A few weeks ago, about 30 minutes into my 60 minute commute to a paramedic shift I realized I had put on black dress pants (wrinkle free cotton Dockers to be exact) instead of my black uniform pants. It was too late to turn around. I did quickly check to make sure I was wearing […]
Everyday EMS Tips reader Scott Walker, A.S, NREMT-P submitted this tip for calculating the amount of Dopamine to administer. He writes: This is one of those tools you can use at 2am. This formula only works for 5mcg/kg/min and cannot be adjusted. 1. Take the patients weight in pounds and divide by 10. 2. Then […]
Importance of Falls Prevention Falls prevention among geriatric patients takes a coalition of EMS professionals, public health officials, injury prevention specialists, hospital staff, patient personal physicians, pharmacists, exercise specialists, and more. I recently discussed prevention and program design with Colleen Campbell, Senior Injury Prevention Coordinator for the Alameda County Public Health Department Emergency Medical Services. […]
This morning the 9 day Wisconsin gun deer season opens. Opening day is an unofficial state holiday for me and more than 500,000 other hunters. As you read this I am nestled into a tree stand not far from the shores of the Little Wolf River. It is an idyllic spot. Today’s Everyday EMS Tips […]
” Medical Math – Get it Right Every Time “ Date : November 23rd 2009 Time: 1400 hours EST. This session will target Medical Math, i.e. Drug Calculations. Special guest speaker Buck Feris is an EMS educator that has years of experience helping students who struggle with drug calculations. Several years ago he did some research […]
During a conversation this week – face to face – with an Everyday EMS Tip reader asked me about what he should be tweeting about. Like many EMS professionals he has established a personal social media presence and is also considering a social media strategy for an organization that he coordinates. As a regular Twitter […]
Thomas Middleton was a firefighter, EMT, RN, and member of the Vermont National Guard. In 2005 his unit was called to duty for the ongoing mission in Iraq. In episode 4 of Medical Author Chat from EverydayEMSTips.com Tom describes his experiences and the lessons he learned as an infantry combat medic. The lessons he wrote […]
Free help for quitting smoking is available by calling 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669) or visiting http://www.smokefree.gov. Everyday EMS Tips readers today is the Great American Smokeout. If you smoke today is your day to stop. I am here to support, encourage, and cajole you to change your life today. You will feel better (eventually), have more money, […]
If you are an aspiring EMS educator or training officer one of the best ways to start is by becoming a CPR instructor. Then teach CPR and standard first aid as often as you can. The repetition will: hone your teaching skills improve your public speaking talent increase your ability to listen and respond to […]
#CoEMS is Twitter shorthand for the Chronicles of EMS – the reality series by and about paramedics. The pilot episode was shot last week in San Francisco. Yesterday I had a chance to talk with paramedic and filmmaker about the footage for the pilot episode. All I can say now is that what Ted, Chris […]