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Posts Outside the Service Area: Be the EMT You Want to Be

Peter Canning has been writing a series of posts, Street Lessons. All of them are excellent, but #5 The Hand Drop Test is my favorite. The hand drop test is one of those terrible pseudo assessments that burnt-out medics pass onto students and new employees. Other than mocking or discrediting the patient it serves little […]

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Course Review: Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia, and Resuscitation Science Week 1 #MOOC

This Coursera massive open online course (MOOCs), Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia, and Resuscitation Science, was one of the first I enrolled in sometime in 2012. The start of the course was delayed many times and it finally launched this week. Like other Coursera MOOCs a subject matter expert delivers a series of video lectures on a specific […]

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EMS Week: Download 25 Things you should have learned in Medic School But Didn’t #EMSWeek

Today only! Download [amazon-product text=”25 Things You Should have learned in Medic School But Didnt ” type=”text”]B00B7UULUQ[/amazon-product]. An EMS Week gift from author and EMT Dave Konig. Thanks Dave! Interview with Dave Konig on the Medical Author Chat podcast. My review of 25 Things You Should Have Learned in Medic School But Didn’t …  Need a Kindle?  The […]

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Health and Wellness

Race Recap: Green Bay Half Marathon 2013

On Sunday I ran the Green Bay half marathon with myTEAM TRIUMPH Captain Christopher. Race Recap at RunningMedics.com My race recap is posted at RunningMedics.com which is a new collaboration between me and Nick Nudell. You can also “Like” us on Facebook.com/RunningMedics. Tribute to the Boston Marathon Before the race started all runners and spectators […]

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Interview with Thom Dick about People Care 2nd Edition #EMSWeek

In the newest episode of the Medical Author Chat, especially released for EMS Week 2013, I talk with Thom Dick about the 2nd edition of his fantastic book People Care. Medical Author Chat with Thom Dick Please share this great episode with your EMS colleagues and other healthcare providers.

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EMS Week: Download You Called 9-1-1 for What #EMSWeek

From Sunday though Tuesday Dave Konig is offering [amazon-product text=”You Called 9-1-1 For What ” type=”text”]B009VSDN42[/amazon-product] as a free Kindle Download. My review of You Called 9-1-1 for What? Interview with Dave Konig on the Medical Author Chat podcast. My review of 25 Things You Should Have Learned in Medic School But Didn’t …  [amazon-product]B009VSDN42[/amazon-product]

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We are EMS and We Go In #EMSWeek

I belong to many communities. Two of which I am most proud to belong, EMS and runners, were at their best at the finish line of the Boston Marathon a month ago today. Boston EMS, countless of other EMS professionals that were medical volunteers, as well as runners, and spectators ran to give aid to […]

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Video: Burnout – interviews with paramedics #EMSWeek

This video asks paramedics: What causes burnout? How can we avoid or manage burnout? For many paramedics, EMS Week might be a reminder that they are overworked, under appreciated, under paid, and gone from home way too much. Add to that sleep deprivation, nagging back pain, and not enough time between calls to eat a […]

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EMS Education Tips

Announcement: Updated Edition of You Called 9-1-1 for What?

An updated edition of [amazon-product text=”You Called 9-1-1 for What ” type=”text”]B009VSDN42[/amazon-product] has been released by the author Dave Konig. If you already own this $0.99 ebook you should have received an email from Amazon for an automatic and free update. If you don’t own this or Dave’s other book, [amazon-product text=”25 Things They Should have Taught […]

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Videos: Students Use YouTube to Argue Against Paramedic Program Dismissal

Two videos showed up in one of my YouTube RSS feed searches recently. Both are students explaining or arguing about their unjust removal from their education program. Both are fascinating to watch and I have no idea who is right or wrong.   The 2nd video is not available for embedding, but can be watched […]