In 2009 I have gone all in with social media. The connections I have made have led to a podcast (EMSEduCast.com), a new live online EMS education training program (EMSBootCamp.com), and a new website (PIOSocialMediaTraining.com). Together these projects have broadened my audience and exponentially expanded my network. They are also becoming a small and growing […]
One of the biggest challenges EMS professionals and our colleagues in 911 telecommunications face is continuing to ask questions in the face of an improbably story. Take a few minutes and listen to the 911 call from the parents of balloon bay. The dispatcher did a fantastic job of continuing to ask questions that were […]
This statement in a recent CDC MMWR caught my eye, “Adults aged ≥65 years have a worse prognosis than younger patients after scald burns because of age-related factors and comorbid medical conditions, and they are subject to more extensive medical treatment than younger adults.” When assessing burn patients – of any age – remember assessing […]
Screen casting could be used to demonstrate: 1. Use of punching into a computer time tracking clock 2. Process to transfer data from a cardiac monitor data card to an electronic PCR 3. Proper entry of patient history information 4. Annotation of patient injuries on a body diagram 5. Logging into and selecting a course […]
The “Uncovering The Autonomic Nervous System” EMSBootCamp.com session presented by Paramedic Educator Buck Feris was held on Oct 14th 2009. This was a 2 hour live event and was filled with priceless content including a question and answer session. Now any EMT, Paramedic, allied health professional, or student can get the premium content version of […]
Paramedic, EMS Educator, DMAT team member, and author Sam Bradley talks writing skills, habits, and techniques for EMS Educators in episode 35 of the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS Educators. The episode is available now at EMSEduCast.com or by subscribing at iTunes. You can download all previous episodes there or subscribe in […]
Twitter – the microblogging or messaging tool – is supported by a plethora of third party applications. Sure you can tweet from twitter.com, but it is nearly impossible to read posts from your growing list of followers on the website. If you want to share links, photos, and videos I consider these twitter applications to […]
My son is 4 and like all children he is nuts about fire trucks, firefighters, ambulances, and paramedics. We enjoy discussing with him what emergency responders do and the vehicles they use. During Fire Prevention week (month?) we have been talking as a family about fire prevention, household emergency procedures and our family evacuation plan. […]
Scenarios allow students to see injuries and illness within the context of the patient assessment. They also allow students to practice applying treatments. The final phase of any scenario is the debrief. The instructor’s role is to review what happened and begin the process of transferring the lessons learned from the performance phase to future […]
Screencasting or capturing using free and easy to use software is a simple technique to make short videos of software processes. Every paramedic shift I use computer software to punch into work and order supplies. On every call my partner and I use a mobile data terminal to find the patient’s locations and track our […]