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Health and Wellness

Ready, Set … Goal!

This is a guest post by Diane Raymond. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Have you ever set out to accomplish something, such as saving money for a new car, to visit Europe, upgrade your certification, or train for marathon, only to find yourself procrastinating, or giving […]

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EMS Education Tips EMS Tips Social Media Tips

Office Hours Podcast: Taking Responsibility Episode 4

Listen to Jim Hoffman and me talk about taking responsibility for equipment. Whether it is restocking, checking an ambulance or on-scene awareness we agreed that understanding the bigger picture as partners and professionals is key to both patient care and harmony in the workplace. This is a quick 30 minutes. Add your comments to let […]

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Operations

5 Tips for Fast Staff Meetings

Staff meetings don’t have to be long, boring, long and boring, and something to dread. Try these Everyday EMS Tips for fast staff meetings: 1. Cancel the meeting. Instead use email, text messages, mailings or bulletin boards to distribute the information you planned to announce or deliver at the staff meeting. Q: But how will […]

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EMS Tips Operations

Striving for Excellence

Annual Review I recently had my annual performance review for my part-time paramedic job. The reviewer was gracious and had thoughtful feedback about my performance during the past year. I continue to meet the shift and training requirements for part-time staff and didn’t have any mistakes or errors that either were not already corrected or […]

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Event Review Guest Blogger

Event Review: NAEMSE Mini Symposium 2010 San Antonio Texas

This is a guest post by Doug Gadomski. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Sessions on the Riverwalk I attended the first ever National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) Mini-Symposium on January 22nd & 23rd 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. The concept, offering expanded versions of the top-rated […]

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Product Reviews

Product Review: Informed EMS Field Guide ALS Version 18th Edition

The Informed EMS Field Guide ALS Version is now in its 18th edition. With more than 150 pages, the pocket-sized field guide is packed with information for ALS EMS professionals. The 3″x5″ field guide is printed on a durable waterproof, alcohol-fast, and rip resistant stock. It will handle the wear and tear of being taken in […]

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Book Reviews EMS Tips

You Can Be Indispensable – Book Review of Linchpin by Seth Godin

We need you to be you more than ever! Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? is the newest book by author, big thinker, and provocateur Seth Godin. In this book he calls us to recognize that we all have capabilities as artists, to fight our basic instincts to blend in and go with the flow, and to […]

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EMS Education Tips Social Media Tips

EMS Office Hours Podcast – Live Wednesday 1/27 1230 EST

Tomorrow (1230EST) is the next episode of the EMS Office Hours podcast. Join Jim Hoffman and me for a live conversation on EMS topics for already certified EMS professionals and EMS students. You can call in to talk to us or use the chat room to submit questions. Wednesday 1/27 at 12:30 PM EST. http://blogtalkradio.com/emss

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Safety Tips Video Tips

Video: Driving while Distracted

January 24 video from NBC news about the hazards and sobering statistics of driving while distracted. According to the report 28% of all crashes in 2008 are attributed to cell phone use – with or without hands free devices. Even though a the Wisconsin State Assembly recently passed its version of a No Texting and […]

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EMS Tips News and Events

EMS Portrait: There is Always More to the Patient's Story

Jill lived pretty close to me in a town where I used to volunteer as a first responder. Most of her 911 calls were for things like “patient with MS needs lift assist” or “patient with MS has urinary tract infection” or “patient with MS has dislodged catheter” or even “patient with MS needs help […]