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App Review: BEIKS Paramedic's English-Spanish Voice Translator for BlackBerry

This is a guest post by Steve Lercari BA/BS, EMT-P. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Spanish Speaking Patients in the South Bronx Depending on where you work, language barriers may not be much of an issue for you. This is not the case for me as […]

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Respiratory and Ventilation Books for EMS Professionals

This is a guest post by respiratory therapy and EMT-B student Jared Scott. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. As an EMT student, I have come to realize that we are taught very simple life-saving techniques: ABC’s. Airway, breathing, and circulation.Two of these (airway and breathing) fall […]

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Getting Media to Attend Your EMS Event

This is a guest post by Ashley Wirthlin. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Public Relations Writing Tips PR success depends largely on the coverage media can provide you and your company. One aspect of being successful in your efforts to get that coverage depends upon your […]

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Stick to your Goals

This is part two of a guest post by Diane Raymond. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. In part 1 Diane wrote about setting fitness goals. In Part 2 she tells us how to stick with those goals. Write down everything you like and dislike about your […]

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App Review: Bump for Contact Sharing

This is a guest app review by David Konig. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. One of the things that I absolutely LOVE about my Motorola Droid is it’s ability to sync contact information with both my GMail and MS Exchange accounts. This is a […]

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Event Review: NAEMSE Mini Symposium 2010 San Antonio Texas

This is a guest post by Doug Gadomski. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Sessions on the Riverwalk I attended the first ever National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) Mini-Symposium on January 22nd & 23rd 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. The concept, offering expanded versions of the top-rated […]

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iTriage: Don't Get Sick Without It

This is a guest post by Wayne Guerra, MD, MBA. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. iTriage is an acute care decision tool that takes users from their symptom to the appropriate medical provider using the latest mobile and on-line technologies. While initially built for consumers, iTriage […]

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7 EMS iPhone Apps

This is a guest post by Jeanette Kozlowski. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. While iPhones have been known to save a social life or two, who’d a thought you could use the decade’s trendiest gadget to save real lives, too? Inspired by Mashable’s list of “7 […]

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Tips to Become a Better Instructor

This is a guest post by Steve Lichtenberg. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. After I wrote a set of tips becoming a better CPR instructor reader Steve Lichtenberg asked to contribute a post of teaching tips to help instructors take the next level. Steve writes: If […]

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Survive the Stops: Eating Healthy on the Road Part 2

It’s no secret that EMTs and Paramedics have quite a challenge finding healthy and tasty food choices while on the road. In part 1 Everyday EMS Tips I explained how to know your hunger schedule and bring your own healthy food to work. While packing your lunch provides the most control, it’s inevitable that you […]