The most viewed posts by EverydayEMSTips.com readers this month were: 1. Paramedic that Knows Everything Declines Additional Knowledge 2. Emergency Response Guidebook App Review 3. 5 Things I Personally Check at the Start of Every Shift 4. App Review: Car Locator for the Droid The top post for August 2009 was 10 Tips for Blood […]
For readers that were once paramedics and are now nurses or are like me and married to a nurse I wanted to share this news item. My good friend and podcaster, Jamie Davis, is hosting the first listener cruise for listeners to his nursing show podcast. Learn more at NursingatSea.com. Details include the itenerary, how […]
Three of my favorite EMS sounds: An infant patient crying. My partner’s seatbelt clicking. An unresponsive patient breathing. What are your favorite EMS sounds? Three of my least favorite EMS sounds: Sirens. I’ll find his/her nurse. Flatulence as a patient is being lifted as it is rarely only a noise. What are your least favorite […]
Drowning prevention and drowning patient assessment and treatment is a topic that is highly interesting to me. As a former lifeguard and now a parent of two young children that are learning to swim I am always mindful of prevention. In the past week I have come across several excellent resources about drowning. I was […]
I feel like I have “read it all” from end of course evaluations … “this was too easy” or “too difficult” or “the classroom was cold” or “breaks were too short” or “the PowerPoint slides were difficult to read” or ” I learned a lot, thanks” and on and on. I actually really enjoy reading student […]
Summer is zipping away, faster than I realized. As daylight grows shorter I find myself catching up on my blog reading and writing posts here and other places. Robert G. Nixon EMS Scholarship Award Winner Congratulations to @JustMyBlog, winner of one of the 2010 Robert G. Nixon scholarships. She will be traveling to EMS Expo […]
I would like to invite you to attend EMS EXPO in Dallas, TX, September 27 – October 1, 2010. I am looking forward to presenting two sessions and doing live broadcasts of the EMSEduCast podcast from the exhibit hall floor. Expo is the largest EMS conference and trade show in North America. Important disclaimer: If you […]
Something fun for a Saturday. Make a photo collage of your social networking profile using the profile photos of your friends with Frintr.com. This is my Twitter profile (@gfriese).
Amazon.com editors have selected their top books of 2010. My personal reading efforts have picked up steam in 2010, especially when the weather was cold and dark. I thought I would share my top books of 2010 … at least so far. 1. Scent of the Missing ([amazon-product text=”Amazon link” type=”text”]0547152442[/amazon-product], Everyday EMS Tips Review […]
Medic Madness has a great post and video about customizing your Android Powered Smartphone. I am already applying these tips to soup up my HTC Hero with an EMS Screen and a Social Media Screen. The apps on my EMS Screen, so far, are a calculator, flashlight, and Google Maps with many more to come. […]