Michael Morse, author of Rescuing Providence and Responding, published a new book last week, City Life. You can buy City Life as a Kindle book for reading on a Kindle or Kindle app from Amazon. I was honored that Michael asked me to write the book’s foreward. But rest assured that the best writing in […]
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Nichexpert Opportunity: Drones and EMS
Many paramedics find success and opportunity by carving out a niche: 12-Leads Research Initial Response Neurology I think their is niche for a paramedic that wants to become an expert in drones. Lead our profession in discussion and learning about drones: As a tool for education and training As a threat to operations success and […]
Thanks to @FISDAP for posting this photo from my presentation, Distraction is Deadly to the MN EMS Educators Teaching and Learning Conference. .@gfriese speaks about the dangers of distracted driving at this year’s TLC for EMS Educators. pic.twitter.com/Ih6HBq8ZlB — Fisdap (@FISDAP) April 25, 2014 The slide behind me is a quote from Mom that I […]
1. The EMS Week ideas website from NAEMT and EMS World has been updated for EMS Week 2014. These two posts from 5 years ago remain among the most visited posts on Everyday EMS Tips. 2. 25 Ideas to Celebrate EMS Week. 3. 25 More Ideas to Celebrate EMS Week. What are your plans and […]
The EMSEduCast is the podcast by and for EMS educators that I co-host with Rob Theriault and Bill Toon. Recent episodes that may be of interest. Moulage tips from an award winning moulage educator. Episode 192 Successfully bringing new educators into an EMS education program. Episode 188 and Episode 191. Update January 28, 2014: read this article […]
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Best EMT Test Prep Ideas
At the Minnesota EMS Educators conference I was really struck when Heather Davis said, “More practice tests are more effective than more studying.“ If you fail a written test, especially if the questions are application and comprehension, rather than retention your time is better spent becoming a better test taker. Sure if you fail a […]
Listen in as Jamie Davis of the MedicCast, Jim Hoffman of the EMS Office Hours, John Broyles of 1-Union-801, and Greg Friese of the EMSEduCast discuss the state of EMS podcasting. Each of these experienced podcast hosts share how they started in EMS podcasting, the breadth of podcast listeners, and how they find topics and […]
Note: the Boston Marathon was nearly three weeks ago. Usually I try to write a race report within hours of finishing. Because of the bombing at the finishing line many of my post marathon thoughts have been about the families impacted by death and injury that afternoon, as well as the medical responders and bystanders […]
During my visit to the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul for the Minnesota EMS Educators conference I was invited to Station 51 home of Freedom House. Station 51 is also the home of the St. Paul EMS Academy which is an amazing effort that is providing EMT training and employment for economically and socially […]
A Boston EMS ambulance on standby in the finisher area at the corner of Berkeley and St. James. 2:12 pm I crossed the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon. I walked several blocks to receive my finisher’s medal, food and fluids, and my bag of belongings. Then I began the walk south to the […]