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Posts Outside the Service Area: Expo, EMS Blogs.com, and Is this an Emergency

August 23, 2010

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Summer is zipping away, faster than I realized. As daylight grows shorter I find myself catching up on my blog reading and writing posts here and other places.
Robert G. Nixon EMS Scholarship Award Winner
Congratulations to @JustMyBlog, winner of one of the 2010 Robert G. Nixon scholarships. She will be traveling to EMS Expo from her [...]

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Invitation to Join me at EMS Expo in Dallas

August 22, 2010

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I would like to invite you to attend EMS EXPO in Dallas, TX, September 27 – October 1, 2010. I am looking forward to presenting two sessions and doing live broadcasts of the EMSEduCast podcast from the exhibit hall floor. Expo is the largest EMS conference and trade show in North America.
Important disclaimer: If you register [...]

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Best Books of 2010 … at least so far

August 20, 2010

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Amazon.com editors have selected their top books of 2010. My personal reading efforts have picked up steam in 2010, especially when the weather was cold and dark. I thought I would share my top books of 2010 … at least so far.
1. Scent of the Missing (, Everyday EMS Tips Review – coming soon)
2. Frantic [...]

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Video: Customize your Android Powered Smartphone

August 19, 2010

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Medic Madness has a great post and video about customizing your Android Powered Smartphone. I am already applying these tips to soup up my HTC Hero with an EMS Screen and a Social Media Screen. The apps on my EMS Screen, so far, are a calculator, flashlight, and Google Maps with many more to come. [...]

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Tips for Transporting Children

August 18, 2010

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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.
Each year up to 1000 children are injured as the result of a crash while being transported in an ambulance. On August 5th in Washington DC a meeting was held to discuss [...]

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Start of Shift Equipment Check Tips

August 13, 2010

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A rig and equipment check is part of the start of shift routine. I have a mental list of five critical items that I always personally inspect at the start of the shift, regardless of my partner’s check or the previous crew’s report.
My top five are:
1) Bag valve mask, actually has a mask attached to [...]

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How to Find an EMT School that Fits Your Interests

August 11, 2010

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This is a guest blog post by Sally Davison of FireScienceDegree.com. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here.
Education is a valuable asset, one that lays down the foundation for your entire career. And when it comes to providing emergency medical assistance, education helps add to your [...]

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Using Games to Teach

August 9, 2010

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Somebody asked me recently if I thought games could be used to teach. Of course I think games, of all types, can be used to teach. Listen to paramedic and educator John Dillon talk about how he uses games to teach in this video. Also, John and I collaborate on the monthly EMS1.com game.

ParamedicTV is [...]

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