown may seem better suited for a fraternity initiation stunt then the first step into the most advanced medical care in the world. For most patients, conscious or otherwise, the hospital gown is rarely a confidence booster.
April 3, 2017

A Letter To Those Grieving. Step 1: Push In

I want to give you a roadmap for what you are about to experience, to offer you hope and encouragement that this terrible thing does not have to be the thing that destroys you.
March 31, 2017

The Leap

Do you get really frustrated at a coworker who should be way ahead in their career but struggle with the simplest of things? Is there someone you looked up to, but soon discovered that despite their years of experience just aren’t the kind of person you aspire to be? What you are experiencing is what I call “the Gap”, and what you need, is to Leap.
March 21, 2017

I Don’t Want To Be A Patient

We have no reason to look at them, except to look down at them, for the purpose of our job. We conduct our exam, document our findings, and carry on. But if it is true that we are in the preferred seat, then we have the incredible opportunity to exercise that authority and power to make a genuine difference.
March 20, 2017

Why Medicine

If you are trying to convince yourself that you are brave, this is not the career for you.
March 10, 2017

Trauma

In trauma, the fundamental problem is the misappropriation of forces.
March 9, 2017

Silent Scream

This poem, inspired by a patient, grew and evolved through constraint.
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