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EMS Education Tips

Video: Barton EMT Field Ops Day

Video coverage of the Barton EMT Field Ops Day. Looks like a great learning experience. The Hutchison Community College field ops day was discussed on episode 83 of the EMSEduCast.

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Social Media Tips

What are the BEST EMS/EMT Blogs?

I was asked this question, “What would you consider the top EMS/EMT blogs?” Specifically, the interviewer wants your recommendations for the best EMS/EMT blogs that are: Consistent High quality & original posts Good community following NOT trying to sell me their product I have some ideas, but I want to know your recommendations. Which EMS/EMT […]

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EMS Tips

Alternate Posting Location: Hoarding Behavior

Hoarding, more than a TV show, is my latest column at EMS1.com. Have you encountered patients with hoarding behavior? What are your assessment tips? How can you make homes of a patient with hoarding behavior safer for the patient, their friends and family, and their neighbors? Yes, I usually write my own column headlines. I […]

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EMS Education Tips

EMSEduCast: New Episodes from March and April

The EMSEducCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators – has more than 130 episodes for fire and EMS educators. The co-hosting team, Rob Theriault, Bill Toon, and myself – record two or more new episodes a month. All episodes are available on iTunes, the ProMed Network and EMSEduCast.com. War Stories and Skill Labs: […]

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EMS Education Tips

Alternate Posting Locations: CentreLearn blog April 2012

Is your organization using online education or training? My day job is as Director of Education for CentreLearn Solutions, LLC. I am responsible for building and maintaining our library of continuing education content. I also spend a lot of time with training officers helping them develop their own training content. The CentreLearn blog has been […]

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News and Events

Vote Now: 2012 EMS Blog of the Year and 2012 Fire Blog of the Year

Voting is open for the 2012 EMS Blog of the Year and 2012 Fire Blog of the Year. Vote for EMS Blog of the Year Vote for Fire Blog of the Year The selection of blogs is overall excellent. I am planning a future post about my experience as a judge.

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Humor

ACLS Instructor

I have been chuckling at the EMS Humor Memes at Medic Madness and decided to try my own hand at a bit of EMS education humor.

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Social Media Tips

Video: Merry Christmas and Thanks for Your Service

I truly appreciate the fire, EMS, and law enforcement professionals that are working today and tomorrow. Being away from their families to keep the rest of us safe. Thanks and Merry Christmas.

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Operations

Duties of Every Employee

Every job, every employee, and every employer has these essential duties or job function: Sales Customer Service Education Maintenance How do these functions manifest in your workplace? Sales EMS, especially when provided by a public agency, doesn’t have to do traditional sales and marketing. What EMS does need to do is communicate its value to […]

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News and Events

National Association of EMS Educators Symposium 2011 #NAEMSE

Today I depart for Reno, Nevada for the 2011 National Association of EMS Educators Symposium. The annual event brings together paramedic and EMT educators from around the world for training, product evaluation, and networking. At NAEMSE I am looking forward to: 1. Co-Presenting Effective Visual Presentations with Kyle David Bates. We have previously presented this […]