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Audio: Musculoskeletal Assessment Tips

Buck Feris shares musculoskeletal injury assessment tips in a short audio recording (4 minutes). Buck is a Paramedic and EMS educator in Louisville, Kentucky. He is also a co-host of the EMSEduCast and creator/producer of Copy Code Three – a new podcast where ordinary people tell stories about their extra ordinary lives. [display_podcast] Share your […]

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How to Become a Published EMS Author

I am regularly asked by other EMTs and Paramedics about how to publish an article and become a published EMS author. There are lots of opportunities for EMS professionals to write articles for print and online publications and review or even write textbook chapters, as well as supporting learning materials. Follow these Everyday EMS Tips […]

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5 Reasons to have a List of EMS Agency Website Visitors

How many visitors come to your EMS agency’s website? Who are those people? Can you email them when you update your website with news, staff promotions, or injury prevention tips? Certainly an up-to-date website is important, but having an ongoing relationship with your website visitors is even more important. Building a list of website visitors […]

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Therapeutic Hypothermia: PowerPoint presentation

Medicine is dynamic. One rapidly changing area of medicine is care of post-resuscitation of cardiac arrest patients. Did you know patients are being intentionally cooled to improve neurological outcomes? Anne Cloutare, EMS Program Director for Centura Health shares this presentation by Dr. Paul Davidson on Slideshare.net. Take a few minutes and review his slides about […]

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JEMS Magazine Available in Digital Format

JEMS Magazine is now available as digital magazine download. Browse to JEMS.com to subscribe to the digital version. Here are three Everyday EMS reasons to read trade publications – print or digital: 1. Medicine is dynamic. Assessment and treatment practices are always changing. Articles and advertisements in trade magazines can help you stay up-to-date with […]

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June 27: National HIV Testing Day

June 27, 2009 is National HIV Testing Day. According to the CDC National HIV Testing Day, “promotes testing as an important strategy to prevent and control transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States.” As an EMS professional you know the important of selecting and using personal protective equipment to minimize the risk […]

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Tips for Patient Assessment Training Scenarios

EMS Educators and Training Officers need to design patient assessment scenarios that reflect the actual places and conditions we find patients. Once students understand the basics of patient assessment, move simulations out of classrooms and labs and into environments that better simulate the real world. Read more tips about designing effective patient assessment training scenarios […]

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Tips for EMS Response to Summer Camps

This summer millions of children will visit day and residential summer camps. Camp programs are hosted at YMCAs, churches, Boys and Girls Clubs, and traditional residential camp settings. I am certain there is a summer camp in your service area. Are you prepared to respond to a summer camp? Do you know where high risk […]

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Tips to Prepare for an Accelerated Paramedic Program

Jim Hoffman, the EMS Professional, recently discussed the differences between accelerated (1 year or less) paramedic certification and degree programs (2 years or more) for paramedics. You can listen to his full discussion with this Blog Talk Radio episode. During the conversation Jim shares severe important tips for students that don’t have the time or […]

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Video Review of Resuscitate!

Watch a video review of the book, Resuscitate!: How Your Community Can Improve Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. In Resuscitate!, Dr. Mickey Eisenberg, outlines the steps EMS providers, medical directors, policy makers and concerned citizens can take to improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest. ParamedicTV is powered by EMS1.com Dr. Eisenberg applies the lessons learned […]