My kids went back to school this morning. What a thrill it is too see them off on a new year of adventure, learning, and friendships. This morning the Portage County Sheriff was at the crosswalk on a busy county highway two blocks from school. A “your speed is…” sign was flashing. A deputy was […]
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NAEMSE Symposium presentations. August 10, 2013. Washington DC. Handheld Wizardy: Integrating Smartphones and Tablets into EMS Education Integrating Smartphones Into EMS Education from Greg Friese PDF of handout Distraction is Deadly: Understanding and Mitigating its Impact Distraction is Deadly in EMS Education, Driving, and Patient Care from Greg Friese PDF of handout
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More Driving Lessons Unlearned
This guest post was submitted by FF/EMT Ed Mund. If you would like to submit a guest post review the submission guidelines. Recent motor vehicle-related deaths of EMS crews, firefighters, and passengers, while tragic, are reminders of the same lessons unlearned yet again. Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of on-the-job deaths of EMS […]
Things that probably are not helpful: Being very far away from the pupil Snarky comments Ridicule Sharing the poor performance and poor coaching with the world
Two flight paramedics discuss the dangers of distracted driving on a morning news program. This is a great example of how EMS can get involved in injury prevention. How can your service get featured on the local news? I would try some of these things: 1. Pick a topic that is timely and of wide […]
Below is several videos from the Hackensack VAC of drivers navigating a cone course with an ambulance. When navigating the cone course, just as you would in normal ambulance operations: 1. Put on your seatbelt as soon as you get in the ambulance. I have seen several drivers immediately fail the test for not donning […]
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Video: Ambulance Safety Tips
In this video, recorded at EMS World Expo 2010, Justin Schorr and I discuss ambulance safety. ParamedicTV is powered by EMS1.com
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Don’t Read this While Driving
Last week a New York Times article explored the distractions to emergency vehicle drivers from radios, mobile data terminals, and cellphones. The article is part of the Driven to Distraction series from reporter, Matt Richtel. I am passionate about safe vehicle operation for all EMS professionals. I used to train fifteen passenger van operators in […]
This is a guest post by Greg Bartlett. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Response Time Matters Anyone that has training as a Paramedic, EMT, RN, MD, or even CPR knows that every second counts when trying to save a life. If you’re already on the scene when the […]
This is a guest post by EMS Safety Expert Jim Love. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Past Thirty years ago when we needed to transport an infant or child in our ambulance either a parent or medic carried the child. Often the adult holding the child […]