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Event Review: EMS Administrators Association of California Conference

The 2010 EMS Administrators Association of California was held June 8 and 9 in San Diego, California. I had the honor of being invited to present two sessions. The first session was a co-presentation with Michael Stelzner of the SocialMediaExaminer.com, about social media. He and I introduced the relevance of social media, how it is […]

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Product Review: S.A.L.T. (Supraglottic Airway Laryngopharyngeal Tube) Airway System

This is a guest post by Steve Lercari BA/BS, EMT-P. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Note: On November 29, 2012 ECOLAB contacted me to let readers know that the S.A.L.T. II is now available. Find information on their website. Read about improvements to the S.A.L.T. S.A.L.T. […]

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Posts Outside the Service Area: Lists, Degrees, and Podcasts,

Lists, Lists, and Lists Lists are a tool for bloggers to attract traffic. I use them all the time. Lists of websites, lists of tips, and lists of resources. Here are a few lists I found recently: 10 Extremely Useful On-Line EMS resources from Medic Madness. Sean Eddy’s Medic Madness blog is one of my […]

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EMS Workplace Survey

NYC Paramedic Brian Levinsky, CCEMT-P writes: “I am pursuing a BS in Health Administration degree at St. Joseph’s College New York. As part of a research seminar course I am conducting a survey of EMS providers’ relationships with work. This survey is open to all EMS providers who work and/or volunteer in the United States […]

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Mail Bag: New Deliveries to EverydayEMSTips.com Headquarters

Books, shoes, and DVDs oh my. Check out these recent deliveries to Everyday EMS Tips.com headquarters. Novels from Paramedic Katherine Howell I was contacted by former Australian Paramedic and novelist, Katherine Howell, about the Medical Author Chat Podcast. I am working with her to schedule a recording time soon. Meanwhile she was kind enough to […]

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Father's Day Memory

This post was originally published at EMS1.com on June 17, 2009. Father Knows Best “Dad, what did you do at work today?” I asked benignly at dinner. He replied, “I quit my job and we are starting a business in the basement tomorrow.” That was the beginning of my afternoon and weekend apprenticeship in furniture […]

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Tablet Computer Displays – 3 Types

This is a guest post by Bill Graulty from ARMOR Rugged Mobile Computers. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. The principal medium to retrieve and input information on a tablet device is the display. EMS professionals must be able to read the display in light conditions ranging from […]

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Book Reviews

Book Review: A Simple Case of Suicide

[amazon-product text=”A Simple Case of Suicide” type=”text”]0741448815[/amazon-product] is the first book from veteran paramedic Laura Kendall. I describe the book as a mystery/romantic thriller. The heroine of the story, paramedic Kendall Rose, finds herself caught in a suspenseful criminal plot when she goes too far to investigate a drug overdose that has been ruled a simple […]

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2010 Summer and Fall Racing Schedule

My favorite off-time hobbies are training for, and competing, in running and cycling events. The training time, with friends or in solitude, is valuable time for me to relax, reflect, and think. I enjoy competing and usually lead the front of the middle of the pack across the finish line. These are the races and […]

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Book by Paramedics: Reader Recommendation

EverydayEMSTips.com reader Gary McLean, knowing my fondness for books by Paramedics and/or about EMS, sent me recommendations for these two books. Gary writes: I would add two books to your stack of important reads… [amazon-product text=”Street Dancer” type=”text”]0936174064[/amazon-product] (1990 – JEMS) by one of Oregon’s best paramedics, Keith Neely. I believe this was the first […]