I love coming up with ideas and sharing ideas. Yesterday Doug Mummert retweeted a message from Keith Yaskin, a Fox 10 Phoenix News Reporter, looking for Thanksgiving Day Story ideas. I replied. Keith liked the idea and spent the day with the busiest Phoenix FD station – scroll down for the story. Thanks Doug and […]
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Play the EMS1 Turkey Bowl
Test your EMS and Thanksgiving knowledge in the 2010 EMS Turkey Bowl. Happy Thanksgiving! After you play the Turkey Bowl visit the FireCritic to enter to win a complete set of Emergency Services Monopoly games.
Update 12/1: this contest has closed. A winner was chosen from the many excellent fitness tips below. Thanks to all who participated. Watch for more contests soon. Last week we debuted the Everyday EMS Athletes column with a profile of EMT and long-distance bicycle commuter Patrick Rugh. The column’s lead sponsor, Magnum Boots USA, is […]
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3 Tips for Thanksgiving Airport Travel
I have been to a lot of airports this year – too many airports. If you are traveling this Thanksgiving holiday you might find these tips useful. 1. Remain Calm. If your flight is delayed, the plane is waiting for maintenance at the gate, the line at security is long, or a child is crying; […]
I recently had dinner with a police officer who mentioned he was getting into shape for his annual fitness testing. I asked what the annual test was. He said the components were: 1. Timed mile and a half run. 2. Push-ups to exhaustion. 3. Sit-ups to exhaustion. 4. Chin-ups to exhaustion. The mile and half […]
Paramedic Review, a new iPhone App from Limmer Creative, is a sophisticated exam prep app that can be used anywhere at anytime. Much like its counter part EMT Review, a veteran Paramedic or a new medic will benefit from this application. This app is a tool for education, and in my opinion in a world […]
This is a guest post Emily Williamson. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Post updated October 10, 2012 I am the human half of a service dog team that recently was in an awful automobile accident. Somebody ran a stop sign and drove their SUV across the […]
Last week I asked, “When is abdominal pain Important and Urgent?” Let’s try this again with a different problem – blood loss. An elderly male has the urge to have a bowel movement. When he stands up from the commode he notices there is blood mixed in with his stool. He flushes and in passing […]
Regaining Clarity in the Wake of EMS As EMS professionals we experience unique physical and mental challenges. Implementing methods of investing the same amount of effort into ourselves as we do for our patients and communities is paramount for our individual well being. There are EMS providers around the country who take the responsibility of […]
Regaining Clarity in the Wake of EMS The Everyday EMS Athlete is a new column that will appear regularly at EverydayEMSTips.com. Today’s first profile is Patrick Rugh, an EMT from Washington state. As EMS professionals we experience unique physical and mental challenges. Implementing methods of investing the same amount of effort into ourselves as we do […]