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Vehicles are Paramedic Seeking Missiles – Watch OUT!

This article from EMS1.com recaps a session at EMS Today about Roadside Safety for emergency responders. My top roadside safety tip is to consider every moving vehicle to be a paramedic seeking missile. With that mindset you will: 1. Minimize time spent exposed on a roadway. 2. Always be defensive in parking locations and travel […]

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Travel Update: FDIC and Fire-Rescue Med

I have added two trips to my Spring travel schedule. Later this month I will be attending the Fire Department Instructor Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis. I am looking forward to meeting fire instructors from around the world to learn more about how they are or would like to use online education. In May I am […]

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EMS Education Tips

EMSEduCast Episodes 92 and 93 Recorded at #EMSToday

Last week Rob Theriault and I recorded two episodes of the EMSEduCast podcast at EMSToday from the ProMed Network podcasting studio. Thanks to our show sponsors ZOLL Medical and the Medtronic Foundation. Episode 92: Training and Discipline, Communicating with Patients Episode 93: Field Triage Decision Scheme, EMPACT Training, 12 ECG Online Training //

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Sleep – We all Probably Need to Get More of It

March 7 to 13 is National Sleep Awareness Week. Are you getting the recommended 7 to 9 hours per night? Most nights I am able to get almost 8 hours of sleep. I have recently ratcheted up my weekly running miles so getting enough sleep is more important than ever. Some of my recent efforts to increase […]

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Video: Baseball Grip Release

This video demonstrates how to escape when an assailant grabs your arm. The NAEMT Safety Course teaches that since more than 50% of EMS professionals report being assaulted in some form on the job that we are obviously entering and working in unsafe scenes. Learning simple escape techniques is an important safety practice for EMS […]

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After Work To-Do List: Tips to Remember and Get Things Done

During the work day I often think of tasks that I need to get done after work. It might be paying bills, picking something up at the store, or making a phone call. When I was working 12 hour shifts and especially overnight shifts I always had a hard time remembering to actually do the […]

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CPR: It's So Easy a Blogger Can Do It!

Kelly Grayson, author of the Ambulance Driver Blog, and TOTWTYTR, author of the Too Old To Work Too Young To Retire, paused from their breakfast at a New Jersey dinner to resuscitate a woman in an adjacent booth that experienced sudden cardiac arrest. Great work! Kelly’s blog post of the event is OUTSTANDING – one […]

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EMS Week 2011: Ideas for the Theme of Everyday Heroes

Everyday Heroes is the theme for EMS Week 2011. Have you started brainstorming ideas of how to work the theme into your EMS Week Plans. Here are a few of my ideas: 1. Unmask a hero. Write profiles about your agency’s EMS personnel for your Facebook page. 2. Nominate a hero. Ask each hospital you […]

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iPhone App: EMT Academy

EMT- B student Austin Marsh wrote me about the iPhone app EMT Academy. Austin writes: “EMT Academy is a great app! It includes flashcards, quizzes, skill sheets and more help me study and review before test dates! I have it for the iPhone, find it on the app store for $4.99!” Thanks Austin. EMT Academy […]

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EMS Today – the massive exhibit hall #EMSToday

Justin Schoor, the Happy Medic, hosts this fantastic tour of the EMS Today exhibit hall just a few hours before the hall opened.