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Top Posts: January 2011 – readership surges from weather and contests

January 2011 was the highest visit month ever for Everyday EMS Tips. Thanks. I attribute that to three things: 1. Ongoing Snowpocalypse. Bad weather on the east coast means more people are indoors reading the EMS Blogosphere. 2. EMS Blog of 2010 Contest. Really appreciate inbound links from the FireCritic.com and the other finalists. 3. […]

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Super Bowl Week Lessons for EMS Week 2011

I am paying close attention to Super Bowl week because my team, the Green Bay Packers, made it to the big game. I have high hopes for Sunday’s game. Football is full of metaphors for life and the week leading up to Superbowl XLV has many events that could be tweaked and replicated for EMS […]

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Tucson Mass Shooting – some thoughts on MCI Response

Like many EMS professionals I have read media accounts from the Tucson mass shooting for lessons we might learn for application to future mass shooting incidents. Tragically, a mass shooting could happen in any community and we all need to consider a mass shooting in our all-hazards pre-planning and cooperative planning with other emergency responders. […]

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3 Hopes for Every Paramedic in 2011

Welcome to 2011. Sounds pretty cool doesn’t it. These are my three hopes for Every Paramedic in 2011. 1. Competency based continuing education that honors your time, experience, and knowledge. Many of you might just now be realizing that you have less than 90 days to meet the NREMT refresher and continuing education requirements (if you […]

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Facebook Page: Everyday EMS Tips

The Everyday EMS Tips Facebook Page is live. The week after Christmas I will be using this page for a series of product giveaways. Follow now to receive the latest Facebook updates. //

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Solution for Android Powered Smartphone Rapidly Losing Power

I sent this question recently the the DroidMedic Blog: “I recently updated some of my apps on my HTC Hero. I also downloaded Angry Birds. Ever since I have noticed I lose battery life much faster. How can I determine which app is to blame? Should I use an app killer? I have heard mixed […]

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Understanding Implication of NLRB Finding about Facebook Use by EMT

This is a guest post by critical care paramedic and former attorney John C. Fekety, J.D., EMT-P. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. In a past life, as a juvenile court probation officer, an attorney corrected me on a point of law. When I gave […]

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5 Actions Before Banning Employee Use of Social Media

Confrontations between employees and employers over social media usage continues to be a top news story. Of course,every organization needs a social media policy, but if your policy development is driven by worries that employees are going to complain about poor working conditions and low pay on Facebook I suggest these things: 1. Improve working […]

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News and Events

EMS Week 2011 – Start Planning Now

Every year EMS Week seems to sneak up on service directors who hastily ask/assign volunteers to lead the EMS Week effort. The committee is asked to plan and execute an event on exceedingly short notice and with little to no budget. Then the efforts of the committee are either ignored or chastised for the low […]

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EMS Expo Meet-up September 29

Two weeks from tonight I am attending the Meetup in Dallas sponsored by Physio-Control. You can join me and many other EMS Bloggers and Podcasters for food, drinks, and some great giveaways. Learn more and register at Facebook or JEMSConnect.