Guest contributor Tim Green explains in this post the importance of documenting medical history of you and your family well before an emergency happens. Tim Green is a former EMS Service Director with over 30 years experience as a firefighter/paramedic. Tim is now CEO of EMS Options, LLC, dedicated to helping people prepare for emergency events. […]
Month: September 2009
Carrying a specific set of items has become part of my paramedic routine. Steve Whitehead had a great post sampling readers about what they carry in their pockets while on-duty. Everyday EMS Tips contributor, Chris Matthews, will be the first to admit he adds a lot of things to the on-board equipment that many of […]
Bryan Fass, the Fit Responder, has an excellent article at EMS1.com about improving your own personal fitness. Read his tips and the full article – A Heavy Subject. I would like to add a 7th tip – Work-out with a Buddy. I have benefited immensely from having a regular running and cycling partner. When I […]
Tabi Alonso, a paramedic with the Mexican Red Cross, uploaded two PowerPoint presentations to SlideShare.net after reading the EverydayEMSTips.com post – Psychological First Aid Resources. Thanks for sharing. As you will see both PowerPoint presentations are in Spanish. Connect with Tabi if you want to collaborate to translate these slidedecks to another language. Presentation 1: […]
ThinkSafe is putting the finishing touches on an iPhone app called CPR hero. Watch this ThinkSafe video to see the App in action. I like the clear instruction and integrated metronome. Would you load this app on your iPhone or encourage lay people to have this resource on their phone?
Review a presentation on Acid Base Balance for EMS that was created by the EMS Team – an EMS training organization in Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. The slide, including notes, explain concepts about pH, acidosis, and alkolosis. Visit SlideShare if you want to see the notes associated with each slide. Acid Base Balance for EMS […]
EMS Professionals that understand the kinetics of trauma can better understand the likely injuries there patient has suffered during a traumatic incident. Injury patterns are different for lateral motor vehicle collisions versus frontal impact collisions. If you want to learn more about kinetics of trauma use these Everyday EMS Tips: 1. Visit RapidCE.com and complete […]
Many EMS agencies are preparing budgets for the next fiscal year. More than ever funds are tight and cutbacks are likely. This article about the lack of 12 lead capable cardiac monitors in Chicago Fire Department ambulances gets at the complexity of purchasing new equipment. In an EMS1.com Everyday EMS Tips column I encouraged readers […]
Watch a screencast from PIOSocialMediaTraining.com that shows the simple process to sign-up for a twitter account. Once you have a Twitter Account follow me (@gfriese) and ten of my favorite EMS Tweeters (look below the video): @geekymedic @emssafe @buckman @rescue_monkey @EMS1 @kriskaull @davidkonig @SteveWhitehead @adriandb @Squirrel325
A colleague just told me about a new magazine for EMS Professionals called the EMS Professional. The first two issues are available for reading online. One nice feature is being able to link directly from magazine advertisers to the advertiser website. Have you read EMS Professional? What do you think about the magazine? Are you […]