Author Maggie Dubris discusses her book Skels: A Novel, drawn from her 20 years as a paramedic in New York City. The novel features EMS in NYC in late 1970s. Maggie weaves together a fascinating tale of paramedics, police officers, and homeless citizens (skels) with famous literature and music. In our interview Maggie talks about […]
Month: February 2010
Something really amazing is about to happen – in just a few hours the pilot episode of the Chronicles of EMS will be broadcast to a live audience at the Hotel Frank in San Francisco and for an online audience around the world. I really want you to watch the Chronicles. Watch the premiere party […]
In late January I attended one day of the Wisconsin EMS Association conference. The WEMSA conference is held each year at the Midwest Airlines Center in downtown Milwaukee. With more than 1700 attendees it attracts national speakers and vendors. During the day I attended Bob Page’s 12 lead ECG interpretation class. I am now ready […]
This is a guest post by Ashley Wirthlin. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Public Relations Writing Tips PR success depends largely on the coverage media can provide you and your company. One aspect of being successful in your efforts to get that coverage depends upon your […]
The UPS and Fedex drivers in my neighborhood have been making almost daily deliveries to EverydayEMSTips.com headquarters. Some of the books and products that I have received recently include: Act Fast – Anti Choking Trainer I am bringing the blue neoprene vest anti-choking trainer to my first responder training meeting tonight. In some initial practice […]
This is a guest post by Andrew Spencer, AREMT-I, MIRHC. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. A new app for iPhone with more than 1500 medications for less than the price of a large cup of good coffee? I was skeptical at first but having carried printed […]
Join Jim Hoffman and me for episode six of the EMS Office Hours podcast. We discussed cold weather operations and our tips and tricks for safe response when there is lots of snow on the ground. Morgan Lawrence author of The Streets Ran Red called in and gave his take on pre-planning and how that […]
Mass casualty incidents are infrequent for most EMS professionals. We have few opportunities to practice and improve our MCI response skills. Lectures can help us become familiar with concepts, but regular hands on practice through table top exercises, drills, and full-scale simulations is needed to achieve competency. Here are some Everyday EMS Tips for MCI […]
Test your Incident Management knowledge and response capabilities. I wrote the quiz questions that were uploaded into the C3Softworks game Bravo. Games are an interesting tool for teaching. When using a software program for teaching follow these Everyday EMS Tips:
The most viewed posts from January 2010 at EverydayEMSTips.com 1. Do you ever go through the motions? 2. 7 EMS iPhone apps 3. 2010 EMS Week Planning Resources 4. Electrical Hazards – Workplace Safety Tips 5. Therapeutic Hypothermia – a PowerPoint presentation Did you have a favorite post in January? Thanks for your interest and […]