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EMS Education Tips

5 Patient Assessment Practice Tips

A paramedic student wrote in this question to the EMSEduCast podcast hosts: “I am looking for a patient assessment generator to practice patient assessment. During clinical some of the most helpful time is when my preceptor gives me a situation and I verbally walk through it. What other ways can I practice patient assessment?” Here […]

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Continuing Education News and Events

Need CE? Two Easy Steps for 1.5 CE Hours

Here’s How: 1) Read the March Continuing Education article from EMS Magazine – Abdominal Trauma. 2) Browse RapidCE, create an account, and answer a set of multiple choice questions about assessment and treatment of abdominal emergencies. (If it is your first time to RapidCE.com click on the “Start Here” button to create an account.) The […]

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EMS Tips

Link: 28 Patient Assessment Tips

Check out this list of Patient Assessment Tips from some top EMS educators and authors like Carl Post, Mike Smith, Katherine West, Jim Augustine, Dan Limmer, and Ray Barishansky  at EMSResponder.com. What patient assessment tips are missing from this list? For more great tips, resources, and study aids become a premium member of the MedicCast extra […]

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Health and Wellness

Link: 30 Personal Health Tips

Check out this list of personal health tips for EMS professionals at EMSResponder.com. What safety tips are missing from this list? For more great tips, resources, and study aids become a premium member of the MedicCast extra from my friend Jamie Davis the Podmedic. The Mediccast extra is the largest collection of tips, resources, audio […]

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News and Events

Free CE to Fire/EMS Professionals Affected by Recession

EMSResponder.com, CentreLearn and Emergency Preparedness Systems Announce Launch of RapidCE.com Helping Heroes Program EMSResponder.com, CentreLearn Solutions and Emergency Preparedness Systems jointly announced the launch of the RapidCE.com Helping Heroes program, which offers certified first responders, EMTs and paramedics affected by the recession free continuing education to maintain their professional license or certification during their layoff […]

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EMS Tips

Link: 30 EMS Safety Tips

Check out this great list of safety tips for EMS professionals at EMSResponder.com. What safety tips are missing from this list? For more great tips, resources, and study aids become a premium member of the MedicCast extra. The largest collection of tips, resources, audio files, and more for EMTs, Paramedics, and EMS students. Get the […]

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Operations Social Media Tips

Link: 31 Tips for EMS Managers and Leaders

Check out this great list of leadership and management tips for leaders at EMSResponder.com. Leaders read about leading, talk about leading, and listen to other leaders. Make sure you listen to the EMS Leadership podcast.

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Operations

EMS Management Tips

During October EMSResponder.com ran a series of EMS management tips. My favorite tip is from Skip Kirkwood, Chief of Wake County EMS “Don’t buy in to a “second-class citizen” state of mind. Believe, act like, and expect your personnel and organization will be treated with the same respect as their law enforcement, fire suppression and […]

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EMS Education Tips

4 EMS Education Tips

During September EMSResponder.com ran a series of EMS education tips. These are tips I contributed to the list.

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News and Events

EMS Magazine and EMS EXPO Facts and History

I recently received a press release from Cygnus Business Media, parent company of EMS Magazine, EMSResponder.com, and EMS Expo. Next month I am presenting at the EMS Expo and I thought you might be interested in these facts and figures about the three media properties. “Founded in 1972, EMSMagazine (see my screencast on how to […]