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EMS Tips

Greetings and an Ambulance Safety Lesson from Ireland

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. I am typing this from my hotel in the Town of Tullamore in Ireland.  Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit an Irish ambulance builder and converter.  I saw things I have never […]

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EMS Tips

Map Your Neighborhood

This is a guest post by Ric Skinner, Editor of GIS in Hospital and Emergency Healthcare and the Stoneybrook Group LLC. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Disasters are major events that can strike anywhere and at any time. In a disaster, traditional “911” and First Responder […]

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EMS Education Tips

How to Find an EMT School that Fits Your Interests

This is a guest blog post by Sally Davison of FireScienceDegree.com. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Education is a valuable asset, one that lays down the foundation for your entire career. And when it comes to providing emergency medical assistance, education helps add to […]

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App Reviews

App Review: Phrase Board for the iPad

This is a guest app review by elearning designer Jenise Cook of RidgeViewMedia.com. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. PhraseBoard: iPad Medical Application Imagine you’re in a hospital bed, or you’ve been in an accident, or a natural disaster. You’re unable to speak, yet you […]

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EMS Tips

App Review: CE Manager – track continuing education with iPhone App

This is a guest app review by critical care paramedic JD Graziano. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. CE Manger is an iPhone app for the EMS professional that allows the user to lose the worry of keeping track of any education that he or […]

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Product Reviews Products

Product Review: S.A.L.T. (Supraglottic Airway Laryngopharyngeal Tube) Airway System

This is a guest post by Steve Lercari BA/BS, EMT-P. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Note: On November 29, 2012 ECOLAB contacted me to let readers know that the S.A.L.T. II is now available. Find information on their website. Read about improvements to the S.A.L.T. S.A.L.T. […]

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Product Review: Trauma Team for the Nintendo Wii

This is a guest product review by Sarah Leonard of Nursing Degrees. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Trauma Team Takes Franchise to the Next Level Atlus Games has revived its long-running Trauma Center brand with the recent release of the new and improved Trauma Team […]

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App Reviews

App Review: BabelDroid for Voice Translation

This is a guest app review by Sean Eddy, paramedic and blogger for MedicMadness.com. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. I stumbled across a really neat tool for my Android phone and discovered that it can be quite useful in the pre-hospital setting. “BabelDroid” for Android […]

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Social Media Tips

Make an iPhone App from your RSS Feed

This is a guest post by Michelle Mangen. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. There are thousands and thousands of iPhone apps for games, news, scheduling, music, and more. Lots of popular blogs are available as apps for reading on an iPhone, Blackberry or Google Android smartphone. […]

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App Reviews

App Review: Car Locator for the Droid

This is a guest app review by David Konig, co-founder of PIOSocialMediaTraining.com. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Must Have Droid App Solves The “Dude Where’s My Car” Dilemma One of the things that I tend to stress about when going to events like EMS Today […]