Lifting and moving is a component of nearly every EMS patient encounter. Finding quality resources on lifting, moving, and stabilization techniques is almost as difficult as finding good training and equipment for patient lifting and moving. Here are a few of my favorite resources: Video: Remember 2 Things about Lifting and Moving Patients from Steve […]
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On episode 141 of the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators – I discuss with my co-hosts Rob Theriault and Bill Toon methods for perfecting your craft as an EMS professional. Listen to Episode 141: Perfecting Your Craft Read a blog post response/follow-up from Dave Aber – perfecting your craft – what […]
I love receiving emails from EMS World, EMS1.com, JEMS, and subscribing to lots of blogs so I can always be learning something new about the art and science of EMS. Here are a couple of articles that caught my eye in the month of June. Apneic Oxygenation – everything you know is wrong by Kelly […]
Service Profiles Jeff, the theme park EMT, shares insider information about Reedy Creek Emergency Services in a service profile on the Other Side of EMS blog. I am looking forward to seeing Jeff, Mickey, Goofy, and the whole WDW gang in August at the NAEMSE symposium. Products EMS and Fire author Ed Mund sent me […]
EMS Week is a week away, but you don’t need to wait until the official EMS Week to do any of these things: Increase your knowledge: sign-up for the free EMS Web Summit. Appreciate EMS in a different setting by reading a book by a paramedic/author. Join the conversation about EMS by leaving a comment […]
Free CE Opportunity: Dr. Bentley Bobrow discusses ways in which prehospital providers can improve patient survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. In the video on CPR Quality, recorded at the 2011 EMS World Expo in Las Vegas, NV, and sponsored by ZOLL Medical Corporation, Dr. Bentley Bobrow discusses ways in which prehospital providers can improve patient survival […]
I compiled this post in March but never posted it because of the transition to the EMS Blogs Network. There is some really great information in these posts. Enjoy. The Unwired Medic shares with readers the EMS blogs that he recommends. Visit his list and add your own recommendations in the post comments. With EMS […]
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EMS Week Ideas and Resources
EMS Week is about a month away. If you are just beginning to plan for EMS Week 2012 you might be better off refocusing your efforts on planning now for 2013. Regardless of when you plan or celebrate EMS Week there are some great resources and ideas available. EMS Week Ideas web site hosted by […]
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 […]
In late October on my way to New York City for the marathon I had a long ground hold at the end of the runway at the Detroit Airport. After kindly loading us on the plan and taxing to the end of the runway the pilot announced that due to traffic in Newark we had […]