Users of the Google Reader, an RSS feed reader from Google, probably know by know that Google Reader will expire in July. I have been using Google Reader for several years to stay up to date on my favorite EMS, Fire, Technology, Politics, and Running blogs. Since the announcement of Google Reader’s demise I have […]
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Video: 2 Harlem Shake Videos for EMS
I might be the last person to discover the “Harlem Shake” video, but these both causes me to snort blueberry yogurt out of my nose. Warning the visual imagery in these videos might not be suitable for all viewers. February 20, 2013 Update: @FireCritic found 8 EMS Harlem Shake videos … he is either has too […]
The Wisconsin EMS Association is one of the biggest state conference exhibit halls. I have heard Texas is bigger (but isn’t everything bigger in Texas), but other than EMS World and EMS Today I haven’t seen a bigger state EMS exhibit hall. Note: this is my final post from WEMSA. Catch-up with Day 1, Day […]
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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 […]
Note: RESURRECTING THE STREET will be free for Amazon Kindle download between September 7th and September 11th. [amazon-product text=”Resurrecting the Street” type=”text”]0985410000[/amazon-product]: Overcoming the Greatest Operational Crisis in History is an account of the impacts of the September 11, 2001 terrorism attacks on the World Trade Center on the financial markets, with a focus on […]
The 2013 National Boy Scout Jamboree Emergency Medical Service is seeking volunteers to fill various positions. We will be a combined ALS/BLS response and transport service serving an anticipated population of 40,000 at the Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve just north of Beckley, West Virginia adjacent to and conjoined with the New River Gorge National River. […]
The border color of Everyday EMS Tips is changed to lime green for lymphoma for the final week of July to draw attention to the disease of lymphoma (a type of cancer), the people with lymphoma and their families, and to support my friend Rick. Meet Rick A few weeks after his May 2012 diagnosis […]
If you are a math whiz you might try to solve this problem. Which choice will lead to the greatest accumulation of life-time income? A paramedic graduates from a 2 year associates degree program. Choice A: Paramedic uses all available free time to work over time. This continues for 5 years until the paramedic has […]
EMS professionals are challenged to balance work, family, and other obligations while also staying or striving for mental and physical fitness. The Everyday EMS Athlete is a regular column to recognize and learn from other EMS professionals that are setting and meeting fitness goals. This edition was contributed by Paramedic, Educator and Author Peter Canning. […]
Keep Yourself Safe is the latest EMS music video from FDNY Paramedic and Artist Farooq Muhammad. The video lyrics and visualizes are about personal safety and PPE usage. The project was funded/underwritten by apparel vendor Blauer. I think the production and message is outstanding. Farooq and Blauer show how new “media” can be combined for […]