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Everyday EMS Athlete

Everyday EMS Athlete Profile: Buck Feris

As many of us know, putting your health and fitness first can be a major challenge with the busy schedules we adhere to every day. Between his three jobs as a donor center coordinator, tissue recovery technician and paramedic, Buck Feris recognized this difficulty but decided to take the challenge head on by changing his […]

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EMS Tips

Event Review: Things You Should Know Partner from EMSBootCamp.com

This is a guest event review from Mark Albert. EverydayEMSTips.com welcomes guest post submissions from EMS professionals and supporters of EMS. To submit a guest post view the guidelines. This was the first episode in an ongoing series at EMS Boot Camp, hosted by James Hoffman. The series is going to feature veteran Bronx Medic […]

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Operations

Dropbox 101: How I Learned to Love the Cloud

Thanks to paramedic educator Chris Cannon for this guest post. If you would like to guest post or review on Everyday EMS Tips check out the guidelines here. I love Dropbox. There, I said it out loud. I use Dropbox multiple times each day to get things done, and I’m not real sure how I survived without […]

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App Reviews

App Review: EMS Tracker to Follow the Call

This is a guest app review by critical care paramedic JD Graziano. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. I have seen multiple apps, all trying to accomplish one thing, individualism. EMS Tracker, initially to me, was just another app for keeping time and tracking procedures. […]

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Everyday EMS Athlete

Everyday EMS Athlete Profile: Matt Welander

Good Shoes and a Decent Hat; Tips for Runners from an EMS Athlete I am continuing my search for EMS professionals who have a passion for an athletic activity that gives them that performance edge. The people who demonstrate their success is directly related to their efforts. People who take care of themselves so they […]

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EMS Tips

3 Excellent Android Apps

Thanks to paramedic educator Chris Cannon for this guest post. If you would like to guest post or review on Everyday EMS Tips check out the guidelines here. My droid smartphone has been a godsend for getting things done. While the preinstalled applications are pretty good, this device really shines with the help of some excellent […]

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EMS Tips

5 Tips for Funding an Online College Degree

This is guest post from Rebecca Broyce. If you want to guest post or review on this blog check out the guidelines here. It is simply amazing all that can be done with you personal computer connected to the internet. Many people are working from home, researching new places to live, and even continuing their […]

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Social Media Tips

Understanding Implication of NLRB Finding about Facebook Use by EMT

This is a guest post by critical care paramedic and former attorney John C. Fekety, J.D., EMT-P. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. In a past life, as a juvenile court probation officer, an attorney corrected me on a point of law. When I gave […]

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EMS Tips

Not all "Chest Pains" have chest pain

Thanks to paramedic and educator, Michael Fraley, for this guest post. If you would like to guest post or review on Everyday EMS Tips check out the guidelines here. All of our textbooks have the classic Levine Sign picture of the grimacing middle-aged male with a clenched fist over his chest but that is not […]

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Everyday EMS Athlete Profile: Patrick Rugh

Regaining Clarity in the Wake of EMS As EMS professionals we experience unique physical and mental challenges.  Implementing methods of investing the same amount of effort into ourselves as we do for our patients and communities is paramount for our individual well being. There are EMS providers around the country who take the responsibility of […]