There are lots of great EMS Bloggers. I use the Feedly RSS Reader app in the Chrome Browser and my Android phone. How do you keep track of your favorite EMS Blogs? At the EMS Patient Perspective Bob Sullivan reminds us to park our complacency and constantly be mindful that any call can be or […]
Month: February 2014
Another EMS1.com column. Resuscitation training ups survival rates More than 150 attendees took part in the half-day Resuscitation Academy presented at EMS Today We also discussed the Resuscitation Academy on a special episode of the MedicCast recorded at EMS Today. I will post that link when it is available.
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Narcotics Overdose: EMS Response Tips
Last week I wrote to the Everyday EMS Tips email subscribers that I have received several questions from readers, as well as friends and family, about the increase in heroin overdose incidents and deaths. Increase in Use or Increase in Media Coverage Narcotics overdose has been a widely discussed topic in local and national media. […]
New column posted at EMS1.com Distribute LED lights to cut down on calls for falls For $10 or less per unit, your department could begin handing out lights for at-risk patents to dramatically reduce the number of fall-assist responses Updated April 16, 2014. Paramedic and author Kelly Grayson shares a few great tips on how lighting […]
A few weeks ago at the EMS Today conference I had the good fortune to attend the EMS 10 awards dinner. Congratulations to the 2013 class of EMS innovators. It is a great group. Read the profiles for each award recipient. EMS 10 Innovators in EMS 2013 Awards Program recognizes those who drove the profession […]
In this EMSWorld.com article I share my recent experience advocating for the Field EMS Bill which included meeting with my congressional representative. Advocating for the Field EMS Bill
In late April I will be co-presenting “Distraction is Deadly: driving, patient care, and education” At the 3rd Annual Minnesota Ambulance Association Teaching and Learning Conference. As you can see from this session announcement I will be realizing a career long dream of co-presenting with a gray squirrel. This squirrel, one of many that lurks […]
New column posted at EMS1.com. 5 things to know when buying EMS education products An educational product is only as good as the hands you put it in, so carefully consider your teaching methods This column came together for me when I attended the Hot Products session at EMS Today. During the session I heard […]
Jamie Davis, the podmedic, hosted a conversation about EMS Provider Wellness and Fitness with me and Paramedic Professor Sandy MacQuarrie. We had a great conversation. I enjoyed learning about Sandy’s work in Austrailia and paramedic wellness research. Please share this episode widely after you listen. Note: Our discussion starts at about the 6 minute mark. Enjoy! Also […]
New column at EMS1.com Using ‘Paramedico: Around the World by Ambulance’ in your training Also enjoy this interview with Paramedico author Benjamin Gilmour on the Medical Author Chat podcast and read a review of Paramedico by Rob Lawrence.