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Alternate Posting Location: Patient Transfer Delays

In late October on my way to New York City for the marathon I had a long ground hold at the end of the runway at the Detroit Airport. After kindly loading us on the plan and taxing to the end of the runway the pilot announced that due to traffic in Newark we had […]

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Social Media Tips

Recommended Reading: Human Business Works Newsletter

I am a regular reader of Chris Brogan’s Human Business Work’s newsletter. I subscribe for his blogging tips, book recommendations, and ideas on how I can do business better. Check it out. Subscribe to the Human Business Works newsletter. I am also a fan of Chris’ books, [amazon-product text=”Trust Agents” type=”text”]0470635495[/amazon-product] and [amazon-product text=”Google+ for Business” […]

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Social Media Tips

Video: EMS Week Egg Cracking Contest

Best part of this video is the description, “For EMS week, the Hillsborough County Supervisors always cook breakfast for the Paramedics, EMTs, 1st Responders, …” What a great reminder that EMS Week should be first about honoring and thanking EMS instead of asking EMS to do something additional like a health fair, open house, or […]

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EMS Education Tips

Video: EMS Presentation Tips from Kyle Bates

Paramedic, EMS educator, graphic designer, photographer, and my good friend Kyle Bates shares some tips for new EMS instructors about making presentations and keeping PowerPoint slides simple and useful to the audience. ParamedicTV is powered by EMS1.com In a much older video I share 5 essential PowerPoint skills for EMS educators ParamedicTV is powered by […]

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Health and Wellness

Everyday EMS Athlete Profile: Jason Arney-O'Neil

EMS professionals are challenged to balance work, family, and other obligations while also staying or striving for mental and physical fitness. The Everyday EMS Athlete is a regular column to recognize and learn from other EMS professionals that are setting and meeting fitness goals. This edition was contributed by Paramedic/Firefighter and founder of www.EMSFIT.com Jason […]

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EMS Tips

App Review: American Ambulance Association Conference App

In November I attended the American Ambulance Association (AAA) conference in Las Vegas. The conference was the first I have attended, to my knowledge, that had a conference app. Available for free download in the iTunes store and Android market the app was a guide to the conference, the sessions, and the vendors. I suspect […]

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EMS Tips

Alternate Positing Location: Kindle, Kindle Fire, and Kindle Apps Reviewed at FireGeezer.com

Last week I contributed a guest post to the FireGeezer blog about my experience with the Kindle Fire. My post was one of several about the Kindle ereader, Kindle Fire, and Kindle Apps. Check them out. Product Review – the Kindle E-Reader Product Review – the Kindle Fire Tablet Kindle Apps for Laptops Product Review […]

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EMS Education Tips

Video: Using Rotation Dialogue Box in PowerPoint

Short screencast I made after discovering how to make sure lines were specifically 30 degrees apart. Any guesses on what medical concept I was illustrating that I needed to create this graphic?

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EMS Tips

2012 Challenges and Connection Points

Challenges in 2012 As I look ahead to 2012 I see several challenges on the horizon: 1) Continuing to build on the momentum and success I have in my job at CentreLearn, as well as my passions like the EMSEduCast podcast and writing projects like this blog and my EMS1.com column. 2) Learning new skills […]

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EMS Tips Humor

If Tim Tebow was a Paramedic

The Medic Madness blog has a regular series of humor posts about celebrity paramedics. I proposed to Sean and other bloggers that we write posts about “If Tim Tebow was a Paramedic.” The Ambulance Driver’s post on If Tim Tebow was a Paramedic. The Happy Medic also shares his thoughts on Tim Tebow as a […]