Everyday EMS Tips

Using Game Software to Teach: Incident Management Challenge

by Greg Friese on February 8, 2010

Test your Incident Management knowledge and response capabilities.

I wrote the quiz questions that were uploaded into the C3Softworks game Bravo. Games are an interesting tool for teaching. When using a software program for teaching follow these Everyday EMS Tips: Continue Reading Using Game Software to Teach: Incident Management Challenge

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January Top 5 Posts: EverydayEMSTips.com

by Greg Friese on February 7, 2010

in News and Events

The most viewed posts from January 2010 at EverydayEMSTips.com

1. Do you ever go through the motions?

2. 7 EMS iPhone apps

3. 2010 EMS Week Planning Resources

4. Electrical Hazards – Workplace Safety Tips

5. Therapeutic Hypothermia – a PowerPoint presentation

Did you have a favorite post in January?

Thanks for your interest and support.

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Stick to your Goals

February 7, 2010

This is part two of a guest post by Diane Raymond. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.
In part 1 Diane wrote about setting fitness goals. In Part 2 she tells us how to stick with those goals.
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EMS Tools: Rapid Patient Clothing Removal Products

February 6, 2010

We said, “We are going to cut away your pant leg to look at your wound.”
The kid started to scream. Whoa, wait a minute. “Why are you upset?”
“Don’t cut my leg off!” he stammered between sobs.
The kid heard us say, “We are going to cut off your leg.”
Removing patient clothing is typically done with a [...]

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Paramedic Buff to Burnt: Medical Author Chat with Paramedic George Steffensen

February 5, 2010

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Paramedic George Steffensen discusses his book Paramedic Buff to Burnt on this episode of the Medical Author Chat podcast.
In Buff to Burnt George looks back on his career as a medic in New York city and shares stories from his career to promote the outstanding work of EMS professionals and to help new medics understand [...]

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App Review: Bump for Contact Sharing

February 3, 2010

This is a guest app review by David Konig. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here.
One of the things that I absolutely LOVE about my Motorola Droid is it’s ability to sync contact information with both my GMail and MS Exchange accounts. This is a [...]

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Exam Glove Reminders for EMS Professionals

February 2, 2010

Exam gloves are one of the few pieces of equipment that are used on every call. They are essential personal protective equipment to be wearing or have easily accessible.
Although these Everyday EMS Tips may seem simplistic I think they are important reminders for new and experienced EMS professionals:

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Link: 30 Personal Health Tips

February 1, 2010

Check out this list of personal health 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 from my friend Jamie Davis the Podmedic. The Mediccast extra is the largest collection of tips, resources, audio files, and [...]

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