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Kilted Man in a Cornfield

Perhaps the last thing I expected to see while picking sweet corn in the Whitefeather CSA field was a man in a kilt. Even more unexpected was the shirt this man was wearing … Kilted to Kick Cancer. The kilt wearing man, also a police officer and blogger (and organic sweet corn lover), was showing […]

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EMS Tips

Posts Outside the Service Area: Books, Apps, and Blogs for November 2012

Books Paramedic and Mortician Matthew Sias published a memoir and collection of experiences, [amazon-product text=”Silent Sirens: Memoirs of a Life Saving Mortician (Amazon affiliate link)” type=”text”]B009LNGYDO[/amazon-product] Apps At the start of the month EMS1.com and Limmer Creative launched two new apps: 101 Last Minute Study Tips. There are two versions – EMT and Paramedic – and […]

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Social Media Tips

EMS App Reviews from Outside the Service Area

Are you loading your iPhone or Android phone with the latest EMS and Fire Apps? Which are your favorites? A few days ago the Happy Medic posted a review of the Difficult Airway App. He makes a solid case for this app. Have you used it? The Unwired Medic shares a link to the Wildland […]

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EMS Tips Humor

If Tim Tebow was a Paramedic

The Medic Madness blog has a regular series of humor posts about celebrity paramedics. I proposed to Sean and other bloggers that we write posts about “If Tim Tebow was a Paramedic.” The Ambulance Driver’s post on If Tim Tebow was a Paramedic. The Happy Medic also shares his thoughts on Tim Tebow as a […]

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Announcement

Press Release: Kilted to Kick Cancer

INDUSTRY BLOGGERS, companies KILT UP TO KICK prostate CANCER Magnum Boots USA and Alt.Kilt have partnered up with Bloggers Motorcop and The Happy Medic to raise awareness for male-specific cancer during September, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The goal of the campaign, better known as Kilted to Kick Cancer, is to encourage men to take control […]

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EMS Tips

Hot Summer Posts from Outside the Service Area

July has been a hot one for me. First a week of blazing heat and humidity in Central Wisconsin and then a week of constant heat and humidity in Miami. Here are some of my favorite posts from outside the service area: This MSNBC.com article about a PICU nurse that committed suicide a few months […]

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EMS Tips

Video: Ambulance Safety Tips

In this video, recorded at EMS World Expo 2010, Justin Schorr and I discuss ambulance safety. ParamedicTV is powered by EMS1.com

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News and Events

EMS Today – the massive exhibit hall #EMSToday

Justin Schoor, the Happy Medic, hosts this fantastic tour of the EMS Today exhibit hall just a few hours before the hall opened.

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EMS Tips

News and Top Posts from September

Bloggers Epi Junky and the Happy Medic are leading an EMS for the Cure effort during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. EMS for the Cure – Challenge from Thaddeus Setla on Vimeo. After you finish supporting EMS for the Cure take a few minutes to check out these top posts from September at EverydayEMSTips.com that you […]

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News and Events

Close Call: Response to Snowmobiler with No Pulse

A few hours after bar time our volunteer squad was paged out for a snowmobile rider that had hit a tree. As I left my house for the station I grabbed my parka, ski pants, and a headlamp. It was snowing lightly and the temperature was a little below zero (fahrenheit). We responded to the […]