When my good friend began screaming that he could not see I knew something was seriously wrong. A bottlerocket had just exploded right in front of his face. He had superficial and partial thickness burns around his left eye. Fortunately, he had a normal return of vision. According to a 2005 CDC study more than […]
Month: June 2009
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EMS Boot Camp: Live EMS Training
EverydayEMSTips.com is partnering with the EMS Professional to deliver EMS Boot Camp – LIVE EMS TRAINING, that will be delivered LIVE online by leading EMS professionals on LASER TARGETED topics. EMS Boot Camp Participants will get to ask the questions and get answers that will help in their EMS career and beyond. Jim Hoffman describes […]
New cases of H1N1 influenza (novel swine flu) are still being reported, but analysis of the health, social, and economic impact has already begun. “Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines report reviews 10 early lessons learned from the response to the H1N1 (swine) flu outbreak.” The preliminary lessons learned are:
Stroke symptoms – facial droop, one-sided weakness, inability to speak – are fairly easy to recognize with prehospital stroke assessment tools. More and more EMS providers are going to be asked by patient’s family members or caregivers or directed by protocols to transport stroke patients to a designated stroke center. What does it mean for […]
Healthy Hands are essential to EMS professionals. Without them you cannot assess your patient, provide interventions, or document the encounter. June 8-12 is Healthy Hands Week. Sponsored by the American Society of Hand Therapists the purpose of Healthy Hands Week is to encourage hand health and hand injury prevention. These are Everyday EMS Tips for […]
Start a workplace fitness club to promote exercise, share fitness goals, and encourage others. Emily Stewart, a paramedic in Central Wisconsin, contributed these Everyday EMS Tips for how she helped start the Gold Cross Ambulance Heart Starters fitness club. 1. We wanted to support a co-worker who was attempting to lose a lot of weight. […]
More EMS blogs have been added to paramedic.alltop.com. Read EMS Tips for Using Alltop.com to learn more about Alltop and how to make the most of its features.
BloggerLinkUp.com connects bloggers that are looking for content for their site or want to provide content to another site. A daily email describes posts available and posts needed. For EMS bloggers this could be a great opportunity to expand your audience and introduce readers of other blogs to the great things happening in EMS. Read […]
Today is National Trails Day. Push away from your computer and go for a hike, run, walk, skate, or cycle on a trail in your community. Trails are great for exercise, socializing, wellness, observing nature, and more. How do you use trails? My main trail use is to run and bike. The Green Circle Trail […]
The 1st edition of the Everyday EMS Tips ebook is now available. All current subscribers have been sent a notification of how to download their free copy. New subscribers, use the simple name and email form, that complete the double opt-in process will automatically receive a copy. More ebooks are being planned that will be […]