I received this exciting news this week: “Dear Greg Friese, Congratulations, you’re in! It all starts today. This is the beginning of your road to the ING New York City Marathon finish on November 6, 2011. We congratulate you and are here to support you every step of the way.”
Month: April 2011
In February of 2009 I suggested to Chris Montera that the EMS Garage podcast do a show about education topics. He suggested back that I start an EMS education podcast. Fast forward … the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators – just posted our 100th episode. Thanks to my wonderful co-hosts Chris […]
Interesting video about Bell Ambulance in Milwaukee and the impact of rising fuel prices on their operations. Disclosure: I worked at Bell Ambulance PRN for about a year. Bell is the largest EMS provider in Wisconsin and does 911 BLS response and ALS inter-facility transfers. I really enjoyed my experience. Most shifts we ran calls non-stop. […]
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Scholarship Essay Writing Tips
EMS professionals have many opportunities to apply for scholarships for initial education, continuing education, and conference attendance. I am occasionally asked to review and rank scholarship essays and have these tips for all applicants. 1. Carefully review the eligibility and application criteria. 2. Understand the essay question or topic. Reflect and brainstorm on the question/topic before you […]
In my part one of my three part series on how to pay for EMS conferences I discussed applying for scholarships. Two scholarship opportunities for EMS World Expo have come to my attention: 1. Nominations Open for Robert G. Nixon EMS World Expo Scholarship Program 2. EMS World EMS Newbie Essay Contest // Tomorrow: tips […]
Cardiac and ECG Teaching and Learning Resource Rob Theriault is a paramedic educator, author, co-host of the EMSEduCast podcast, and creator of the Paramedic Tutor blog and YouTube channel. The Paramedic Tutor YouTube channel has nearly 100 educational videos about cardiac anatomy, ECG acquisition, and 12-Lead ECG interpretation.
Road ID, the leaders in identification products for runners and cyclists, has launched an outreach campaign to teach first responders about their products. I am a long-time Road ID user and proud to assist them in this important education effort. When I am training for a marathon or on a long distance bike ride I […]
I just listened to episode 8 of the Pedi-U podcast hosted by Kyle Bates which focused on Apparent Life Threatening Events. Kyle and his expert panel discussed the sudden onset of apnea and unresponsiveness in pediatric patients. This is one of the BEST pediatric education sessions I have heard or seen – including lots of […]
EMS Week – Take That Spoon Away, I’m Fed Up Great episode of the EMS Office Hours podcast by Jim Hoffman. Give the show a listen and let Jim know what you think about EMS Week.
This video is pretty interesting to me for these reasons: 1. Is the camera operator, riding in the patient care compartment: a) an employee or a student b) authorized to be video recording and posting the video 2. Use of the privileges extended to emergency vehicle operators to drive against traffic 3. The silver sedan […]