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Link: 30 EMS Safety Tips

Check out this great list of safety tips for EMS professionals at EMSResponder.com. What safety tips are missing from this list? For more great tips, resources, and study aids become a premium member of the MedicCast extra. The largest collection of tips, resources, audio files, and more for EMTs, Paramedics, and EMS students. Get the […]

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Treating Emergent Nosebleeds

You might be asking yourself, an ambulance for a nosebleed, give me a break. However, a nosebleed can be or become a serious medical problem. Patients with nosebleeds may call EMS instead of self transporting because they have repeated nose bleeds, they are on blood thinning medications or have underlying disease process that effect blood […]

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Website: Diseases and Conditions Index from NHLBI

I am always looking for information sources I can use for Everyday EMS Tips posts, magazine articles, continuing education lessons, podcasts, and presentations. The Diseases and Conditions Index from the National Heart Lung Blood Institute is a “web-based health index.” It gives a “quick and easy way to get complete and dependable information about heart, […]

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Author-Interviews News and Events

Paramedic and Rescue 471: Medical Author Chat with Peter Canning

Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine was the first book by Peter Canning, political speech writer turned paramedic. In this Medical Author Chat for Everyday EMS Tips Peter shares how he became a paramedic after the U.S. Senator he worked for lost an election. After watching the ambulances drive by his apartment Peter pursued […]

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News and Events

The Gift of Three: Secret Holiday Giving Strategy

This is a guest post by Jennifer Melnick Carota. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Like many Everyday EMS Tips readers gift giving and buying is on my mind this morning. I will be reviewing lists, searching Amazon, and visiting lots of stores while working to stay […]

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Health and Wellness Social Media Tips

Podcast: Cooking Safety Tips

As you begin your Thanksgiving cooking preparations follow these Everyday EMS and Holiday cooking tips from Bill Delaney of Montgomery County Fire Rescue. Bill is the Social Media public information officer and program manager for community safety for MCFRS. You can follow him on Twitter or visit the MCFRS blog. //

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News and Events

Thanks

Today I am especially thankful for the paramedics, police officers, firefighters, and dispatchers that are standing by if me or my family has an emergency. Thanks. You are appreciated.

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News and Events

Close Call: Response to Snowmobiler with No Pulse

A few hours after bar time our volunteer squad was paged out for a snowmobile rider that had hit a tree. As I left my house for the station I grabbed my parka, ski pants, and a headlamp. It was snowing lightly and the temperature was a little below zero (fahrenheit). We responded to the […]

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EMS Tips

Need Your Tips for Staying Awake, Alert, and Safe on 24+ Hour Shifts

After reading “3 Tips to Stay Mentally Alert During Long Shifts” an Everyday EMS Tips reader wrote: “What do you suggest for crews that are running all night? How can we stay mentally alert after the 12th call? Or the 2oth hour?” I would like your help and suggestions for this reader. I have made […]

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Social Media Tips

Twitter Goodies: Applications, Widgets, and Buttons

If you are using Twitter this screencast shows how to add a Twitter “follow me” button to a page, post, widget, or sidebar. Twitter has a set of buttons available as a link from the Twitter Goodies page. View this screencast for a quick demonstration on how I added the Twitter button to a post […]