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Social Media Responder 2009 #SMR2009

Voting is now open in the PIOSocialMediaTraining.com contest for the social media responder of 2009. The six finalists are people, organizations, and projects that are using social media to effectively accomplish their mission. The finalists were chosen by a panel of judges from more than thirty nominees. In addition to voting make sure you take […]

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EMS Education Tips Social Media Tips

EMS Education Around the World (#31daysofCE)

Early in 2009 I joined with Chris Montera, Buck Feris, and Rob Theriault to start the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators. One of the many great joys of this podcast has been our shows about EMS Education around the world. The similarities and the differences have been fascinating to me. Social […]

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Author-Interviews

Hero Pants: Medical Author Chat with Jim Haden

Hero Pants, the first book by paramedic Jim Haden, is a compilation of stories from his more than 2o years of experience as an EMS professional in the heartland of the United States. The title, Hero Pants, comes from one of the chapters of the book. If you wear your EMS gear everywhere, even when […]

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EMS Tips Firefighting Operations

MCI Response Concepts for EMS (#31daysofEMS)

Mass casualty incident response for EMS is one of my favorite topics as a trainer and as a student. I have had the good fortune to work on several MCI for EMS consulting projects throughout Wisconsin that have involved writing/rewriting EMS plans, developing training materials, and delivering training exercises. The purpose of these projects has […]

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News and Events

Disclosure Policy Added

Dear Readers of Everyday EMS Tips, As you may be aware many bloggers are adding disclosure policies to clearly articulate the relationship the blog owner may have with advertisers, content contributors, and products reviewed on the blog. Following the lead of many top bloggers I have created and added a disclosure policy using the disclosure […]

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EMS Education Tips EMS Tips

Soft Skills for EMS Professionals and Educators (#31daysofEMS)

Sunday posts at Everyday EMS Tips are generally have a theme of self-improvement and/or a connection to physical, mental, or emotional health. Dr. Joseph Weiner was a two-time guest on the EMSEduCast podcast in 2009. Joe is a clinical psychologist in New York City. He was an ideal podcast guest because he both answered questions […]

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EMS Tips

Traumatic Brain Injury (#31daysofCE)

Are you a pro football fan? Like me you have certainly noticed the increased attention to the occurance and consequences of traumatic brain injury in professional football players. For several years the CDC has been promoting increased awareness of traumatic brain injury (what we used to call concussions) in youth sports. Their efforts have focused […]

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Guest Blogger Health and Wellness

Survive the Stops: Eating Healthy on the Road Part 2

It’s no secret that EMTs and Paramedics have quite a challenge finding healthy and tasty food choices while on the road. In part 1 Everyday EMS Tips I explained how to know your hunger schedule and bring your own healthy food to work. While packing your lunch provides the most control, it’s inevitable that you […]

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EMS Education Tips EMS Tips Guest Blogger

Blood Pressure Assessment (#31daysofCE)

This is a guest post by Michael Fraley. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Taking an accurate blood pressure was one of the first things we all learned in EMT or First Responder class, but it can be very easy to get in the habit of using […]

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EMS Tips

Responding to Hand and Finger Trauma (#31daysofCE)

After spending four days with a group of industrial first responders I have enough hand and finger crush, degloving, and amputation stories to last the rest of my careers as an EMS educator. I was really surprised at the frequency which the students respond to hand and finger trauma ranging from simple lacerations to full […]