@benabo

Int'l man of mystery frequently making history. EM/#EMSphysician, wilderness/austere EMS specialist, US&R specialist, Venom Response Doc, Sharkweek Doc

 On the move... usually Florida
Joined January 2008
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Adding this to my recent knowledge pearl from Dr. Ben Abo @benabo - that giraffes don’t vomit. #NewsYouCanUse
William Aird@WilliamAird423 May 2024
1/2 OXYGEN DISSOCIATION CURVE What does it mean to shift to the left? 1. Higher affinity for oxygen 2. Less oxygen unloading in tissue 3. Lower P50
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Our 2024 Lecture Series begins w/ Dr. Ben Abo (@benabo) lecturing on Snakes of the American Southeast, June 19th at 5P. FAWM credits available via @WildMedSociety. Register via this QR code or at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… #wildmed #wildernessmedicine #FAWM #venomology #medtwitter
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I HATE AI based customer-lack-of-service. Looking at you @FirstNetGov ridiculous That’s the tweet. First one in almost a year? Months? Whatever. Ugh
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Tourniquet on a snake bite? You know @benabo has the answer… only on the escalator! @UKROBL1 gets the low down on the way down! @HISTORY @NAEMSP @EaglesGather
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Replying to @AmericanAir
@AmericanAir Delayed for maintenance and plane switch by 3 hours. Then that suddenly Delayed last minute by 49 mins. Then we walk halfway down jetway and you pull us off for pilot time out. Then say customer service that way: closed. Go to another desk: closed. Directed to 3rd…
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No one there. 2 hour wait for phone… I have two small dogs and the 4 elderly people I was helping.
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What is your least favorite online meeting platform, and how do you avoid being forced to use @MicrosoftTeams ? I really think I will refuse to be on a meeting that uses Teams.
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Is there some way I can stop getting tweet alerts in feed & whatnot that are just BS political hate stuff? Just want some pure #EMS and #MedTwitter
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Heading to the other left coast (San Diego) for a mere 25 hrs to teach some good ol’ EMS. #CarmenSandiAbo
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Please spread the word!
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I was dispatched to the airport at the baggage claim area for an unconscious person. People really were upset when I got there but I said it’s ok… she will Come around Because she was ON the carousel
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This delivery made my WEEK! @brick_ems
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Mick has no idea I signed him up to do karaoke with us @WADEM_PDM #newtraditions
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Getting ready to rep my departments, @MiamiDadeFire @StormPoint1 & my fellow BAFEMSD guild member Dr Steenberg this afternoon. #WADEM2023
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Some of the great posters here at #WADEM2023
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I think @naemsp needs to get to it with a real conference opening like this. @WADEM_PDM
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Excited another @WADEM_PDM meeting starts! Haven’t made it since 2017 in Toronto.
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My @MiamiDadeFire boys champions!
Benjamin Zabar@BenZabar6 May 2023
Partying with the winners of the sim competition. Yo, @benabo where you at?
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My name is Dr Ben Abo, and I support this message. :-) Also, I carry vet wrap or coban for certain out of hospital environments especially here as a Floridamanologist.
Benjamin Zabar@BenZabar4 May 2023
Okay, here it is. Listen up and make sure you teach your new medics/interns etc. This is not acceptable. We work too hard to get lines to just lose 'em. This dog won't hunt. Let's show some ways to secure it like you are going to carry the patient down the stairs. #EMS #FOAMed
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Multi casualty drowning incident due seafoam leading to 5 fatal and 1 non fatal drowning in highly experienced watermen / Surfers Vital lessons to take home #wcsm23 #surfingmed
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Thanks a lot, once again, Desantis. Can we speak with experts before making unfunded mandates for your own woke propaganda? If U did, I’m ears. I support buying local, but come on… there are people actually trying to help & save people/property/wildlife. local10.com/news/local/2023/…

Florida’s ban of Chinese drones leaves local fire, police scrambling to rebuild fleets

Florida has banned state and local government entities from using Chinese drones, grounding dozens of police and fire drones in South Florida and leaving agencies scrambling to find hundreds of...

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