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5 Tips for Funding an Online College Degree

This is guest post from Rebecca Broyce. If you want to guest post or review on this blog check out the guidelines here. It is simply amazing all that can be done with you personal computer connected to the internet. Many people are working from home, researching new places to live, and even continuing their […]

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Podcast: Interview with Duct Tape is Not Enough Author Dr. Ron Breazeale

Listen to an interview with Dr. Ron Breazeale author of  in this new episode of the Medical Author Chat podcast. Dr. Breazeale is a psychologist from Portland, Maine that has written a novel, , that is being used for the the Duct Tape is Not Enough project. The book, self or group study, and DVDs […]

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Solution for Android Powered Smartphone Rapidly Losing Power

I sent this question recently the the DroidMedic Blog: “I recently updated some of my apps on my HTC Hero. I also downloaded Angry Birds. Ever since I have noticed I lose battery life much faster. How can I determine which app is to blame? Should I use an app killer? I have heard mixed […]

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Open Airways Podcast: Fall Prevention

On this episode of the Open Airways Podcast, recorded at the 2010 EMS World Expo, I discuss prevention of falls. Some other posts about fall prevention: Fall Prevention Tips Innovative Falls Prevention Program

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Podcast: Interview with Mass Casualties author Michael Anthony

Listen to this interview with Michael Anthony about his book Mass Casualties: A Young Medic’s True Story of Death, Deception and Dishonor in Iraq. This episode was originally broadcast at EverydayEMSTips.com. Browse to Everyday EMS Tips to r…

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Posts Outside the Service Area: 2nd December Edition

As soon as I posted the last “Posts Outside the Service Area” I found a bunch of other websites and posts I wanted to share. The topic for the latest edition of the Handover Blog Carnival was Burn Out. Sixteen bloggers contributed to this month’s edition. Thanks to the Rescue Monkey for hosting. The Tactical […]

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Podcast: Interview with Saber’s Edge author Thomas Middleton

Listen to this interview with Thomas Middleton about his book Saber’s Edge: A Combat Medic in Ramadi Iraq. This episode was originally broadcast at EverydayEMSTips.com. Browse to Everyday EMS Tips to read the episode show notes.

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3 Top Posts during November

Remember November? It seems so long ago. These were top 3 most viewed Everyday EMS Tips posts last month: 1. Important Tips for 12 Lead Electrode Placement. 2. 5 Actions Before Banning Employee Use of Social Media. 3. 3 Things that Should Never Happen in the Ambulance. And the top post from November 2009 – […]

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If I wear this in New Jersey am I a DNR Patient?

From the email inbox … Question: Greg, an EMT in New Jersey told me not to wear a blue bracelet because hospitals use blue bracelets for Do Not Resuscitate patients. Is this true? Answer: This lit up my skeptic meter to a 7.6. I don’t doubt that some hospitals use color-coded wrist bands to indicate […]

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Understanding Implication of NLRB Finding about Facebook Use by EMT

This is a guest post by critical care paramedic and former attorney John C. Fekety, J.D., EMT-P. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. In a past life, as a juvenile court probation officer, an attorney corrected me on a point of law. When I gave […]