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Play Online EMS Games to Win Prizes and Earn CEU

New Everyday EMS Tip to earn CEU and win prizes. EMS Expo online games give you a chance to earn CEU’s, be entered into a prize drawing at EMS Expo, and learn EMS facts and concepts, all while having fun. Play, Learn, WIN! now at www.EMSExpoEvents.com or by clicking on the game icons below.

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Top Tips for EMS Educators

I was recently asked to compile a list of top tips for EMS educators. This is the list I came up with:

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80+ ECG Multimedia Presentations

My friend Rob Theriault is the Georgian College Paramedic Programs coordinator. He has posted 83 mini multi-media presentations on dysrhythmia interpretation on his website http://paramedictutor.wordpress.com Rob is also a co-host of the EMS Edu Cast – a podcast by and for EMS educators. Join me, Rob, and Bill Toon as we discuss EMS education resources, […]

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Use the 3 R's to Locate the Incident

Ambulance 311: Respond to US Highway 71 for a two-car accident unknown injuries. Ambulance 311: Callers are reporting this is in the northbound lanes near State Highway 175. Ambulance 311: Additional callers are now stating that the accident is in the southbound lanes. Ambulance 311: Our last caller reports the vehicles are actually on State […]

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3 Tips to Stay Mentally Alert During Long Shifts

You work 12 hours (or even 24 hours) during a very busy ambulance shift and are ready to be home, go for a run, eat dinner and get to bed. However, on your way out the door your supervisor stops you. She tells you that someone has called in sick and wonders if you could […]

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Top 100 Websites

PC Magazine has created a list of 100 top websites for 2009. The websites are grouped into a broad set of categories. At Everyday EMS Tips we have had a couple of posts from contributors Martha Bonnie and Jim Hoffman about our favorite EMS websites. Read these posts: Add to Your Favorites: 5 Sites for […]

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Tips to Understand Your Learning Style

For EMS professionals education is ongoing. Although education and training are needed for refresher and relicensing requirements, is also important to always be learning because medicine is dynamic. What we do now we might not do in the future. Some of what we did in the past (15 compressions and 2 breathes) we don’t do […]

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3 Reasons to Write

The internet has given us unending opportunities to become a published author. Writing is one of my favorite topics and I encourage all Everyday EMS Tips subscribers to regularly write. Here are three Everyday EMS reasons to write regularly:

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5 More Top Tips for EMT-Basic Students

This is a guest post by Carissa O’Brien. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Considering EMT school? Here are five MORE Everyday EMS Tips from recent EMT Basic course graduate Carissa Caramanis O’Brien for you to consider as you enroll and prepare for EMT training. 6. Be […]

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How to Pick the Perfect EMT Class Lab Partner

Who you work with during your EMT class will play a role in the information you gain throughout your courses. Choose a lab partner that will help you to succeed and with whom you can effectively work with throughout the class. Look for the following qualities when choosing a lab partner to jointly succeed together: