For several years I have been reading about the appropriate dosing of oxygen. In Can Oxygen Hurt Mike McEvoy summarizes the science, 2005 and 2010 AHA recommendations. He includes this money line “Knowing that both hypoxia and hyperoxia are bad, EMS providers must stop giving oxygen routinely.” Peter Canning shares some thoughts about Glass Ampules […]
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Today is the long awaited and first ever EMS Web Summit, an online conference for EMS professionals. The line-up of speakers is outstanding and as good as you would find at any big regional or national EMS conference. Check out this line-up and then go register, it’s not too late. 1000-1015am – Jim Hoffman will […]
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 Paramedic, Educator and Author Peter Canning. […]
2012 EMS Web Summit
The EMS Web Summit will bring together leaders in the EMS field for a collective day long webcast giving their insights, tips and tricks on a variety of EMS topics that they are passionate about. This event is completely online and live on Thursday May 17th, 2012. The EMS Web Summit will bring together leaders […]
Running, Running, and running … Running is one of my passions. Early in February I guest posted at the Loving the Run blog about the importance of Free Running between training cycles and when coming back from injury. I also started a new blog this month, Everyday Runner Tips, to have a specific place for […]
A reader asked, “I would like to know more about capnography.” Post updated September 20, 2015 0) CapnoAcademy.com a resource and information website from Medtronic powered by EMS1.com 1) Capnography for paramedics blog 2) [amazon-product text=”Capnography, King of the ABCs” type=”text”]1450246206[/amazon-product]: A Systematic Approach for Paramedics’ by Troy Valente 3) Capnography Made Easy training course […]
Listen to this interview with Peter Canning about his books Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine and Rescue 471: A Paramedic’s Stories. This episode was originally broadcast at EverydayEMSTips.com. Browse to Everyday EMS Tips to read the …
Books for the Everyday EMS Reader
During much of 2010 I have been reading my way through the genre of “EMS Literature.” Here are my picks for the Everyday EMS Reader on your shopping list (or for your own personal reading list). Some are recently published while others are EMS classics. 1. [amazon-product text=”Paramedic” type=”text”]0804116148[/amazon-product] by Peter Canning 2. [amazon-product text=”My […]
Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine was the first book by Peter Canning, political speech writer turned paramedic. In this Medical Author Chat for Everyday EMS Tips Peter shares how he became a paramedic after the U.S. Senator he worked for lost an election. After watching the ambulances drive by his apartment Peter pursued […]