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NAEMSE Symposium 2012 Notes and Resources

Doing a little deskkeeping (cleaning my desk) and making a final pass through my handwritten notes from the NAEMSE 2012 Symposium that was held two  months ago (August) at Walt Disney World. The follow is some of the tips, resources, ideas, books, and links that I think are worth sharing: Training Priorities for the Next […]

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Keynote Speaker Ideas for an EMS Conference

I was asked for ideas for an EMS Conference keynote speaker. My suggestions are in these categories: Popular and Regular Conference Speakers that deliver a fantastic presentation: Dr Bledsoe Dr Wesley Steve Berry Mike McEvoy Baxter Larmon Chris LeBradour Lesser known, but still high quality speakers: Steve Whitehead Kyle Bates Steve Kanarian Tim Hillier Tim […]

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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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EMS Education Tips

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 […]

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Emergency Response Guide Apps

I was watching a presentation about EMS response to MCIs by Steve Kanarian on EMSBootCamp.com the other night and another viewer asked about the availability of the Emergency Response Guidebook as a smartphone app. I asked my Twitter followers and learned that there is an ERG app for the iPhone, Blackberry, and Droid. This is […]

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MCI Response Concepts for EMS (#31daysofEMS)

Mass casualty incident response for EMS is one of my favorite topics as a trainer and as a student. I have had the good fortune to work on several MCI for EMS consulting projects throughout Wisconsin that have involved writing/rewriting EMS plans, developing training materials, and delivering training exercises. The purpose of these projects has […]

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Time Management Tips for Paramedic Students

EMT and Paramedic students are always stressed for time. Everyday EMS Tips contributor and paramedic instructor Steve Kanarian has created a short video of time management tips and strategies. What I like most about this video is Steve’s easy style of talking, reassuring tone, and just the facts approach to time management. I know you […]

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Working on Holidays Tips for EMS Professionals

Steve Kanarian, EMS educator and retired paramedic, shares his tips for working on the holidays. Steve writes: // Be a realist. You knew when you became an EMS professional you were going to have to work some holidays so make the best of it. Wear a clean uniform and a tie (if that is part […]

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Holiday Work Planning Tips for EMS Professionals

Steve Kanarian, EMS educator and retired paramedic, shares his tips for planning for the holidays. Steve writes: A career in EMS is stressful enough while balancing personal, family and work needs. The holidays are a time when EMS providers can be put under enormous stress due to family functions, treating critical patients, high call volume […]