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Posts Outside the Service Area: 2012 Resolutions

Are you ready for 2012? In this month’s edition of posts outside the service area I share some of my favorite posts from the month and resolutions associated with the post. Enjoy and Happy New Year! EMS Blog Resolution: Jim Hoffman, the EMS Professional, loves EMS bloggers. He shares some of his favorite EMS blogs and […]

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Continuing Education and Recertification: Posts Outside the Service Area

In my business developing online education programs I notice big usage surges towards the end of each quarter. The biggest surges come as the calendar approaches December 31 (for EMTs and paramedics that recertify at the end of the calendar year) and March 31 (associated with National Registry recertification). Passing the NREMT CBT Exam Sean […]

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Podcast: EMS Office Hours on EMS Week 2011

EMS Week – Take That Spoon Away, I’m Fed Up Great episode of the EMS Office Hours podcast by Jim Hoffman. Give the show a listen and let Jim know what you think about EMS Week.

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Posts Outside the Service Area: Resources, Continuing Education, and HIPAA Training

New Resource Downloads from MedicMadness.com Medic Madness blogger Sean Eddy regularly shares his patient assessment tips and tools. He recently posted two great memory aids for your pocket: Pediatric GCS Card Adult GCS Card Continuing Education: Prehospital Treatment  of Asthma Jim Hoffman and Steven Kanarian presented a webinar on prehospital treatment of asthma. Watch the […]

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Event Review: Things You Should Know Partner from EMSBootCamp.com

This is a guest event review from Mark Albert. EverydayEMSTips.com welcomes guest post submissions from EMS professionals and supporters of EMS. To submit a guest post view the guidelines. This was the first episode in an ongoing series at EMS Boot Camp, hosted by James Hoffman. The series is going to feature veteran Bronx Medic […]

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Video: IV Start Tips from EMS Office Hours

In this short video Jim Hoffman from the EMS Office Hours blog and podcast shares his tips for readying IV start equipment.

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Posts Outside the Service Area: Continuing Education

Two weeks ago I wrote about continuing education and EMT recertification. Some other top EMS bloggers have also been writing about EMT training, continuing education, and EMT recertification. Check out these excellent posts: Jim Hoffman explains how he keeps up on his CEUs at EMS Office Hours Sean Eddy reminds us that continuing education doesn’t […]

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Apply to Present at an EMS Conference in 2011

Summer and Fall 2011 EMS conferences are accepting Speaker applications. Two that came to my inbox recently include: EMS Association of Colorado – call for presentations Alaska Annual EMS Symposium – call for presentations In this episode of the EMS Office Hours podcast I discuss ideas and tips to become a conference speaker with Jim […]

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Posts Outside the Service Area: Gift Giving Guides and More

One of the gifts bloggers can give one another is the gift of linking. Check out these posts from some of my favorite bloggers: 2010 EMS Gift Guide from the Social Medic. A Special Thank You to EMS professionals from public speaking coach Lisa Braithwaite. If you are interested in becoming a better public speaker […]

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EMS Boot Camp: Asthma for the Pre-Hospital Provider

Cruise over to EMSBootCamp.com to register for the November 18 EMSBootCamp.com session – Asthma for the Pre-Hospital Provider. Effective treatment of an asthmatic requires an understanding of the physiologic causes of asthma and the patient’s severity.  Pre-hospital care providers who can gauge the severity of asthma and deliver the appropriate treatment will be more effective […]