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Health and Wellness

Everyday EMS Athlete Profile: Matt Bassett

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 EMT/Firefighter and runner Matt Bassett.  Q: […]

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EMS Tips

Alternate Posting Locations October 2011

Blog.CentreLearn.com – My day job is being the Director of Education for CentreLearn Solutions. I add about two posts a week to the CentreLearn blog and manage our social media accounts. Top Questions about CL Courses for Firefighters, Paramedics, and EMTs Build your own Online Training Content FDA Drug Safety Communication on Zofran – this […]

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Social Media Tips

Idea: Spend Thanksgiving with Emergency Responders

I love coming up with ideas and sharing ideas. Yesterday Doug Mummert retweeted a message from Keith Yaskin, a Fox 10 Phoenix News Reporter, looking for Thanksgiving Day Story ideas. I replied. Keith liked the idea and spent the day with the busiest Phoenix FD station – scroll down for the story. Thanks Doug and […]

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EMS Education Tips

You Didn't Have to Help but You Did …

… and before I could even ask there you were at my side helping me. Feces Everywhere Remember that time when the elderly lady had lain for hours in her own feces? I had already told you it was OK to leave, but you lingered for a moment. Then I knew why. Without hesitating you […]

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Author-Interviews

Stories from the E.R. Loading Dock – A medical author chat with Eric Liddy Sr.

[amazon-product text=”The E.R. Loading Dock: real EMS Stories from Around the World” type=”text”]B0027EG5CO[/amazon-product] is a compilation of stories from paramedics around the world that met each other and collaborated on the book through an online forum for paramedics. Eric Liddy Sr. an EMT, firefighter, and rescue technician in southeast Michigan led the effort to collect, organize, […]

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Author-Interviews

Silent Alarm: Medical Author Chat with Steven L. Schrader FF/EMT retired

Introduction Retired firefighter/EMS Steven L Schrader is the guest for this episode of the Medical Author Chat. Steven is the author of Silent Alarm: On the Edge With a Deaf EMT (Amazon Link). Steven wrote his book based on his experiences as a firefighter EMT in Atlanta, Georgia. I contacted Steven after Jamie Davis, the […]

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Firefighting Social Media Tips

Favorite Firefighting Blogs and Websites

My interests in emergency response are broad. These are blogs targeted to firefighters that I check daily for new content: STATter 911 is Fire and EMS news from veteran reporter Dave Statter. FireGeezer is a combination of news, training content, and commentary led by retired fire captain Bill Schumm. With multiple daily posts this is […]