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Recipe: Continuing Education for ANY Topic

This is the recipe for a continuing education lesson plan on any topic: 1. Introduce the problem. 2. Frame the problem with statistics about frequency, morbidity, and mortality. 3. Review anatomy and physiology relevant to the problem. 4. Describe how to assess the problem. 5. Explain how to treat the problem. 6. Summarize steps 1 […]

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Posts Outside the Service Area: Continuing Education

Two weeks ago I wrote about continuing education and EMT recertification. Some other top EMS bloggers have also been writing about EMT training, continuing education, and EMT recertification. Check out these excellent posts: Jim Hoffman explains how he keeps up on his CEUs at EMS Office Hours Sean Eddy reminds us that continuing education doesn’t […]

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Last Place … I am OK with It

I went out for track my junior year of high school. In two indoor races – the mile – I finished in last place and second to last place. Thankfully, I was put out of my misery by debilitating stress fractures in my femurs. My grim track career ended as “manager” for the track team. […]

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Writing Patient Assessment Notes in the Field

How do you write notes in the field? Do you use scraps of paper, a smartphone app, or a tablet PCR? A new EMT asked me for ideas for tracking the patient assessment details they learned during the patient assessment. I have used a variety of methods. 1. Paper notepad. My favorite has always been […]

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It's Traumatic! Play the EMS1 Quiz Game

Play this month’s EMS1.com Quiz Game – It’s Traumatic.

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3 EMS Phrases I Detest

I detest the use of these three EMS phrases: 1) Stay and play 2) Load and go 3) Scoop and run Usage is 10x worse if said with air quotes. Instead I prefer terms like primary survey, secondary survey, focused history and physical exam, rapid transport, high priority transport, low priority transport, and interventions.

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Tucson Mass Shooting – some More thoughts on MCI Response

Last week I wrote a post on my thoughts about the MCI response to the Tucson Mass Shooting. I continue to think about this event and read more about the EMS coverage. Recommended Reading: EMS Response to the Tucson Shootings from TooOldToWork.com What Was Done Well In my experience debriefs and after action reviews quickly […]

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Voting is Open: Black Diamond Boots Fire & EMS Blog of the Year 2010-2011

Voting is now open for the Black Diamond Boots Fire & EMS Blog of the Year 2010-2011 Contest. Visit the voting page at FireCritic.com to vote for your favorite Fire and EMS Blogs. I am honored that EverydayEMSTips.com was nominated and selected as a finalist. The EMS finalists are an esteemed group that I am […]

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Rescuing Providence

[amazon-product text=”Rescuing Providence” type=”text”]158160629X[/amazon-product] is an outstanding book about working on Rescue 1 in Providence, Rhode Island. Readers follow Lt. Michael Morse on a 36 hour shift through the busy streets of his hometown. Lt. Morse shares his passion for the job and compassion for the people he serves, despite the overwhelming volume of calls […]

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Health and Wellness

Cancer, F#&* You!

Pardon my language. In the last two weeks my world has been rocked by news of friends and family suffering from the impacts of cancer. A friend and colleague’s wife died after a heroic and prolonged battle with cancer. Another colleague received a new diagnosis and is awaiting more testing. An aunt was just diagnosed […]