McCabe Ambulance with Michael McCabe

PodcastLast updated Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Michael McCabe, host of the EMS World Podcast and Director/CEO of McCabe Ambulance in New Jersey joins us for this episode of the Don't Risk It! podcast. McCabe talks about what keeps him up at night and the issues he's observed in the ambulance service. Listen to his answer to the question posed by host Chris Rodgers, "if you were to provide a one key piece of advice to a newly certified EMS practitioner, what would that be?"

Listen to his EMS World podcast by clicking here https://emsworldpodcasts.podbean.com

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