Categories
EMS Tips

EMS Week 2011 Video: Message from the CEO

Lots of YouTube videos were posted from ambulance agency CEOs, COOs, etc. Based on the video views not many of the field providers received the links or watched the videos, but the intention is noble. Happy EMS Week from National EMS COO Happy EMS Week from Rural Metro CEO

Categories
EMS Tips

EMS Week 2011: Music Videos from Shock Advised

This is one of several covers from the band “Shock Advised.” If you visit their YouTube channel you can also see them performing in the apparatus bay. It appears as if they are playing an EMS week barbecue. Also wondering if this is Sean Eddy’s (MedicMadness.com) band??? And a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T for EMS …  

Categories
EMS Education Tips

NREMT Item Writing Workshop Day 1 Recap

I just completed day 1 of an NREMT item writing workshop at NREMT headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. So far it has been a great experience and I have learned a lot about the process of constructing test items. Item Writer Selection The NREMT regularly invites EMS educators to apply to be item writers. I submitted […]

Categories
Health and Wellness

Green Bay Cellcom Marathon Race Report Part 2

As I briefly mentioned in part 1 of this race report I ran without my Garmin GPS watch. Just after passing the mile 4 marker several runners near me began to discuss the discrepancy between their GPS watch measurements and the course mile markers. This is a common topic for racers as a race distance […]

Categories
News and Events

It's EMS Week!

This week, starting May 15, is EMS Week. I like to think EMS Week is about saying thanks to EMS professionals, recognizing their outstanding community contributions, and highlighting opportunities for EMS career development and advancement. In my opinion EMS week should not be focused on: 1) giving away cheap trinkets like travel mugs and click […]

Categories
EMS Tips

Green Bay Cellcom Marathon Race Report

Update: on 5/16 (1 day after the race) the race organizers emailed all participants that the race had been mis-marked and we ran an extra .15 miles. See my Part 2 race report for more on that plus some final details about the race. Earlier today I completed the Green Bay, Wisconsin Cellcom Marathon. It […]

Categories
News and Events

EMS Week 2011 Video: AHA Public Safety Group

The American Heart Association Public Safety Group says thanks to EMS professionals in this EMS Week 2011 video.

Categories
EMS Tips

EMS Week 2011 Video: AED Demonstration

Chatham Fire Association recognizes EMS Week 2011 by purchasing 3 new AEDs for community use and demonstrates how to use the AEDs in this video.

Categories
EMS Tips

Idea: Collaborative Test Taking

While wrestling through a written test I had this idea. Each student takes the test on their own and submits their answers for grading. Then in groups of two or three – just like a real patient contact – students answer the same set of questions. While reading the test questions I had occasions, again […]

Categories
EMS Tips

EMS Week 2011 Video: FDNY EMS Week Posters

FNDY EMS catches up with two patients they assisted based on the theme “offering second chances.”