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EMS Expo Meet-up September 29

Two weeks from tonight I am attending the Meetup in Dallas sponsored by Physio-Control. You can join me and many other EMS Bloggers and Podcasters for food, drinks, and some great giveaways. Learn more and register at Facebook or JEMSConnect.

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Today's Must Read Blog Post – September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

I had lots of ideas for a blog post to write for today until I read Thomas’ Story at LiveStrongBlog.com. Thomas, a ninth grader, wrote an outstanding post about his experience as a childhood cancer survivor. Check it out.

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Continuing Education EMS Education Tips EMS Tips

Paramedic that Knows Everything Declines Additional Learning

I feel like I have “read it all” from end of course evaluations … “this was too easy” or “too difficult” or “the classroom was cold” or “breaks were too short” or “the PowerPoint slides were difficult to read” or ” I learned a lot, thanks” and on and on. I actually really enjoy reading student […]

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Posts Outside the Service Area: Expo, EMS Blogs.com, and Is this an Emergency

Summer is zipping away, faster than I realized. As daylight grows shorter I find myself catching up on my blog reading and writing posts here and other places. Robert G. Nixon EMS Scholarship Award Winner Congratulations to @JustMyBlog, winner of one of the 2010 Robert G. Nixon scholarships. She will be traveling to EMS Expo […]

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Social Media Tips

EMS 2.0 | Making Blog Comments & Social Media

Here is a quick tutorial from Jim Hoffman, of the Authorized Transmissions blog, on how to make comments on EMS blogs and how to share your favorite blog posts with your social media EMS, paramedic and EMT friends. Your turn … leave a comment on this post, another Everyday EMS Tips post, or on a […]

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Awake, Oriented, and Still Blogging

Yes, I am still here and blogging. There have been some updates behind the scenes to EverydayEMSTips.com that have kept me from adding new posts. Most of the new posts for the last few weeks were written more than a month ago. Also, settling into my new job at CentreLearn and enjoying summer (family time, […]

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May Top 5 Posts at Everyday EMS Tips

EMS Week related posts were the most visited content this month at EverydayEMSTips.com. Capture the enthusiasm from this year’s EMS Week and start using social media tools to promote your EMS agency year round. 1. 2010 EMS Week Planning Resources 2. EMS Week 2010: A Time to Think About Safety 3. 25 Ideas to Celebrate […]

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EMS Tips

Welcome to Everyday EMS Tips – A Quick Guide to New Readers

Welcome to Everyday EMS Tips – my primary place for blogging, sharing resources, and connecting with other EMS professionals. If this is your first visit or you just found me recently I thought I would use this post to welcome you and bring you up to speed with some of the top content and resources […]

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Product Review: Build your own App with App Makr

I read lots of website content on the go from my iPod touch. I can browse to a blog website, but most blogs aren’t optimized for viewing on a small screen web browser. Instead the best way to browse and read blog content is by using an App built from the site’s RSS feed. The […]

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EMS Tips

Priority Posts from Outside the Service Area

I overheard some priority traffic from other EMS bloggers, publications, and education programs that I wanted to share with Everyday EMS Tips readers. EMSResponder.com Tom Middleton has an excellent article on MCI response tips at EMSResponder.com based on his experiences as a combat medic in Iraq and more than 20 years as a Firefighter/Paramedic. Tom […]