A recent EMS1.com article briefly described a new Michigan law that expands the type of responders that can use emergency lights on personal operated vehicles. If you are responding to the station or the incident in your personally owned vehicle carefully consider the necessity of emergency lights, even if you are allowed, and check out […]
Year: 2011
A few weeks ago I received my evaluations from participants in my two sessions at EMS World Expo 2011. I presented two sessions: Trends in Online Emergency Responder Education (view the slides) Using Social Media to Market your EMS Agency (view the slides) The evaluation scores and comments are about what I expected. I thought […]
I am convinced that in the workplace any incident of wrong doing – cheating, stealing, etc. – is always witnessed or realized by a co-worker. The part I have never understood is the lengths individuals will go to either pretend what they know is happening is not happening or protect someone that is clearly violating […]
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Get Seizure Smart: Take the Quiz
Test your seizure and epilepsy knowledge with the seizure smart quiz. You can also take a free online training seizure awareness training program from the Epilepsy Foundation.
EMS1.com Does Pranking Belong in EMS? I am not sure it belongs anywhere. How do you feel about pranking? EMT Class is Like a Marathon. Marathon running can be a metaphor for just about anything. Blog.CentreLearn.com Guest Post Welcome – guidelines and instructions New Portfolio: Emergency Management Institute Professional Development Series. We also have a […]
University of Dayton EMS Squad video from National Collegiate EMS Week. What should the world know about your EMS service?
I am still grateful to my childhood friend Ted for introducing me to Camp Manito-wish YMCA. My first summer as a camper was 1985. I returned to camp for three more summers as a camper and then spent 11 years on staff. I met my wife while working at camp and many of my best […]
I had a short piece with photos published today at the Loving the Run Blog about the Green Circle Trail in Portage County, Wisconsin. Yesterday because of unseasonably warm Thanksgiving weather my family enjoyed a ride on the Green Circle. Today I ran about 5 miles on the trail to work off some of the […]
The 1st Annual Stevens Point School District Turkey Trot was run Wednesday, November 23. The event, organized as far as I could tell by two SPASH teachers, was run at Bukolt Park in downtown Stevens Point on the banks of the Wisconsin River. Pre-Race Our information about the race was limited to some word of […]
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Thankful for a Week Off
Things might be pretty quiet around here for the next week. I am taking the week off to be with friends and family. I am thankful for many things, including your fantastic support of Every Day EMS Tips.