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Video: 2 Harlem Shake Videos for EMS

I might be the last person to discover the “Harlem Shake” video, but these both causes me to snort blueberry yogurt out of my nose. Warning the visual imagery in these videos might not be suitable for all viewers. February 20, 2013 Update: @FireCritic found 8 EMS Harlem Shake videos … he is either has too […]

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EMS Education Tips

Video: EMS Study Tips

Jim Hoffman shares some of his best study tips for EMT and Paramedic students in this video: Get ahead with EMS Boot Camp.  Click here for more information and to sign up for the EMS Exam Boot Camp video recording.

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

I just read a really interesting article about Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the Vital Connections newsletter which is a quarterly publication for EMS providers from Ministry Health Care. Unfortunately the Vital Connections articles is not online, but the procedure inserts a bovine valve and metal stent in the aortic valve space through a catheterization process. […]

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Video: Emergency Department Gangnam Style

The wonderful combination of viral video, free time, and self-expression have no boundaries. From New Zealand, I give you ED Gangnam Style:

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Health and Wellness

Video: Walt Disney World Marathon

Yesterday I ran the Walt Disney World Half Marathon. This morning I am running the Walt Disney World Full Marathon. Running both is the Goofy Challenge. I will post a race report when I get back. I am looking forward to seeing lots of my friends from Reedy Creek Fire District cheering me on as […]

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Video: Responding to an Incident

Video from YouTube, appears to be taken from the passenger side (officer seat). I think videos like this can be great a training tool: 1. Crew behavior – calling out hazards, repeating and reviewing dispatch information and radio reports, distracting conversation. 2. Reminder of risk – actual and perceived when responding lights and sirens. 3. […]

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Recommended Reading: Tranexamic Acid (CRASH-2)

What do you know about tranexamic acid and its use for the treatment of severe hemorrhage? I didn’t know much until recently so I am trying to get up to speed with some reading. CRASH-2 – Clinical Randomisation of an Antrifibrinolytic in Significant Hemorrhage – website A Cheap Drug is Found to Save Bleeding Victims Cartoon (comic […]

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EMS Education Tips

Video: Coaching the Ambulance Driver

Things that probably are not helpful: Being very far away from the pupil Snarky comments Ridicule Sharing the poor performance and poor coaching with the world

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Social Media Tips

EMS World Expo: Post Conference Part 1 #EMSWorldExpo

My desk is littered with the detritus of EMS World Expo – business cards, receipts, candy wrappers, click pens, brochures, schwag, and handwritten notes. I am working to organize everything and will be posting some follow-up articles. Meanwhile one of the participants in the Integrating Smartphones into EMS Education captured and created the below video. […]

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Alternate Posting Location: Training for Active Shooter Incidents

New column posted at EMS1.com – 2 Types of training for active shooter incidents. Make sure you watch this video – Run.Hide. Fight. Read more: Take an Active Role in Mass Attacks from the New York Times