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. EMS Week is a time to celebrate. It is also a time to think about safety. I began my career in EMS before the first EMS week. I remember the […]
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Don’t Read this While Driving
Last week a New York Times article explored the distractions to emergency vehicle drivers from radios, mobile data terminals, and cellphones. The article is part of the Driven to Distraction series from reporter, Matt Richtel. I am passionate about safe vehicle operation for all EMS professionals. I used to train fifteen passenger van operators in […]
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Video: Roadside Visibility
I am thinking of something orange! (Name that movie). A video I made for EMS1.com and ParamedicTV.com about roadside visibility. Remember a simple vest or coat is not enough. Always be watching upstream, move out of and away from traffic as quickly as possible, complete traffic incident management training (TIM), and use TIM principles like […]
This is a guest post by Martha Bonnie for Poison Prevention Week (March 14-20). If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Did you know that over 80% of accidents in the home occur in the bathroom? Wet floors, cleaning chemicals, prescription and over the counter medications, to name just […]
Author and former paramedic and EMS Educator Kate Dernocoeur is the guest on this episode of the Medical Author Chat (click this link for the audio file katedernoceurinterview). Kate wrote the classic EMS textbook “Streetsense: Communication, Safety, and Control“. Kate was a paramedic on “the ground floor of the industry.” When her career began medics were […]
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Vehicle Safety Tips
Driving, as you know, is a primary component of being an EMS professional. I have been thinking a lot about driving, driver technique, and driver training recently. A few weeks ago Jim Love was our guest on the EMSEduCast podcast. Jim talked passionately about the difficulties and complexities of driver training. (listen to him on […]
During this episode of EMS Office Hours Jim Hoffman and I had just finished the EMS Boot Camp session on Medical Control Consults. This led us to discuss the ins and outs of giving reports to other healthcare providers, particularly during patient hand offs to intercepting ambulances. We also talked about some specific safety awareness issues when […]
A week ago Friday was the premiere of the Chronicles of EMS – episode 1 season 1. (view episode 1 in this EverydayEMSTips.com post). As I watched the episode for the premiere I had several ideas of how educators could use the episode in the classroom. Here are my Everyday EMS ideas. Please share your […]
This week I taught a medical first responder refresher course to a group of industrial first responders. It was a great group of people. I was impressed with their knowledge, interest, experience, and motivation to provide for the emergency medical needs of their co-workers. Many of the students in the class had more than 20+ […]
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Link: 30 EMS Safety Tips
Check out this great list of safety tips for EMS professionals at EMSResponder.com. What safety tips are missing from this list? For more great tips, resources, and study aids become a premium member of the MedicCast extra. The largest collection of tips, resources, audio files, and more for EMTs, Paramedics, and EMS students. Get the […]