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Everyday EMS Athlete

Everyday EMS Athlete Profile: Buck Feris

As many of us know, putting your health and fitness first can be a major challenge with the busy schedules we adhere to every day. Between his three jobs as a donor center coordinator, tissue recovery technician and paramedic, Buck Feris recognized this difficulty but decided to take the challenge head on by changing his […]

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News and Events

Rip Shears Giveaway – two ways to win

Snip and Rip! My friends at Rip Shears gave me five pairs of their Rip Shears to give away. I am giving away two pairs – right now – at Facebook.com/EverydayEMSTips. Make a comment before 8 pm central time Tuesday for the random drawing. I am giving away the other three pairs to my blog […]

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News and Events

3 Hero Items for the EMS Week 2011 Merchandise Catalog

EMS Week merchandise is available. It is a predictable collection of shirts, hoodies, caps, pens, cups, and water bottles. My preference was always for a gift I might actually use/wear on duty. So an insulated mug, water bottle, or good click pen would satisfy my wants. Hero Gear The theme of EMS Week 2011 is […]

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Announcement

E-Book: Turn Your Android Phone into an EMS Tool

Paramedic and blogger Sean Eddy wrote this great resource, Turn Your Androiod Phone into an EMS Tool.
Visit DroidMedic.com to get your copy.

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EMS Education Tips

Video: Create Flashcards for your iPod or iPhone

Paramedic and Blogger Florian demonstrates in this screencast how to use Keynote or PowerPoint to create a set of flash cards that can be imported into iTunes and from there into your iPod or iPhone. Thanks Florian for the great tip and training. You can also read a post from Florian that explains the same […]

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Everyday EMS Athlete

50 Miles of Running in One Week

For the first time I completed 50 miles of running in one week. Keep in mind I didn’t just jump out of bed a week ago and decide I would run 50 miles. I am the midst of training for my 6th marathon – Green Bay in May. For the previous marathons I did either […]

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EMS Tips

Video: EMS Week 2010 Tribute Video

Tribute video to EMS professionals and volunteers produced by Lancaster General in 2010.

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EMS Tips

Video: Rip Shears – Snip and Rip

Rip Shears – a tool for rapid clothing removal.

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Operations

Video: Use Custom Google Maps for EMS Training and Pre-Planning

Saw this great video at the Medic Madness blog on how to create a custom Google Map for training new employees on post locations and hospitals in their response area. Check out the video to see how easy it is. Some other ways you could use custom Google Maps: 1. Include pictures in the “points-of-interest […]

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Social Media Tips

New Podcast at PIOSocialMediaTraining.com with Doug Wolfberg

A new episode of the PIOSocialMediaTraining.com podcast is posted. I interview Attorney Doug Wolfberg of Page, Wolfberg, and Wirth about some of the legal and ethical pitfalls of social networking. We also preview an upcoming PWW education webinar. Listen to the PIOSocialMediaTraining.com Podcast. //