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Humor

Gut Feelings

Read Rogue Medic’s blog if you are interested in evidence or changing your gut feeling.

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EMS Tips

Posts Outside the Service Area: Collections for the Year Ahead

This month I tried to gather up posts on the theme of “collections” since the first post I wanted to share was Rogue Medic’s collection of podcasts and blogs. He has curated an excellent collection of blogs and podcasts to keep up with EMS and emergency medicine research. You can eat better in 2012. Fire Engineering […]

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Humor

ACLS Instructor

I have been chuckling at the EMS Humor Memes at Medic Madness and decided to try my own hand at a bit of EMS education humor.

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EMS Tips

Alternate Positing Locations: Med Author Chat, CentreLearn Blog, and More

Medical Author Chat A new episode finally dropped on the Medical Author Chat. I talked to Clif Castelman about his book, the Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness First Aid. Early in the month I also issued a 12 n’ 12 Reading Challenge. Can you read 12 books, one per month, in 2012? Western Pennsylvania Hospital News […]

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Health and Wellness

My Day in Doodles

All Doodles made with Kids Doodle, from the Amazon Appstore for Android

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Products

January Mailbag: Stuff for Training and Relaxing

Thanks to Dey Pharma I received the new EpiPen training materials. You can visit their website to view a training video on using the new and improved EpiPen. I also received this splendid hoodie and matching set of wine glasses from my friends at Road ID. Thanks! Most of the books I read in January […]

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EMS Tips

Video: SALT Airway Insertion

Watching this video of SALT Airway Insertion was an assignment in the first learning plan for my hybrid paramedic refresher. Of course as a long time advocate of incorporating social media content into course work I was a fan from the start. The video is straightforward, well made by a couple of paramedics, covers the […]

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EMS Education Tips

Should Paramedics Have to Earn a BS Degree?

This article in the New York Daily News describes a legislative effort in New York State to earn a bachelor’s degree within 10 years of becoming a nurse. This article sparked a spirited discussion on the National EMS Managers Association (NEMSMA) list serve. It also was a topic on the EMSEduCast and EMS Garage. EMSEduCast […]

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EMS Tips

Video: 2 Stethoscope Tips

From the outstanding “Remember Two Things” series by Steve Whitehead on EMS1.com ParamedicTV is powered by EMS1.com

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EMS Education Tips

Reader Question: EMS Conference Calendar

A reader asked, “Do you maintain a calendar of EMS conferences?” That sounds like a huge project to build and maintain a calendar. To find upcoming EMS conferences I would do the following: 1. Check for an EMS conference calendar at the big 3 EMS media websites – EMS1.com, EMSWorld.com, and JEMS.com. 2. Search Facebook […]