Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P, WEMT, 2008 Dec 26, Greg Friese

Winter has finally arrived in central Wisconsin. I know it's getting cold because the dog comes back to the porch as soon as he's finished with his business. No time to dilly dally with smells and rabbit...

Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P, WEMT, 2008 Oct 15, Greg Friese

With blood oozing between the hiker's fingers and running down her arm, it was obvious she had a cut on her hand. She elevated her injured right hand while applying pressure with her left hand. I asked,...

Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P, WEMT, 2008 Jul 23, Greg Friese

It was a late fall evening in northern Wisconsin when we finally found the fisherman. He barely had the energy to keep his head above water. He was wearing boots, heavy clothing and no life jacket when...

Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P, WEMT, 2008 Jun 18, Greg Friese

I've received several e-mails about a child who died from a drowning several hours after his submersion event. The event is being called a parking lot or secondary drowning. With drowning in general, a...

Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P, WEMT, 2008 May 16, Greg Friese

"Greg can you take a look at this," one of my hunting companions asked from the other side of the cabin. I dread this question. My response is always "what do you think it is and where exactly is it?"...