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Hot Summer Posts from Outside the Service Area

July has been a hot one for me. First a week of blazing heat and humidity in Central Wisconsin and then a week of constant heat and humidity in Miami. Here are some of my favorite posts from outside the service area: This MSNBC.com article about a PICU nurse that committed suicide a few months […]

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Google+ Three Top Features

I have been using and enjoying Google+ for almost two weeks. My usage of Google+ is having a significant impact on my Facebook time. These are the top three features for me about Google+ 1. Circles are the Google+ method for organizing the people I am connected with. Circles are easy to create by simply […]

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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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App Review: BabelDroid for Voice Translation

This is a guest app review by Sean Eddy, paramedic and blogger for MedicMadness.com. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. I stumbled across a really neat tool for my Android phone and discovered that it can be quite useful in the pre-hospital setting. “BabelDroid” for Android […]

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App Review: Car Locator for the Droid

This is a guest app review by David Konig, co-founder of PIOSocialMediaTraining.com. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Must Have Droid App Solves The “Dude Where’s My Car” Dilemma One of the things that I tend to stress about when going to events like EMS Today […]

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App Review: Emergency Response Guidebook for the Droid Smartphone

This is a guest post by Firefighter/Paramedic Rich Young. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Emergency Response Guidebook App This application puts the entire Emergency Response Guide onto your Android powered phone’s SD card allowing the user to access to the ERG anywhere they have their phone […]

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Emergency Response Guide Apps

I was watching a presentation about EMS response to MCIs by Steve Kanarian on EMSBootCamp.com the other night and another viewer asked about the availability of the Emergency Response Guidebook as a smartphone app. I asked my Twitter followers and learned that there is an ERG app for the iPhone, Blackberry, and Droid. This is […]

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Free iPhone Apps

KevinMD.com posted a list of 10 free iPhone apps for Physicians. Scanning the list I think many of these would be useful for paramedics. The apps on the list that are probably the most useful to Paramedics include: 1. Medscape 2. Epocrates – I use the Blackberry version of this app 3. MedCalc 4. Medical […]

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How to Write a iPhone App Review

One of our goals at Everyday EMS Tips is to become the best location for EMS professionals to learn out about the best apps for Smartphones (iPhone, Droid, Blackberry). If you are using an app that you think is essential for EMS students or EMS professionals email me a review and I will share it […]

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App Review: Bump for Contact Sharing

This is a guest app review by David Konig. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. One of the things that I absolutely LOVE about my Motorola Droid is it’s ability to sync contact information with both my GMail and MS Exchange accounts. This is a […]