Who Runs This Site
Lessons From the Bench Seat is written and operated by Mike Doss, the Old Grumpy Paramedic. Questions, correction requests, privacy requests, and copyright concerns may be sent to [email protected].
Privacy: What We Collect
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How Information Is Used and Handled
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Medical and Educational Disclaimer
Everything published here is for general educational and informational purposes. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, legal advice, agency policy, a clinical protocol, or medical direction. Nothing on this site establishes a provider-patient, instructor-student, attorney-client, or other professional relationship.
Medical evidence, equipment, protocols, and standards change. Although reasonable efforts are made to present accurate information and identify sources, no promise is made that every article is complete, error-free, or current. Verify clinical information independently and follow applicable law, current evidence, medical direction, and your state, local, and agency protocols.
Patient Stories and Confidentiality
Patient examples are fictionalized, de-identified, composite accounts, or otherwise altered to protect privacy. They are used to teach a lesson, not to provide enough breadcrumbs for somebody to identify a patient. Any resemblance to a specific person beyond the author’s expressly identified lived experience is unintended.
Opinions, Employers, and Accountability
The ideas, opinions, stories, lessons, and attitudes expressed here are Mike Doss’s alone. They do not speak for, represent, or reflect the views, policies, or positions of any current or previous employer, client, agency, school, publisher, professional organization, or credentialing body. If something here steps on your toes, those are Mike’s boots—not theirs.
Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
These ideas, opinions, stories, and lessons come from Mike’s lived experience as a retired 32-year street paramedic and current EMS educator. AI may serve as an editor, sounding board, research assistant, and creative partner—not as the author. The experiences are his. The craftsmanship is collaborative. The accountability, sass, grit, and attitude are all his.
Books and Outside Links
Links to books may lead to third-party retailers. Mike Doss is the author of the books presented on this site and may receive ordinary author royalties when they are purchased. He does not receive a referral commission merely because someone clicks those links. Other websites control their own content, availability, prices, accessibility, security, and privacy practices.
Copyright and Permitted Use
Unless otherwise credited, the writing, branding, and original artwork on this site are protected by copyright and belong to Mike Doss. You may share links and brief excerpts with clear attribution. Republishing complete articles, removing attribution, selling the material, or using the artwork or writing to train, market, or populate another product requires prior written permission.
Use of This Site
Use the site lawfully and do not attempt to disrupt it, impersonate its author, scrape personal information, bypass security, or present its educational content as individualized professional advice. Access may be limited when reasonably necessary to protect the site or its readers.
No Guarantees; Limits of Responsibility
The site and its content are provided as available, without guarantees about uninterrupted access, completeness, accuracy, or fitness for a particular purpose. You remain responsible for how you interpret or use the information. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the site owner is not responsible for losses arising from reliance on the content or from third-party services and links.
Corrections and Changes
If a factual error needs attention, send it to the contact address above. Material corrections may be made when warranted. These terms may also be updated as the site, mailing list, or applicable requirements change; the effective date at the top will show the latest revision.