Read ten quick tips for blood pressure assessment in the Everyday EMS Tips column at EMS1.com. Blood pressure is a measure of perfusion pressure during the contraction and refilling phases of the heart beat. Like any vital sign it is most useful when it is trending over time. Updated 11/16/2011Read Kelly Grayson’s blood pressure assessment […]
You work 12 hours (or even 24 hours) during a very busy ambulance shift and are ready to be home, go for a run, eat dinner and get to bed. However, on your way out the door your supervisor stops you. She tells you that someone has called in sick and wonders if you could […]
Do you need to complete continuing education requirements before the end of the 3rd quarter, year, or before NREMT reregistration? Eleven NEW EPS411.com online EMT education lessons have been added to the RapidCE.com course library. The new online EMT and Paramedic continuing education lessons include updated content to replace existing lessons on capnography, spine injury […]
Effective communication with your dispatcher is vital to positive patient outcome. Get to know each of the dispatchers within your agency, treat them as professionals, and learn how dispatchers communicate on the radio. Everyday EMS Tips contributor Martha Bonnie has worked in three different dispatch centers dispatching fire, EMS, and law enforcement. Read her Every […]
PC Magazine has created a list of 100 top websites for 2009. The websites are grouped into a broad set of categories. At Everyday EMS Tips we have had a couple of posts from contributors Martha Bonnie and Jim Hoffman about our favorite EMS websites. Read these posts: Add to Your Favorites: 5 Sites for […]
Smokey the Bear (aka Smokey Bear) is 65 today. Congratulations Smokey! I certainly appreciate the impact of the most successful marketing campaign ever on preventing wildlife fire. Nonetheless I have mixed feelings about the impact of 65+ years of wildfire suppression on ecological systems, blurring of the urban/wildland interface, and the costs associated with massive […]
For EMS professionals education is ongoing. Although education and training are needed for refresher and relicensing requirements, is also important to always be learning because medicine is dynamic. What we do now we might not do in the future. Some of what we did in the past (15 compressions and 2 breathes) we don’t do […]
Have you ever had to post as EMS standby for a special event like a running race, triathlon, county fair, political rally, or other mass gathering? This is an event that could have clearly benefited from EMS standby – although it would not have been needed (at least for the filmed attempt. See more funny […]
Like most forms of accidental death drowning is easily preventable with the right combination of skills, experience, and awareness. This week I wrote about drowning prevention for the Everyday EMS Tips column at EMS1.com. Also since you are interested in tips make sure you read any tips or advice columns written by Thom Dick. He […]
The internet has given us unending opportunities to become a published author. Writing is one of my favorite topics and I encourage all Everyday EMS Tips subscribers to regularly write. Here are three Everyday EMS reasons to write regularly: