The First App to Talk for the Patient The “FIRST” iPhone/iPod app that will talk for a patient, when they can’t! These smart-ICE applications allow the owner to record a message with the most critical medical information that plays immediately upon opening or at the push of a “PLAY’ button. No time is wasted looking […]
Month: February 2010
Author, editor, and GIS for healthcare expert Ric Skinner is the guest on this episode of the Medical Author Chat. Ric is the owner of Stoneybrook Group and writes the blog healthGISGuy. Ric is the editor of a book due out in May 2010 – GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management. A description of […]
A week ago Friday was the premiere of the Chronicles of EMS – episode 1 season 1. (view episode 1 in this EverydayEMSTips.com post). As I watched the episode for the premiere I had several ideas of how educators could use the episode in the classroom. Here are my Everyday EMS ideas. Please share your […]
This is a guest post by respiratory therapy and EMT-B student Jared Scott. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. As an EMT student, I have come to realize that we are taught very simple life-saving techniques: ABC’s. Airway, breathing, and circulation.Two of these (airway and breathing) fall […]
On EMSEduCast episode 46 Chris Hendricks, RN and paramedic, discussed traits of a highly successful field instruction program for EMTs and Paramedics. Listen to the full episode and find links to a series of EMSResponder.com articles Chris wrote at EMSEduCast Episode 46. Some of the keys for a successful field instruction program that Chris discusses […]
About the Book In November of 2004 Roy Hallums, a retired US Navy Commander, working as a contractor in Iraq was kidnapped from his office. He spent the next 311 days as a hostage. Buried Alive is Roy’s story of his time in captivity and how he made it through the experience alive. For example, […]
In this episode Jim and Greg discuss the busy week they had last week which included an EMS Boot Camp session, Medic Cast appearance and attending the live premiere of The Chronicles of EMS. During this episode of Office Hours Jim gave his point of view of CoEMS from watching and participating online with other […]
Chronicles of EMS is a television series by and about paramedics. Episode 1 of season 1 features UK paramedic and blogger Mark Glencorse riding with Justin Schorr, firefighter/paramedic with the San Francisco Fire Department. Watch, enjoy, discuss, and connect. Become part of the Chronicles of EMS community by: Visiting the Chronicles of EMS website Becoming […]
I had the thrill and honor of attending the Chronicles of EMS premiere party in person on Friday February 12 in San Francisco. In a whirlwind of travel I flew to San Francisco Thursday night from Wisconsin and was home about 32 hours later. Connecting Part of the purpose of the Chronicles is to connect […]
” Medical Math – Get it Right Every Time “ This session on Medical Math, i.e. Drug Calculations by Paramedic Educator Buck Feris is available in the EMSBootCamp.com Premium Session archives. Buck has years of experience helping students who struggle with drug calculations. Several years ago he did some research on the origins of the drug […]