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EMS Week Ideas and Resources

EMS Week is about a month away. If you are just beginning to plan for EMS Week 2012 you might be better off refocusing your efforts on planning now for 2013. Regardless of when you plan or celebrate EMS Week there are some great resources and ideas available. EMS Week Ideas web site hosted by […]

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6 Tools to Communicate Value to Your Community

Only you can communicate the value of your department or your organization to your community. The Merrill, Wisconsin Fire Department is hosting an informational meeting to explain its fire and EMS response capabilities and the costs to provide those services. The article describes an upcoming face to face event with a PowerPoint presentation from the […]

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2012 EMS Web Summit

The EMS Web Summit will bring together leaders in the EMS field for a collective day long webcast giving their insights, tips and tricks on a variety of EMS topics that they are passionate about. This event is completely online and live on Thursday May 17th, 2012. The EMS Web Summit will bring together leaders […]

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Race Report: Iola 15km Trail Run

This morning I drove about 30 minutes east of my home to the Iola Winter Sports Area for a 15km run on the snowless ski trails. The Winter Sports Area straddles a large undulating moraine and thus all ski trails are either going up the moraine or down the moraine. In addition to wide ski trail […]

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Resource: StrokeAwareness.com for EMS

EMSEduCast co-host Bill Toon sent this link: http://www.strokeawareness.com/ems4stroke/ Visit the site for free resources for EMS and an online training program. Stroke assessment memory aids.

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Drug Shortages and EMS: Are you Prepared?

The Serious …  Attend this JEMS.com webinar to learn how to create a Drug Shortage Action Plan. Read this article from NAEMT and answer a short survey about the drug shortage problem. The NOT serious …  How your service can prepare for the looming oxygen shortage.

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Paramedic.Alltop App Now Available for the iPad

Paramedic.Alltop.com is an aggregation of feeds from many of the top blogs from EMS bloggers. (note to EMS Blogs director, we should ask Alltop to include the feed for all new EMSBlogs.com blog posts) There is now an iPad app for Alltop that you can use to access Paramedic.Alltop.com and all of the other amazing […]

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Video: Conversation with Chris Montera at #EMSToday2012

In this short video from the MedicCast I talk to Chris Montera at EMS Today 2012 about the conference and exhibit hall. Our interview was short because the pipes and drums walked right past our filming location. Video link. Enjoy.

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Hello EMS Blogs Network

I am thrilled to bring Everyday EMS Tips to the EMS Blogs network. About 2 years and more than 1000 posts ago I launched Everyday EMS Tips to be a collection of tips, resources, study aids, tools, and plain old useful stuff. I am proud of what I have accomplished and honored to have you […]

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Everyday EMS Athlete Profile: George Steffensen

EMS professionals are challenged to balance work, family, and other obligations while also staying or striving for mental and physical fitness. The Everyday EMS Athlete is a regular column to recognize and learn from other EMS professionals that are setting and meeting fitness goals. This edition was contributed by Paramedic and Author George Steffensen. Q: […]