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Everyone is an Expert

I have long kept a list of areas where nearly everyone believes they are an expert despite extensive evidence to the contrary. My list …. Driving Dog training Other areas under consideration for addition to the list … Investing News reporting Youth sports instruction What else should I be considering?

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Dear Future President: A Few Questions from EMS

Dear Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Nominations are finished and you are painting your differences, mostly in broad brushstrokes, on policy and regulatory issues to voters. Health care, one of the dominant political issues of the past eight years and likely a top issue for years to come, is of great interest to voters. The different […]

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Punish the Driver or Change the Culture

Last week EMS1 reported news of an ambulance being driven at 17 miles per hour above the speed limit. The borderline ridiculous incident had all the makings of a ‘gotcha’ story by the local television station. Leading me to ponder about the driver: Good person, bad day, bad behavior? Bad person, bad behavior? Good person, bad culture, […]

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Alleged Patient Kills Helper and Injures Two Others

Are you able to make sense of the tragic death of a Md. firefighter-paramedic who was killed after forcing entry to access a man believed to be unresponsive by his brother? I made an effort to make sense of a tragic death and the disparity between how a Md. man is free without charges after killing […]

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Video: Pre-Prom Mass Casualty Drill

Do scared straight style MCI demos actually prevent injury and high risk teen behaviors? Does your agency stage a trauma demo at the local high school? What makes it effective (or not)? Did a trauma demo influence or change your behavior (or perhaps spark your interest in EMS)? Look at about the 50 second mark […]

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EMS Education Tips

Video: PowerPoint Animation to Create a News Ticker

Short screencast on creating a PowerPoint Animation for a news ticker effect.

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Video: Montgomery County EMS Week Promo

EMS Week promotion video from Montgomery County EMS.  

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Read All About It: EMS Newspapers with Paper.li

There are at least three EMS Newspapers, created with paper.li, that organize EMS related Twitter traffic into a daily newspaper style format. Three I know about include: @EMS Blogs Twitter Traffic Daily The EMS-Tweets Daily The EMS-Podcasters Daily Another site that brings together some of the best blogs, EMS newsites, and podcasts is Paramedic.Alltop.com Are […]

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Awake, Oriented, and Still Blogging

Yes, I am still here and blogging. There have been some updates behind the scenes to EverydayEMSTips.com that have kept me from adding new posts. Most of the new posts for the last few weeks were written more than a month ago. Also, settling into my new job at CentreLearn and enjoying summer (family time, […]

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News: EMS Podcasters Make a Big Splash at #EMSExpo

ProMed Network Podcasters Create New Media Frenzy A week ago, three member podcasts of the ProMed Network were asked to attend the EMS Expo in Atlanta by organizers and do what they do best, talk about all things EMS! Chris Montera from the EMS Garage podcast, Greg Friese from the EMS Educast podcast, and Jamie […]