This is a guest post by Amber Riviere. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. EMS managers, take note. If your website serves (or should serve) as a recruiting station for employees, here are four Everyday EMS Tips from Amber Riviere, BrownBugProject.com, to get your website in shape […]
Month: June 2009
Jim Hoffman, the EMS professional is getting ready for EMS Boot Camp. Join Jim and Greg Friese for the first live EMS Boot Camp webinar on July 15. Learn more about what Jim has planned and listen to his own memories of Army Boot Camp. Session 1 of EMS Boot Camp will start with successfully […]
Assessing and Treating patients with service animals is one of the most popular continuing education lessons available at RapidCE.com. Service animals make amazing contributions to their owners. Are you aware of the ADA protections for service animals? Do you know what to do with a service animal if the patient is unresponsive or no family […]
The Fit Responder Book from paramedic and licensed athletic trainer Bryan Fass is on sale until June 30, 2009. Visit the Fit Responder website to purchase the book. I first read Fit Responder last fall. As a marathon runner and cyclist I am always looking for tips and techniques to improve my fitness, flexibility, and […]
CentreLearn solutions issued this announcement, “Free Pandemic Flu Courses available until the end of June. 10% discount for anyone who has taken the free pandemic courses if they become a paid subscriber by June 30.” Visit the CentreLearn blog for RapidCE.com enrollment and discount information. RapidCE.com is the leading online provider of continuing education for […]
The summer months mark a time of increased run volume in most EMS systems as vacationers indulge in recreation and exertion not normally pursued during the rest of the year. The warmer weather increases our exposure to heat-related injuries not only in our patients but also in ourselves as workloads increase under higher temperatures and […]
Sunday is a perfect day for cooking a pie in the station kitchen while you are on duty. I like recipes that are easy to follow and will not suffer if I am suddenly called away. This blueberry pie recipe came to me from my aunt. It is a family favorite. Crust: 1 1/2 cups […]
I have learned a lot from dad. He has been a great teacher, mentor, and friend to me. My EMS1.com column for Father’s Day is about an important lesson I learned from my dad more than 20 years ago. Go to EMS1.com to read Father Knows Best.
The team at Everyday EMS Tips frequently visits our favorite EMS websites for news, resources, information, and community building. What would you add to this list? 1. EMS1.com asserts to be “The one EMS resource for paramedics and EMTs.” Their site lives up to that claim with a multitude of information. My favorite part of […]
Wendy Goldband, author, and Bill Davis, a father of an autistic child co-authored the book Dangerous Encounters: avoiding perilous situations with autism (Amazon link) contributed this post to Everyday EMS Tips. This post is an excerpt from the book. Wendy Goldbland and Bill Davis write: About one in every 150 children in the U.S. is […]