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Update from Magic Mike Pitt – Project Mwanza

Dr. Mike Pitt, a magician and a pediatrician, was the guest on a December 2009 episode of the EMSEduCast podcast. He discussed how he uses magic to put pediatric patients and their parents at ease during assessment and care. His tips and ideas were fantastic. He also told us about his month-long trip to Tanzania […]

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EMS Academy for Minnesota High School Students

This is a guest post by Paul Wilson. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Opportunities in Emergency Health Care The EMS side of my health care academy in Minneapolis is a start-up program that follows a model called Opportunities in Emergency Health Care (OEC) that has been […]

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5 Patient Assessment Practice Tips

A paramedic student wrote in this question to the EMSEduCast podcast hosts: “I am looking for a patient assessment generator to practice patient assessment. During clinical some of the most helpful time is when my preceptor gives me a situation and I verbally walk through it. What other ways can I practice patient assessment?” Here […]

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Take a Short Survery on EMS Transport of Infants

This is a guest post by EMS Safety Expert Jim Love. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Past Thirty years ago when we needed to transport an infant or child in our ambulance either a parent or medic carried the child. Often the adult holding the child […]

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EMSEduCast Podcast – Focus on Cardiac Arrest

In a three episode series the EMSEduCast podcast focused on sudden cardiac arrest. Episode 43 – journal club focus on sudden cardiac arrest research. Discussion about a set of articles related to sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation, implementation of the American Heart Association 2005 Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines, and the concept of a Resuscitation specialty centers. […]

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Traits of a Successful Field Instruction Program: EMSEduCast Episode 46

On EMSEduCast episode 46 Chris Hendricks, RN and paramedic, discussed traits of a highly successful field instruction program for EMTs and Paramedics. Listen to the full episode and find links to a series of EMSResponder.com articles Chris wrote at EMSEduCast Episode 46. Some of the keys for a successful field instruction program that Chris discusses […]

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Video: Surviving Cardiac Arrest with Dr. Mickey Eisenberg

Dr. Mickey Eisenberg is the guest for the January 20 episode of the EMSEduCast. We are looking forward to Dr. Eisenberg’s second visit on the EMSEduCast to discuss factors associated with survival from sudden cardiac arrest. To get ready for this newest episode of the EMSEduCast follow these Everyday EMS Tips: 1. Listen to EMSEduCast […]

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Understanding EMS Research: EMSEduCast Episode 42

The final 2009 episode of the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS Educators discussed accessing, reading, and using research for EMS education. The cast included regular co-hosts Greg Friese, Buck Feris, and Rob Theriault. They were joined by educators Bill Toon and Tim Noonan. Listen to episode 42 at EMSEduCast.com. Make sure you […]

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Miracle or to be Expected? ROSC after 45 minutes

Everyday EMS Tips reader Marty from Connecticut sent me this article about a Brooklyn NY man who arrested at the hospital and was successfully resuscitated and discharged neurologically intact. The patient and his doctor’s call this a miracle. Certainly it is a noteworthy event because of the time length and interventions involve but I wonder […]

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3 Things I am Looking Forward to in 2010

Everyday EMS Tips readers. Welcome to a new year and a new decade. Great things are ahead for all of us. What are you looking forward to in 2010? Here are three things I am looking forward to in 2010. 1. The full first episode of the Chronicles of EMS. By now I am sure […]