A reader wrote to me recently about a CE lesson where I suggested asking a patient with pain to rate their pain on a scale of 1 to 10. The reader explained it would be better to ask patients to rate their pain on a scale of 0 to 10. In my opinion a pain […]
Month: February 2011
Asking, “What if?” is a simple technique to mentally prepare for whatever might come next. One of the “what if’s” I regularly play is “What if someone on this flight has a medical emergency?” Another of my favorite what if questions is “What if I see another runner collapse during the race?” Two Austin, Texas […]
Paramedic and author Laura Kendall is offering a free ebook on her site, Top 5 Medical Emergencies and How to Handle Them. I have already downloaded the ebook and think it is a great resource for family and friends that frequently ask questions like, what are common emergencies? When should we call 911? What should […]
A couple of quick farewells and best wishes for a Saturday morning. 1) Mark Glencourse, author of the fine Medic999.com blog, is signing off from blogging. Best wishes to Mark and his family. I am grateful for Mark’s contributions to EMS and honored to have him as a friend. 2) On a lighter note, Kelly […]
I leverage PowerPoint with Articulate Presenter to make elearning courses for EMTs, Paramedics, and Firefighters. This screencast demonstrates how I use PowerPoint and Articulate Presenter to Create Flash Animations.
David Konig has been schooling me in the ways and uses of “Internet Memes” and with some basic understanding I gave it a go with the Twitter Meme #ifiwereGovofWi (If I were Governor of Wisconsin). You could adapt this Twitter Meme for your own state by replace “WI” with your own state (you probably didn’t […]
Do you have a song in your head when you start an IV? Not sure what my song is but it is definitely not the Fat Boys. //
If you want to start winning stop losing
To stop losing you can: 1. Get better 2. Change the players on your team (see Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV) 3. Find a different opponent (see Egypt February 2011) 4. Throwout the rules (see Wisconsin February 2011) 5. Play a different game 6. Move to a different venue 7. Change the definition of […]
Introduction: I have lived most of my life in Wisconsin. I have followed with great interest the reaction of my neighbors to Governor Walker’s budget proposal to eliminate most collective bargaining rights of public employees. This might be the first of several posts related to the local and national media coverage of the debate in […]
Last summer (July 2010) I had a chance to sit down with John Mitchell and Rhett Fleitz of the Firefighters Net Cast at Firehouse Expo in Baltimore. We talked about the show, EMS and Fire education, podcasting, and social media. We also discussed some trends for online education for delivering didactic training for new products. […]