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 […]
Month: March 2010
Everyday EMS Tips readers: Magnum Boots USA has given me a pair of boots to giveaway. Make sure you read to the end of the post for details on how to enter through Twitter or by leaving a comment with this post. Elite Force 8.0 WPI Boots Boots are an essential piece of equipment for […]
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 […]
As an educator my motto for any training that I develop or deliver is that it must RESPECT students’ time, experience, and knowledge. When I am a student this is also how I judge the quality of an educator and a training program. Did the training and the educator RESPECT my time, experience, and knowledge? […]
This is a guest post by Steve Hays. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. B&R Medical has released the Rapitube app for iPhone for Rapid Sequence Intubation. This little bundle of dynamite (0.2MB) is a functional and powerful RSI quick reference guide. Rapitube Features Simply select Adult […]
During the EMSBootCamp.com session a participant asked if there was an iPhone app for calculating the APGAR score of a newborn. I found these three with some help from my Twitter friends: APGAR iPhone App APGAR Droid App Medical Calculator for Blackberry Have you used any of these apps for training or an actual field […]
[amazon-product text=”The E.R. Loading Dock: real EMS Stories from Around the World” type=”text”]B0027EG5CO[/amazon-product] is a compilation of stories from paramedics around the world that met each other and collaborated on the book through an online forum for paramedics. Eric Liddy Sr. an EMT, firefighter, and rescue technician in southeast Michigan led the effort to collect, organize, […]
The Gate Keeper shared a list of Pearls of Wisdom that inspired me to write my own list. I can’t take credit for all of these Friese-isms. Many I have acquired from friends, co-workers, and supervisors. Others I have created on my own or adapted for my own use. Can I make a suggestion. (important […]
Paramedic, George Steffensen, shares memorable patient encounters, events, and partners in his biography Paramedic – Buff to Burnt. George uses “Buff” as a noun and a verb. A “Buff” medic has a heavily equipped hero belt – flashlight, shears, glove pouch, window punch – and the hero ego to bring patients back from the edge […]
I have always been partial to comfortable pants. I eschewed denim some time ago for pants that are functional, roomy, soft, and fit me instead of me fitting into them. Six weeks ago Vertx – makers of clothing for the operational athlete – sent me a pair of their men’s tactical pants to trial and […]