Lots and lots of fireworks will be fired today, July 4, and all weekend long. Be safe as you transport, detonate, and observe fireworks. Greg Friese’s weekly EMS1.com Everyday EMS Tips column discusses fireworks safety.
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Month: July 2009
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Declaration of Independence
On this day, July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson. Today’s holiday commemorates a watershed historical moment. In addition to enjoying spending time with friends and family during the holiday take a few moments to: 1. Thank the emergency responders working on this holiday. Their ongoing efforts […]
Everyday EMS Tips writers and subscribers frequently visit our favorite EMS websites for news, resources, information, and community building. Jim Hoffman, a regular contributor and the EMS Professional educator and blogger, added five more websites to our first list of 5 sites for Every EMT. ParamedicTV.com– Part of EMS1.com but dedicated to videos in the […]
Like it or not, PowerPoint presentations are a mainstay of EMS education. An effective PowerPoint slide deck can enhance your lecture presentation or help facilitate a classroom discussion. Always use PowerPoint slides to make your presentation more effective. Don’t use PowerPoint to display the outline of your lecture of presentation. When preparing a PowerPoint slide […]
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Ambulance Tour for a New Police Officer
I was asked to give an ambulance tour to a new police officer recently. I wrote about that experience and Everyday EMS Tips for ambulance tours for other emergency responders in my weekly column at EMS1.com. Read “New Police Officer Ambulance Tour” at EMS1.com
Buck Feris discusses paramedic field determination of death in a short audio recording (5 minutes). Paramedics need to remember that less is more when writing documentation of death in the patient care report. Buck has observed too many instances where inappropriate or excessive information is gathered that often times disturbs a potential crime scene. Buck […]
This is a guest post by Jim Hoffman. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Yesterday I posted a video about using a field protocol manual and a pocket sized field guide. Jim Hoffman, the EMS professional, contributed this article, about why it is important to have a […]
Do you have a pocket size protocol book or field guide that you carry with you during every shift? I carry our local protocols in my right pant leg protocol (tip: always put your “carry-in” items in the same place so you can find them quickly). I keep my copy of RAPID Paramedic in the […]
This is a guest post by Amber Riviere. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Why not take your service as an EMS organization a step further and make your website a valued community resource? Local citizens and media view your organization as a respected and trusted service, […]