Regaining Clarity in the Wake of EMS As EMS professionals we experience unique physical and mental challenges. Implementing methods of investing the same amount of effort into ourselves as we do for our patients and communities is paramount for our individual well being. There are EMS providers around the country who take the responsibility of […]
Month: November 2010
Regaining Clarity in the Wake of EMS The Everyday EMS Athlete is a new column that will appear regularly at EverydayEMSTips.com. Today’s first profile is Patrick Rugh, an EMT from Washington state. As EMS professionals we experience unique physical and mental challenges. Implementing methods of investing the same amount of effort into ourselves as we do […]
Confrontations between employees and employers over social media usage continues to be a top news story. Of course,every organization needs a social media policy, but if your policy development is driven by worries that employees are going to complain about poor working conditions and low pay on Facebook I suggest these things: 1. Improve working […]
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EMS Tracker for iPhone App
EMS Tracker, an iPhone app, allows EMS professionals to record vitals, medications, and other exam findings they learn from their patients. We are working on a review of the EMS Tracker iPhone App which you can find in the iTunes app store. November 18 update, all four codes have been claimed. Please note: Meanwhile, we […]
There are at least three EMS Newspapers, created with paper.li, that organize EMS related Twitter traffic into a daily newspaper style format. Three I know about include: @EMS Blogs Twitter Traffic Daily The EMS-Tweets Daily The EMS-Podcasters Daily Another site that brings together some of the best blogs, EMS newsites, and podcasts is Paramedic.Alltop.com Are […]
Browse the online version of EMS Pro magazine to read the article “Our Employee Scheduling Journey.” In the article Sgt. Andrew Blackwood explains his organization’s need for a better scheduling solution and their process for selecting EMS Manager. //
Cruise over to EMSBootCamp.com to register for the November 18 EMSBootCamp.com session – Asthma for the Pre-Hospital Provider. Effective treatment of an asthmatic requires an understanding of the physiologic causes of asthma and the patient’s severity. Pre-hospital care providers who can gauge the severity of asthma and deliver the appropriate treatment will be more effective […]
This is a guest post from Paramedic/Firefighter Russel Stine. You can read more from him and connect with him at www.hybridmedic.com. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. It’s been a while since I’ve done a true “tips and tricks” post, and with many new students these days […]
I have been doing a lot of travelling. Since September 1 I have been to Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Milwaukee, and Orlando. I am in Baltimore now, heading to St. Louis at the end of this week and going to Toronto next week. My current backpack/computer bag is starting to fray at the seams and is […]
Yesterday I wrote about prioritizing my work tasks and focusing on tasks that Important and Urgent. With limited work hours and year-end deadlines I don’t want to get bogged down with tasks that are Not Important and Not Urgent. Abdominal pain is a fairly common complaint and since the belly is the big mystery zone […]