A few years ago I made this video of the Combitube insertion process with Adam Fritsche Advanced Professional Healthcare Education. On the scale of life’s biggest accomplishments this might not be a top 10 but I am proud that it is the top rated YouTube Combitube video. Enjoy.
Month: May 2010
EMS Week related posts were the most visited content this month at EverydayEMSTips.com. Capture the enthusiasm from this year’s EMS Week and start using social media tools to promote your EMS agency year round. 1. 2010 EMS Week Planning Resources 2. EMS Week 2010: A Time to Think About Safety 3. 25 Ideas to Celebrate […]
Welcome to Everyday EMS Tips – my primary place for blogging, sharing resources, and connecting with other EMS professionals. If this is your first visit or you just found me recently I thought I would use this post to welcome you and bring you up to speed with some of the top content and resources […]
[amazon-product text=”Unprepared” type=”text”]097871105X[/amazon-product], the novel, is a cautionary tale from Jim Rush, an expert in health readiness; and co-author D.A. Ramsey. The novel presents a plausible scenario for a terrorist nuclear attack inside the United States that overwhelms local, regional, and state healthcare systems while also shaking the foundations of government. Disaster Response Training and […]
The nurse’s instructions were simple. “You two guys just wait here until Amanda gets back.” Then she handed me the other guy and walked out of the room. There I was holding, Michael, my newborn son. He and I were together and totally alone. And that is when it all came together. First Bath About […]
EMS Week Videos #EMSWeek 2010
During EMS Week a few videos were shared with me with requests for me to share them. What other EMS videos came out recently that celebrate EMS?
Divergent Technology, a Vermont company, has created an iPhone/iPad application that lets EMS providers quickly and accurately track patient vital signs and other pertinent patient care data. Collecting patient information is difficult during chaotic emergency medical scenes. Traditionally, call data has been collected onto pre-printed ‘crib sheets’, notebooks, gloves, sheets, pillowcases, or whatever is in […]
Last night I gave an EMS Week talk to about 60 EMS professionals from north central Wisconsin about using social media and social networking to build their personal brand. I talked about things that have worked for me, some of the social networking tools that are available, and how other EMS professionals like Jim Hoffman, […]
Roadside safety is an integral part of traffic incident management. Having and using the correct high visibility outerwear is important for EMS professionals during EMS Week and anytime of year. This video discusses some of the features of the ML Kishigo High Visibility Vest from their 400PSV Series. (If you can’t see the video click […]
The Society of Chest Pain Centers is offering a free continuing education (CE) lesson for EMTs and Paramedics during 2010 EMS Week. The CE Lesson “Responder Lite! STEMI Recognition,” is a new, interactive, online acute coronary syndrome (ACS) program developed to provide education and training related to the following: * ACS presentation * Indications for […]