A reader asked, “Do you maintain a calendar of EMS conferences?” That sounds like a huge project to build and maintain a calendar. To find upcoming EMS conferences I would do the following: 1. Check for an EMS conference calendar at the big 3 EMS media websites – EMS1.com, EMSWorld.com, and JEMS.com. 2. Search Facebook […]
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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/Firefighter and Team Firefighter member Conan […]
I am convinced that in the workplace any incident of wrong doing – cheating, stealing, etc. – is always witnessed or realized by a co-worker. The part I have never understood is the lengths individuals will go to either pretend what they know is happening is not happening or protect someone that is clearly violating […]
Each month I try to collect/curate articles of interest to me that you might find interesting as well. Enjoy reading. I am outside playing in a leaf pile. Early in the month, fresh off an outstanding EMS World Expo, Dave Konig shared the Ultimate Social Media Protocol by riffing off the ultimate EMS protocol written […]
Three posts together are everything (or almost everything) you wanted to know about blood pressure assessment: 1. Blood Pressure Assessment Tips from Everyday EMS Tips guest blogger Michael Fraley 2. The Blood Pressure from Steve Whitehead’s series on vital signs 3. Blood Pressure – Vital Knowledge for EMS by Chris Kaiser Bonus: 10 blood pressure […]
As many of us know, putting your health and fitness first can be a major challenge with the busy schedules we adhere to every day. Between his three jobs as a donor center coordinator, tissue recovery technician and paramedic, Buck Feris recognized this difficulty but decided to take the challenge head on by changing his […]
EMS Hats from the Great American Race My son’s adoration for the Cars movie has morphed into a total devotion to NASCAR. His interest has led to terrific father-son time watching NASCAR races. We were both thrilled when these two hats arrived in the mail from a friend and reader in Daytona, Florida. Thanks! //
Thanks to paramedic educator Chris Cannon for this guest post. If you would like to guest post or review on Everyday EMS Tips check out the guidelines here. I love Dropbox. There, I said it out loud. I use Dropbox multiple times each day to get things done, and I’m not real sure how I survived without […]
Guest contributor Tim Green explains in this post the importance of documenting medical history of you and your family well before an emergency happens. Tim Green is a former EMS Service Director with over 30 years experience as a firefighter/paramedic. Tim is now CEO of EMS Options, LLC, dedicated to helping people prepare for emergency events. […]