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    Everyday EMS Tips

  • Office Hours Podcast: Cold Weather Ops Episode 6

    Greg Friese
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    Office Hours Podcast: Cold Weather Ops Episode 6 is a post from: Everyday EMS Tips Join Jim Hoffman and me for episode six of the EMS Office Hours podcast. We discussed cold weather operations and our tips and tricks for safe response when there is lots of snow on the ground. Morgan Lawrence author of The Streets Ran Red called in and gave his take on pre-planning and how that can also be key especially for certain patient populations. Jim talked about his Bat-belt and how to save $5 bucks on the Pediatric Assessment Boot Camp and Dr. Anonymous and MsParamedic kept things lively in the…

  • Tips for Mass Casualty Incident Training

    Greg Friese
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Tips for Mass Casualty Incident Training is a post from: Everyday EMS Tips Mass casualty incidents are infrequent for most EMS professionals. We have few opportunities to practice and improve our MCI response skills. Lectures can help us become familiar with concepts, but regular hands on practice through table top exercises, drills, and full-scale simulations is needed to achieve competency. Here are some Everyday EMS Tips for MCI training: Scenario planning. A scenario is a story that needs to have a beginning, middle, and end. The beginning is usually what happened before EMS arrives. The…

  • Using Game Software to Teach: Incident Management Challenge

    Greg Friese
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Using Game Software to Teach: Incident Management Challenge is a post from: Everyday EMS Tips 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: 1. Learning objectives are always important. Begin the process with an understanding of what you want to accomplish. 2. Focus on meaningful content. Pre-question slides can be used to prep students for the question and teach content.

  • January Top 5 Posts: EverydayEMSTips.com

    Greg Friese
    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    January Top 5 Posts: EverydayEMSTips.com is a post from: Everyday EMS Tips 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. Read related posts and tips:Top 2009 EverydayEMSTips.com Posts eBook from theEMTSpot.com – download on January 21 Therapeutic Hypothermia: PowerPoint presentation

  • Stick to your Goals

    Guest Blogger
    7 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Stick to your Goals is a post from: Everyday EMS Tips 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. Write down everything you like and dislike about your current routine. For example: Do you like how you feel after a workout? Do you like the tranquility and stress-free rhythm of running outdoors? Or, do you dislike giving up something else, such as a favorite television show, or an afternoon by the pool, in order…
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    EPS411 ELearning Design and Production

  • Content: Incident Management Training

    Greg Friese
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    One of my 2010 projects is writing quiz questions for a monthly EMS knowledge challenge at EMS1.com. The quiz questions are loaded into the C3Softworks Bravo software and can be delivered in a variety of training formats. Some user comments: Enjoyed the review…. Good review of responsibilities on a disaster scene Great for remembering skills I haven’t used for awhile This was great! Test your Incident Management knowledge and response capabilities. Contact me if you want more information on how to use games for training.

  • Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilations CE Lesson

    Greg Friese
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:23 pm
    Visit RapidCE.com to enroll in your free lesson or to subscribe to all lessons. Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilations: Prehospital Use of CPAP and BiPAP Fortunately, for EMS providers and their respiratory distress patients, non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NiPPV) treatments are becoming widely adopted. NiPPV comes in two forms, C-PAP and Bi-PAP, and has been shown to be a safe and effective prehospital treatment that greatly improves patient vital signs and comfort by emergency department arrival. In this lesson for CentreLearn and RapidCE.com users learn about relevant…

  • Non-Visulaized Airways CE Lesson Part 2

    Greg Friese
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:20 pm
    Visit RapidCE.com to enroll in your free lesson or to subscribe to all lessons. Non-Visualized Airways Part 2: Anatomy, Difficult Airways, and King LT and LMA insertion In this two part lesson we review the indications and insertion techniques for three non-visualized airways – the Combitube, laryngeal mask airway, and the King LT. Part one reviews airway anatomy and explores difficult airway situations. Part 2 is mostly focused on the indications, contraindications, and insertion of the King LT and LMA. Learn more at RapidCE.com.

  • Non-Visulaized Airways CE Lesson Part 1

    Greg Friese
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:15 pm
    Visit RapidCE.com to enroll in your free lesson or to subscribe to all lessons. Non-Visualized Airways Part 1: Anatomy, Difficult Airways, and Combitube In this two part lesson for RapidCE.com and CentreLearn users we review the indications and insertion techniques for three non-visualized airways – the Combitube, laryngeal mask airway, and the King LT. Part one reviews airway anatomy and explores difficult airway situations. It focuses on the indications, contraindications, and insertion of the Combitube.

  • Content: New CE Lessons for EMTs, Paramedics, and Firefighters

    Greg Friese
    7 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    EPS creates online CE lessons for EMTs, Paramedics, and Firefighters that is distributed through the CentreLearn LMS and RapidCE.com. Several new courses authored by EPS subject matter experts have been added to the continuing education library. New courses include: Non-Visualized Airways Part 1 1. Review airway anatomy 2. Explore difficult airway situations 3. Describe indications, contraindications, and insertion of the Combitube Visualized Airways Part 2 1. Review airway anatomy 2. Explore difficult airway situations 3. Describe indications, contraindications, and insertion of the King L-T…
 
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    EMS1 Daily News

  • Painted fire: Mentoring in EMS

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:46 am
    By Jules ScaddenMark Twain once said, "Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself." As educators, preceptors, and partners, our words provide the novice EMT or EMT student with the information they need to perform patient care in the field; however, it is the actions and passion of the experienced EMS practitioner that lights a fire of motivation in the novice. Mentors guide the ...

  • W.Va. county changes ambulance policy on chemical plants

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am
    By Rusty Marks The Charleston GazetteCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County emergency officials will no longer blindly send an ambulance inside a local chemical plant unless plant personnel can tell them why the ambulance was called and describe conditions inside the plant.Instead, emergency crews will be sent to a staging area about a mile away until the nature of the emergency can be determined.On ...

  • NH mountain rescue drill turns real after National Guardsmen suffer hypothermia

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:15 am
    By Jessie Salisbury The Nashua TelegraphLYNDEBOROUGH, N.H. — It was supposed to be a joint training exercise on finding lost hikers on Winn Mountain with local emergency services and the Milford National Guard unit.But the drill quickly turned into the real thing when the fire department got word that National Guardsmen suffered hypothermia on the mountain overnight."We wanted to try our ...

  • Icy roads cause ND ambulance rollover

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:06 am
    By Amy Dalrymple The Forum JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Two Jamestown, N.D., ambulance personnel and an elderly male patient were injured Monday afternoon when the ambulance they were in rolled over five miles west of Fargo.The driver lost control after crossing an icy bridge, said Sgt. Troy Hischer. The ambulance, headed east on Interstate 94, did a complete roll through the median and landed on its wheels ...

  • Drunk man allegedly steals Wis. ambulance with patient inside

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:59 am
    The Associated PressMADISON, Wis. — Authorities say a drunken man stole an ambulance from a Wisconsin ski area with the patient and paramedics still inside.The Dane County Sheriff's Department says emergency responders were treating a patient in the back of the ambulance at the Tyrol Basin Ski and Snowboard Area in Mt. Horeb on Monday night. They say a 24-year-old Illinois man got into the vehicle ...
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    EMS1 Tips

  • Line-of-duty death and injury prevention

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:31 am
    It is possible to have zero injuries and deaths from ambulance collisions. A zero accident attitude — or ZAA! — is based on every responder following safe driving practices.

  • Deploying as a Disaster Volunteer

    25 Jan 2010 | 4:05 pm
    Completing paperwork and training are only the first steps in volunteering for a relief effort. Learn about what to bring to the disaster site to keep you safe and effective.

  • MCI Response Tips

    13 Jan 2010 | 3:36 pm
    MCI criteria differ among agencies. Regardless of your squad's size, here are some tips you can use in such a scenario to provide the best possible care.

  • Cold Weather Response Tips

    6 Jan 2010 | 12:04 pm
    While great for sports, cold and snow present risks to EMS folks. Take these extra precautions if responding in such conditions.

  • Resolve to be Personally Prepared in 2010

    30 Dec 2009 | 11:56 am
    Check out these four tools that help individuals and families carry proper medical history and contact info at all times.
 
 
 
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    EMSEdUCast

  • Field Instruction of New Paramedic Hires: Episode 46

    gfriese
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:15 am
    Guest Chris Hendricks discusses Field Instruction of new employees. Chris was a field instructor at Pridemark Paramedic Services for more than five years and has field-instructed over 50 EMTs and paramedics. He currently works as a nurse, paramedic, author and educator in Colorado. He welcomes your questions and comments at medic2033@hotmail.com. Chris authored a four-part series of articles available at EMSResponder.com on Field Instruction. EMS Field Instruction: Part 1 EMS Field Instruction: Part 2: Adult Learning EMS Field Instruction: Part 3: How to be an Effective Field Instructor EMS…

  • Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Episode 45

    gfriese
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:37 am
    Dr. Mickey Eisenberg, an EMS medical director, long-time researcher of survival factors from sudden cardiac arrest, and author of Resuscitate!: How Your Community Can Improve Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest was our guest on Episode 45. In this episode we conclude our three part between semester examination of sudden cardiac arrest and the role of trainers and educators to understand the problem and increase survival. Episode 43 (journal club 2) was a review of research. Episode 44 was a discussion about how to prepare and engage students as team leaders during cardiac arrest calls. One of…

  • Students as Team Leaders during Sudden Cardiac Arrest Calls: Episode 44

    gfriese
    20 Jan 2010 | 8:44 am
    The EMSEduCast continues its three part series about sudden cardiac arrest. This week the discussion is about the role of students during field training, preparing students to be team leaders, and how to precept students during field training. The discussion specifically focuses on making sure students are ready to team lead if they have a cardiac arrest patient during their field training. Bruce Nepon, author of Field Training Officer: Tips and Techniques, shares his experiences and gives recommendations for best practices. As we start a new semester of the EMSEduCast please share this…

  • Journal Club 2: Episode 43

    gfriese
    20 Jan 2010 | 8:04 am
    In the second Journal Club the crew discusses a set of articles related to sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation, implementation of the 2005 Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines, and the concept of a Resuscitation specialty centers. The articles discussed: Randomized controlled trial of IV vs no IV Presented by Greg Friese Observational study of cardiac arrest survival rates in various locales based on the ROC data Presented by Tim Noonan Commentary discussing the use of “resuscitation centres” similar to “trauma centres” Presented by Blair Bigham A look at the 2005…

  • Understanding EMS Research: Episode 42

    buckman
    22 Dec 2009 | 10:45 pm
    Bill Toon and Tim Noonan join the EMS Funky Bunch to discuss how to find, read, and interpret EMS research. Sponsored by: GoToMyPC Guests: Bill Toon Tim Noonan Hosts: Greg Friese Rob Theriault Buck Feris Links: Pubmed AHA Methodology Manual Hubmed Prehospital Care Research Forum Best Bets Evidence Base Medicine Journals to check out: Academic Emergency Medicine Annals of Emergency Medicine Prehospital Emergency Care Resuscitation Journal of Paramedic Practice Book Recommendations: The Knife Man: The Extraordinary Life and Times of John Hunter, Father of Modern Surgery Declarations of a…
 
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    EMS Garage

  • Pictures from a Truck Stop: EMS Garage Episode 72

    admin
    5 Feb 2010 | 3:54 pm
    This week we discuss Dr. Wesley’s article on JEMS.com The Effect of Intubation on CPR and Kelly Grayson’s Article on EMS1.com EMS 2.0: Where’s our Martin Luther? Featuring: Chris Montera Dr. Keith Wesley Kyle David Bates Chris Kaiser Rob Theriault Natalie Quebodeaux Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Linkedin

  • The Episode That Should Not Be: EMS Garage Episode 71

    admin
    30 Jan 2010 | 4:14 pm
    This week we discuss the C-Collars the use and the lack thereof. Should we change collars? Should we not collar at all? You decide after you hear the comments. We are so sorry for the audio problems this week. Featuring: Chris Montera Dr. Dave Ross Tim Noonan Kyle David Bates Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Linkedin

  • RSI Good, Bad and Ugly: EMS Garage Episode 70

    admin
    23 Jan 2010 | 10:57 am
    This week we talk with Bob Sullivan about his recent article in EMS Magazine on RSI. I don’t think we were too harsh on him. Well at least I wasn’t. Featuring: Chris Montera Dr. Keith Wesley Dr. Dave Ross Bob Sullivan Tim Noonan Roger Coit Natalie Quebodeaux Bill Toon Kyle David Bates Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Linkedin

  • BLS Care Is Not Dead: EMS Garage Episode 69

    admin
    15 Jan 2010 | 7:06 pm
    This week we talk with Mark Rock author of the recent Article on JEMS.com titled Back to Basics. We discuss why BLS Care is important and whet your appetite for a future show. Featuring: Chris Montera Mark Rock Kyle David Bates Natalie Quebodeaux Ray Barishansky Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Linkedin

  • And Your Name Is: EMS Garage 68

    admin
    8 Jan 2010 | 6:33 am
    This week we discuss predicting the Future of EMS in 2010 and beyond. We also talk about software that can predict your future on the streets. Featuring: Chris Montera Greg Friese Tim Noonan Richard Huff Natalie Quebodeaux Kyle David Bates Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Linkedin
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    EMS Leadership

  • Research in EMS: EMS Leadership Episode 34

    admin
    31 Jan 2010 | 3:56 pm
    This episode we talk with Daniel Patterson about his role at the University of Pittsburg and the research they are embarking on in EMS. Featuring: Chris Montera Aarron Reinert Sean Caffrey Daniel Patterson

  • Show About Nothing: EMS Leadership Episode 33

    admin
    15 Jan 2010 | 8:03 pm
    This week we discuss nothing in particular as we come back from Hiatus. This season of EMS Leadership is going to be great. We introduce our new Management book club. Please start reading Good to Great by Jim Collins Also learn why Aarron and Skip are throwing down! Featuring: Chris Montera Skip Kirkwood Gary Wingrove Aarron Reinert Nick Nudell Kyle David Bates

  • Leadership Roundup: EMS Leadership Episode 32

    admin
    13 Nov 2009 | 6:31 am
    This week we discuss the EMS Expo, NEMSMA, and systems coming together in New Hampshire. Featuring: Chris Montera Gary Wingrove Skip Kirkwood

  • EMS System Development: EMS Leadership Episode 31

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    This week we bring you an episode we recorded from EMS Expo with Skip Kirkwood and Carissa O’Brien on EMS System Development. This is a fun show since it was live in front of an audience. Featuring: Chris Montera Skip Kirkwood Carissa O’Brien

  • Six Sigma in EMS Management Part 1: EMS Leadership Episode 30

    admin
    2 Oct 2009 | 3:42 pm
    This week we start a series on Six Sigma and how you can incorporate it into an EMS agency of any size and how it will help you in the long run. Topics include: - The quality police model – how the traditional chart review model for improving EMS care come to be; and why it is fundamentally flawed - The industrial quality model – how does it differ from the healthcare/EMS quality police model - Six Sigma – how does it differ from the industrial quality model - How should an organization go about implementing Six Sigma? - Where to get training and more information Six Sigma…
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    Studio-A EMS Paramedic Podcast

  • @oc1canoozer The ratio is the …

    Zack Guidry
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:06 am
    @oc1canoozer The ratio is the current AHA guideline and applies to CPR i… (YouTube http://youtu.be/RppywN6dZQ0?a)

  • The Leads Less Traveled

    Jordan
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Improvising in the absence of pre-hospital 12-lead EKGs Louisiana native, Rick McCrory, wrote a small pocket book that displayed examples of non-traditional EKG lead placements. This book, The Leads Less Traveled, demonstrated ways to convert an outdated LifePak 5 to perform in a more modern form. For more information from the book, CLICK HERE.

  • Are you sitting comfortably?

    Jordan
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Years ago, a collection of PhDs, ambulance manufacturers, physicians and medical insurers assembled to talk about the safety of medics and patients during transport. These specialists came up with some do’s and don’ts for everyday transports. These principles were collectively put together to create the Safety Concept Vehicle. For examples of these safe actions CLICK HERE.

  • Changes in CPR procedure may come this year, says heart association

    Jordan
    5 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Every five or so years, specialists in the field of cardiac arrest meet discuss resuscitation information. These professionals are continuing to improve methods of cardiac resuscitation. Once these methods are hashed out, they are published out to EMS professionals as well as the public by the American Heart Association.   For the rest of this Article and a Video, CLICK HERE

  • I uploaded a YouTube video — …

    Zack Guidry
    3 Feb 2010 | 7:52 pm
    I uploaded a YouTube video — Acadian Companies Commercial http://youtu.be/QSev94U52C8?a
 
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    Gomerville

  • HANDOVER FOR JANUARY ‘10

    Buckman
    30 Jan 2010 | 12:26 am
    Gomerville is honored, humbled, amused, and tickled pink to be hosting the First Anniversary Edition of The Handover.  The assignment was to write an EMS Portrait of someone who influenced the author’s career in some way.  I have written a few of these over the last few months and found it both challenging and rewarding.  I was extremely impressed by the quality and cleverness of the submissions.  Not only did I get portraits of co-workers, I also received portraits of patients and yes…a table where professionals sat.  Some of my favorite bloggers sent in submissions so I was…

  • THE W.M.B. MOVEMENT

    Buckman
    25 Jan 2010 | 10:19 pm
    Lynn sat with his head in his hands.  Even this simple thing seemed to be hard for him because he was wearing a neck brace at the time.  The brace elongated his neck so that his chin seemed just out of reach if he placed his elbows on his knees.  It was a picture of pathetic misery compounded by discomfort.  I was working a particularly distasteful shift that began at 05:00 in the morning.  This required me to get up at 03:30 to be at work on time.  No human being should be required to do something that absurd.  Ever.  So there I was, stumbling drearily to my horrid shift.  And there…

  • SOMETHING UPBEAT

    Buckman
    16 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm
    Doing a bit of construction on Gomerville to make it less depressing…don’t mind the mess.  I am ready to move an and forget a few things.  New posts later.  Just need to tidy up my mind a bit.  Nothing to see here.  Move along. Share and Enjoy:

  • THE HANDOVER

    Buckman
    11 Jan 2010 | 1:03 pm
    Gomerville will be hosting the Handover Blog Carnival this month.  I have been looking forward to this for some time and hope our readers enjoy the results.  This is also the first anniversary of the The Handover, so Gomerville is honored to be hosting the event during this milestone.  The Topic: An EMS Portrait. I have a small project going on that some of you may know about.  I am writing a series of blog portraits about people who have influenced my career.  I have found this extremely rewarding.  The experience of sitting down and writing about what someone means to you just cannot…

  • CHRISTMAS EVE IN HELL FROZEN OVER

    Buckman
    21 Dec 2009 | 9:04 am
    “Get rid of this Buck!” “Where?” I yelled back. “I don’t care!” I glanced over the edge to make sure there was no one downstairs.  Then I just chucked the table over the side of the landing.  It smashed on the floor below, but there was so much noise I couldn’t hear the crash.  The landing was narrow, and this gave the four of us more room to move.  Flame was starting to roll all over the ceiling now despite our best efforts to shoot it back. “Damnit, we need another line up here!  I don’t have a radio!  Who’s got a radio!”  Bill was yelling through his…
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    The EMT Spot

  • Mastering The Head-To-Toe Assessment

    Steve Whitehead
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:46 pm
    You probably practiced your head-to-toe assessment a bunch in your EMT class. Maybe more than any other skill in the EMT curriculum. If your class was or is anything like mine (as a student or a teacher) you performed the head-to-toe assessment again and again. As much as we practice this skill in EMT class, I often wonder why so many EMT’s have such bad head-to-toe skills out on the street. It seems that, once we get out on the street, the systematic, thorough head-to-toe assessment falls out of favor and quickly gets replaced with the faster, more direct focused assessment. That…

  • How To Set Up An IV Line – Firefighter Style

    administrator
    4 Feb 2010 | 9:50 am
    You’ve been there before. You’re getting ready to start an IV. You pull out the necessary supplies, you hand off the IV bag and drip set to a nearby firefighter and he (or she) looks back at you a bit sheepishly. “I’ve never really been any good at setting these things up right” they say. Let me tell you the down and dirty truth, strait from a firefighter. No self-respecting firefighter should be unable to set up an IV line.  Say what you will about patient assessment, vital signs, or splinting a broken limb, but IV lines are hydrodynamics. We use IV’s…

  • Do You Know?

    administrator
    2 Feb 2010 | 11:11 am
    What two significant things happened behind the scenes at The EMT Spot this month? What two updates are coming to the site? What the big controversy over pre-hospital intubation is all about? What happened in Detroit and Toronto to create such a stir over response times? What happened to 30% of UK medics last year? What program in New Mexico has cut drunks in the ER in half? What’s wrong with the 6 year old little boy in the EMT scenario challenge? To find out, you need to subscribe to: If you got your February edition of Splatter you already know! If you didn’t get it,…

  • The January EMS Roundup

    administrator
    31 Jan 2010 | 8:01 pm
    “Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past.”                          Henry Ward Beecher, US Congregational Minister Certainly January is a month to face the future. If Minister Beecher would allow us just one transgression, I’d like to look back, for one brief moment, at…

  • Medicine Between The Frames

    Steve Whitehead
    28 Jan 2010 | 4:00 am
    One of my favorite bloggers, Seth Godin, recently introduced me to the work of Scott McCloud, an author who’s written several classic books on understanding comic books. Scott dissects the comic medium and explains the ongoing allure of the comic book to the uninitiated. One of Scott’s observations is that comic books require imagination on the part of the reader because, in all great comic books, the action occurs between the frames. The artist only shows you snapshots of action and dialogue. Most of the story takes place in our heads. The real story is the stuff that we…
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    Fit Responder

  • Stretch of the week

    medic8
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:54 pm
    For all of my Law enforcement brothers and sisters out on the street this weeks stretch is for you.  A simple stretch you can do in uniform on duty to relax muscles in the neck and chest.  As always hold the stretch for 60 seconds each side.  Make sure to relax and breathe.  Tagged: neck stretch, on duty fitness, scalene stretch, trap stretch

  • Career path?

    medic8
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:47 pm

  • To Crunch or Not to Crunch?

    medic8
    20 Jan 2010 | 7:09 am
    A great article on one of the ‘gurus’ of spine biomechanical research, a lot of his data was used in designing the Fit Responder Program. After three decades of figuring how out the spine works, Stuart McGill has come to loathe sit-ups. It doesn’t matter whether they are the full sit-ups beloved by military trainers or the crunch versions so ubiquitous in gyms. “What happens when you perform a sit-up?” he asks. “The spine is flexed into the position at which it damages sooner.” The professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo knows a thing or two about…

  • Not Educational just an Awesome drum Solo duel!

    medic8
    14 Jan 2010 | 8:06 am

  • Fit Responder Book first edition SALE!

    medic8
    11 Jan 2010 | 7:33 am
    Responders, I am sitting on around 75 copies of the FR book.  They are the first edition which means the diet tracker and some of the more advanced execises are not there (as they are in the ebook).  But they are taking up too much space sooooooo what I will do is this, buy the ebook and I will mail you the hard copy first edition free!  Make sure your address is correct and if YOU DO NOT WANT THE HARD COPY PLEASE MENTION THAT IN THE COMMENT SECTION. www.fitresponder.com
 
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    National EMS Memorial Bike Ride

  • Great Adventures for the 2010 Ride

    chris
    23 Jan 2010 | 3:13 pm
    The 2010 National EMS Memorial Bike Ride has some new adventures planned for all participants this year via the development of two new segments of our annual event in May, a new event in Colorado in June and the addition of our own closing events in Washington DC. Enthusiasm and challenges accompany these changes! The new routes have been posted earlier this week, we are now securing lodging, security, and other logistics along these routes. Multiple tasks are involved in planning such a large scale event. Please bear with us as these plans are solidified. I would hate to post tenative plans…

  • Fallen Angels Fund

    Doug
    17 Jan 2010 | 4:43 pm
    The National EMS Memorial Bike Ride’s “Fallen Angels Fund”; has been established by the Board of Directors to provide support and aid to families; especially the children of fallen EMS practitioners. The goal of the fund is to assist EMS families in need in a fair and universal manner. All money for the fund has been raised through donations and by the registered riders and support persons, who are asked to raise a minimum $250 dollars designated solely to the Fallen Angels fund. The Board of Directors has agreed upon the establishment of a fair means to disperse these funds. The…

  • One Day Event: June 25th 2010

    Doug
    17 Dec 2009 | 7:25 pm
    The Muddy Angels are pleased to announce a special one-day event to be held on June 25, 2010 in Colorado. The ride, starting in Denver and ending in Colorado Springs is to show support for the National EMS Memorial Service and the families of the honorees. This additional Muddy Angel event does not replace our premiere week long event held during EMS Week.

  • New Year. New Ride. New Logo.

    Doug
    20 Oct 2009 | 5:17 pm
    While the 2009 rides remain a warm memory, it’s now time to look ahead to 2010. And to kick things off, here’s the 2010 logo, once again penned by our own Steve Berry. He may just have a career in drawing yet! The logo looks great, but please remember that it is a copyrighted logo. If you want to use it on your website to link to ours, great, but please don’t reproduce it or use it on promotional materials without the permission of the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride, Inc. -Thanx!

  • 2010 Ride Announced

    Doug
    8 Aug 2009 | 5:24 pm
    We are happy to announce that the 2010 National EMS Memorial Bike Ride will take place from May 15th thru May 22nd. This year’s ride features three starting points: Bennington, VT (challenging), Portland, ME, and Paintsville, KY and one ending point – Washington, DC. While there won’t be a memorial service this year, there will be a closing event. Details are still being worked out and we’ll let you know as soon they’re finalized. Of course, this will be the first year the the ride doesn’t end in Roanoke, VA at the National EMS Memorial Service. As many of…
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    Rogue Medic

  • Patient dies so EMTs can buckle up

    Rogue Medic
    7 Feb 2010 | 1:13 am
    I stole my title from 9-ECHO-1. He has a thought provoking post up using a different title, but he uses that line in the post. The post is Unacceptible risks and such.... Give it a read. He points out that fire fighters are able to use PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Why not EMS?For some reason, EMS seems to look at safety as Gloves on. Scene safe. This is not mission accomplished. This does not protect us from the most significant on-the-job risk we face. If we do not have any open wounds on our hands and wash our hands (or use alcohol-based hand cleaner) before and after patient…

  • The Twisted Mind of Andrew Wakefield

    Rogue Medic
    4 Feb 2010 | 7:39 pm
    An interesting and very brief post at Black Triangle. It is so brief that I cannot take just a sample, but include the whole post. He has other interesting posts that are worth reading.The upside of infectionHow Wakefield spoke at an US anti-vaccine conference in the early 2000s (transcribed from audiotape sample no longer on web).the upside of infection, yes the upside of infection, we are survivors of infection, we are here not in spite of infection, but because of infection. Our immune system has been conditioned over millions and millions of years by infection, and if we alter the way in…

  • Andrew Wakefield and Cognitive Dissonance.

    Rogue Medic
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm
    He made up a syndrome.He performed unnecessary and risky medical procedures on children.He received hundreds of thousands of pounds from lawyers for a study to look for that imaginary syndrome, because the imaginary syndrome could make the lawyers a lot of money.He was horribly incompetent in his research methods.He lied about what he did.He sued Brian Deer, the investigative reporter who uncovered most of the fraud. He had to withdraw the law suit and pay the expenses of Brian Deer.In 2004, when they became aware of the fraud, 10 of the 13 authors of the study had their names removed from…

  • Some Blog Awards

    Rogue Medic
    3 Feb 2010 | 6:38 pm
    One of my favorite blogs is up for an award at Ask An MD. Asystole Is The Most Stable Rhythm is beautifully written by someone who understands medicine and has a bit of a silly streak. She writes under the pen name of AlbinoBlackBear and I have written about her post before, most recently in Laugh! - - - or - - - Cry.Go give her a vote. She has earned it. Doctor D has started his own anti-establishment blog awards. Awards for those not likely to get the attention of MedGadget. However, MedGadget does have a group of blog awards that are worth some attention. The Sixth Annual Medical Weblog…

  • Helicopter EMS Abuse Addressed in the 2011 US Budget

    Rogue Medic
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:39 am
    Not much has been done to improve HEMS (Helicopter EMS) safety, in spite of all of the hearings about the alarming fatality rate. That may change. The 2011 US Budget may provide some long overdue oversight.Fights Waste and Abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Reducing fraud, waste, and abuse is an important part of restraining spending growth and providing quality service delivery to beneficiaries. In November 2009, the President signed an Executive Order to reduce improper payments by boosting transparency, holding agencies accountable, and…
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  • 2010 MedWAR Races Announced

    Admin
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:27 am
    2010 Medical Wilderness Adventure Race (MedWAR) The race series for the 2010 MedWAR events have been announced! MedWAR is a unique opportunity for you to learn about and test your wilderness survival and medical skills through a combination of wilderness medicine and adventure racing. These races usually sell out 3-4 weeks in advance. Check out the following resources on MedWAR: Upcoming schedule of their races Mission and objectives of MedWAR MedWAR slideshow

  • Wilderness First Responder Training Pays Off

    Admin
    21 Jan 2010 | 7:54 am
    A student sent us in this story about how he used his Wilderness First Responder training to assist a woman that suffered a femur fracture. A woman slipped and fell on the ice three feet in front of me. While she was lying on the ground in great pain she reported that she was recovering from a hip replacement. I had my hip replaced a couple of months ago and thus knew she was at risk for a femur fracture. She said it felt like her femur broke. I immediately rushed into action using my WFR skills by having someone dial 911 (we were in front of a drug store, one building over from the Cleveland…

  • Q: Is it dangerous to go to altitude after a concussion?

    Admin
    21 Jan 2010 | 7:25 am
    Q:  I sustained a “mild” concussion about a month ago and seem to be doing well.  I am planning to begin work at 3100 m (10,200 feet) starting at the end of the month.  Should I be concerned?  I have worked at this altitude before without any problems. I do not believe that you should have a particular concern regarding work at altitude because of the recent concussion per se. Also frequently referred to as a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a concussion is commonly diagnosed clinically when a person experiences any loss of consciousness, confusion, or amnesia following a blow…

  • Q: Can ingestion of a steroid cream be equivalent to ingested prednisone for acute asthma or anaphylaxis?

    David Johnson, MD
    6 Jan 2010 | 3:15 pm
    Q: I understand the steroids (e.g., prednisone) can sometimes be helpful in managing allergic reactions and asthma and that their use is part of your protocols for those conditions.  If there was nothing else available, would ingestion of a steroid cream be a suitable and effective alternative for prednisone? After spending some time and given the resources I have at hand, I cannot give you a satisfactorily accurate answer. Hydrocortisone is available in a pill form and is used particularly by people whose adrenal glands are absent or not functioning properly.  In this form it is…

  • Where’s the Man: Winners Announced!

    Admin
    5 Jan 2010 | 1:16 pm
    As you may have seen, ‘The Man’ has been traveling around the globe- climbing trees, swimming rivers, hiking trails, helping those medically needy, and even spreading some holiday cheer! It took us, in the WMA office, a long time of pawing through these amazing photographs to finally decide one which ones to select for the three $100 cash prizes, but we have come to our decision. Thank you to the many contestants who submitted photos and shared your stories! Winners of the $100 Cash Prizes Click on the photos above to see their full entry. Honorable Mention Thank you to Josh…
 
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    The Paramedic's Diary

  • Assault

    Xf
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:14 pm
    Day shift: Five calls; two by car; three by ambulance.Stats: 1 Epistaxis; 2 Chest pain;1 Collapsed person; 1 Assault.An epistaxis at the start of the shift and with no ambulance available in support. Most of these turn out to be little trickles of nothingness or are under control by the time I get on scene but this one, at a hotel/hostel, was different. The 55 year-old alcoholic and drug addict had been suffering 30-minute nosebleeds for the past few days but had been dealing with them himself. This morning, however, he became more concerned when yet another nosebleed struck and couldn’t be…

  • Saying it like it is

    Xf
    4 Feb 2010 | 12:48 pm
    Day shift: Five calls; one assisted-only; one by ambulance; three by car.Stats: 1 Feeling weak; 1 Abdo pain; 1 Period pain; 1 Shoulder injury; 1 eTOH.A 65 year-old man with advancing Alzheimer’s found himself unable to stand due to weakness and his carer on scene told me of his recent UTI and vascular problems, none of which were likely culprits. He wasn’t eating or drinking fluids well, so I suspect he may have had an electrolyte imbalance and his ECG, despite him having a pacemaker fitted, was throwing off PVC’s with a resulting bradycardia and pulse irregularity. He was taken to…

  • Hop it

    Xf
    3 Feb 2010 | 12:23 pm
    Day shift: Five calls; one treated on scene; two by ambulance; two by car.Stats: 1 Feeling faint; 1 ? Fractured Humerus; 1 Sprained ankle; 1 TIA; 1 Epistaxis.I started the day with a ‘feeling faint’ that may or may not have had more to do with stress than the assumed cardiac connection made and given a resultant Red category. The 56 year-old man was at work in an office and has had two days of feeling like he was ‘missing a breath and a heartbeat’ every now and then. He also felt dizzy and faint and had visual disturbances at times, especially when he was sitting in front of his…

  • A horse called ASBO

    Xf
    31 Jan 2010 | 1:50 pm
    This is ASBO; that's his stable name because he doesn't behave himself. Day shift: One calls; one assisted only; one treated on scene; one by car.Stats: 1 Fall; 1 Distended stomach; 1 Head injury; 1 Impaled tongue.A very slow start to the day and my first call of the morning was a non-convey for a 95 year-old woman who fell in the street and was helped up and back to her home by two mounted police officers. One of their horses (ASBO) was walked along by a PCSO so that the female police officer could take care of the sprightly old lady as they waited for us.An ambulance was sent as well and we…

  • Falls, faints and cardiac arrest

    Xf
    30 Jan 2010 | 10:46 am
    Day shift: Five calls; one left on scene; one assisted-only; one by car; two by ambulance.Stats: 1 Chest pain; 1 Cardiac arrest; 1 Faint; 1 Fractured arm; 1 Eye injury.Frosty and cold today, with a light dusting of snow. There, that’s the weather done for you.I’ve been off ill for a few days (I don’t normally do ill) and I was away on a break coincidentally – I went to Centreparcs to write this novel of mine, or at least flesh it out a bit more. I have given myself a deadline – April this year – to complete it and I am finding it hard work to be honest. Now, I know you may think…
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  • Doubling, tripling, quadrupling up

    dr-exmedic
    29 Jan 2010 | 8:39 pm
    In yet another effort to figure out optimal crew configuration, a group of researchers comes across an unexpected result.

  • Getting (really, really) specific

    dr-exmedic
    23 Jan 2010 | 10:11 am
    It turns out there's an emergency number for just about everything.

  • Stupid phone tricks

    dr-exmedic
    12 Jan 2010 | 8:57 am
    The search for decent Android medical software continues, and I’ve discovered that an old favorite off my Palm has been ported to Android:  Diagnosaurus.  Although not particularly useful in the EMS setting, it’s a fun little tool I’ve come to know and love. Then there’s something that isn’t a medical program, but could be useful as [...]

  • Fido’s FiO2

    dr-exmedic
    11 Jan 2010 | 6:46 pm
    How ready is your service to deliver oxygen to a dog?

  • Not quite a Garmin

    dr-exmedic
    7 Jan 2010 | 6:35 pm
    Not all advice is as applicable as its purveyors would have you believe.
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    Random Acts Of Reality

  • That Word.

    Reynolds
    7 Feb 2010 | 6:00 pm
    A lack of energy from these winter hours, night shifts and a feeling that no matter how hard I shout about things nothing is going to change has meant that I've been lacking the will to write. I keep thinking 'no-one listens', or at least nobody who has any power to change anything.* What I should be writing about is the private ambulance companies that are being contracted to do our A&E emergency work, which is an incredibly bad idea. I should be writing about the utter tosh calls I've been going on of late. I could even be moaning about how our training day was 'postponed' because there…

  • Amazon Blinked

    Reynolds
    31 Jan 2010 | 4:42 pm
    So it would look like Amazon has blinked first. On Amazon's discussion board, “Dear Customers: Macmillan, one of the “big six” publishers, has clearly communicated to us that, regardless of our viewpoint, they are committed to switching to an agency model and charging $12.99 to $14.99 for e-book versions of bestsellers and most hardcover releases. We have expressed our strong disagreement and the seriousness of our disagreement by temporarily ceasing the sale of all Macmillan titles. We want you to know that ultimately, however, we will have to capitulate and accept Macmillan’s terms…

  • Amazon, Apple, Macmillan and Me.

    Reynolds
    31 Jan 2010 | 5:17 am
    For those people who are interested in ebooks and the technology market the past few days have been 'interesting' to say the least. It started when Amazon pulled all the ebooks published by Macmillan from their Kindle store. Speculation ran rife - it eventually seems to have boiled down to Macmillan wanting to set the price of their ebooks and adopt an 'agency' model while Amazon wants to keep the status quo. I shall leave it to the wonderful John Scalzi and Charlie Stross to explain. Do I think Macmillan (or anyone else) will be able to sell $15 ebooks? They could; after all, they sell $25…

  • Student

    Reynolds
    25 Jan 2010 | 3:39 pm
    We had a student with us for the past two weeks. It was her first ever time on a real working ambulance so she had a more than a few 'firsts'. She saw her first dead body. She drove for the first time with the blue lights and sirens. She used the radio for the first time, talking to Control. She spoke to her first patient, calmed her first scared patient. She met her first alcoholic (who was nice) and her second alcoholic (who wasn't). She got cut out of her first car, holding the neck of the driver who'd crashed it. She filled in her first accident report form (neither her fault, nor…

  • Once Again

    Reynolds
    15 Jan 2010 | 6:07 am
    She's in her late eighties, she has arthritis, sores covering her body and brain cancer. Every movement causes her pain. She's been moved from one hospital to another - all for her own benefit, but she only seems to stay in one place for a few weeks before going to somewhere more suitable. She's getting good care, people are looking out for her, the place where we pick her up from is a nice unit - she's going back to the local hospital because of a new symptom that is causing her pain. We put her on our trolley and wrap her up in our one remaining blanket, I 'borrow' a pillow from the unit.
 
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    EMS Advocacy

  • Investigation doubts credibility of claims in 9/11 health trials

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:28 am
    Several of the initial 30 lawsuits contain inconsistent, exaggerated worker claims of illness, injury

  • National EMS Memorial Service announces 2010 honorees

    2 Feb 2010 | 9:23 am
    26 individuals from 17 states to be honored at 18th Annual National EMS Memorial Service

  • First responder volunteers now able to serve on NJ councils

    28 Jan 2010 | 10:50 am
    By Tonya Holman NorthJersey.comWOOD-RIDGE, N.J. — Our area's volunteers will now have a chance legally to shape the decisions of their government if they choose to do so.A measure sponsored by Sen. Bob Gordon (D-Fair Lawn) that would permit first responders to hold municipal elected office was signed into law on Jan. 15 by Acting Gov. Steve Sweeney. The signing took place at the Wood-Ridge Fire ...

  • 9/11 responders urge action on benefits bill

    27 Jan 2010 | 9:46 am
    By Kenny Walter The AtlanticvilleLONG BRANCH, N.J. — Despite the driving rain, more than 30 people rallied in front of Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.'s Long Branch office Monday to urge the congressman to move forward with a bill that would guarantee extended health care for 9/11 first responders and people who worked and lived near the World Trade Center.The rally, organized by the Fealgood Foundation ...

  • Trial by Media: The FDNY EMT Case

    26 Jan 2010 | 10:45 am
    It's easy to lay blame once a rumor starts, as in the case of the two FDNY EMTs accused of letting a pregnant woman. However, we must remember to reserve judgment until the facts are in, because the fingers pointing at them can just as quickly be pointed at you.
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  • Ambulance Refuses to Respond to Rural Medical Call

    wyoskibum
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:05 am
    McCrory, AZ – Medical emergencies happen everyday, and patients expect an ambulance to come quickly when they call for one.  Channel 7 News, however, has learned of an ambulance company that refused to come in certain cases and the next-nearest service was more than 30 miles away. Melissa Bumpers, 57, was at her home in McCrory when she fell to the ground around noon December 31.  When a neighbor called 911 for her, the dispatcher promised an ambulance would get to her soon but Woodruff County Ambulance Service had its only two units out of the county on other calls.  The only other…

  • Jamestown ambulance rolls near Fargo

    wyoskibum
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:04 am
    FARGO, ND – Three people involved in an ambulance rollover five miles west of here were transported to MeritCare Hospital this afternoon, the Highway Patrol said. A Jamestown, N.D., ambulance carrying three personnel and an elderly male patient was headed east on Interstate 94 when it rolled at mile marker 341 shortly before 3 p.m., said Sgt. Troy Hischer. The driver lost control after crossing an icy bridge, Hischer said. The ambulance did a complete roll through the median and landed on its wheels in the westbound lane of I-94. The elderly male remained in the gurney when the ambulance…

  • Former paramedic indicted on forgery charges

    wyoskibum
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:54 am
    GLASGOW, Ky. — A former paramedic and law enforcement officer was indicted on 10 felony and 12 misdemeanor forgery counts for faking signatures to obtain large amounts of narcotics. The Glasgow Daily Times reported on Friday that a grand jury returned the counts on Jan. 27 against 39-year-old Roy J. Howard. Howard was a former trooper with the Kentucky State Police and an officer with the Glasgow Police Department. He was working as a paramedic when he was arrested on May 1. The indictment states that between 2008 and 2009, Howard allegedly forged signatures of doctors at T.J. Samson…

  • East Dundee man charged with assaulting firefighter

    wyoskibum
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:40 am
    CHICAGO, IL – An ex-military man who exhibited “some erratic behavior” that required medical attention Monday, pushed a fireman/paramedic out of the ambulance that had come to take him to the hospital, authorities said. Brian J. Backes, 29, of the 400 block of Dunridge Court in East Dundee, was charged with aggravated battery to a fireman, a Class 2 felony that carries a prison sentence up to seven years, if convicted. According to police, an ambulance arrived at Backes’s home at 5:48 p.m. to take him to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates for evaluation.

  • Ambulance crash sends 3 to hospital

    wyoskibum
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:38 am
    FALL RIVER, Mass. — Emergency crews in Fall River were called to an accident scene to help one of their own Tuesday afternoon. An ambulance was involved in an accident with a car around 12:30 p.m. at the corner of Plymouth Ave. and Peckham St. The ambulance was responding to a 911 call, when it ended up crashing into a fence. Officials say the preliminary investigation shows a female driver of another car hit the rescue, causing the truck to veer off the road and into a driveway. It took out some bushes and a fence, coming to a rest against a car in the driveway of 1144 Plymouth Avenue. Two…
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    Rescuing Providence

  • Five Gone

    admin
    7 Feb 2010 | 1:48 pm
    Two miles from my home five people died in a fire. Horrible. You just never know. http://newsblog.projo.com/#558615 May the victims rest in peace and the responders find the peace they need.

  • Bars

    admin
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:46 pm
    We forced a storm door and entered the home through the rear door. “Fire Department!” A low moan came from somewhere and the search was on. The guys from Engine 10 went one way, Ryan and me the other. Something that never changes, be it a fire, inspection or rescue run, companies stick together. We found him first, lying at the bottom of the stairs. “What are you doing down there?” I asked the man, a gray haired fellow with ashen skin. “I went to get a drink and my legs gave out. Damndest thing.” His place was full of things that helped define him. American…

  • Fleas

    admin
    4 Feb 2010 | 9:35 am
    Fleas flutter around the sleeping man, landing on his face, his hands. Biting, then flying off. “Rubin!” I say, crouching down. He’s sixty, looks seventy, wrinkled, tired and just about done. Sixty. That’s longer than most of his kind last. Street people don’t have longevity. Tonight, Rubin is inside, lying on a flea infested air mattress at Crossroads, one of the states largest homeless shelters. It’s his home, where he lays his head at the end of his long days spent wandering the streets of Providence. They let him stay here, tucked away in the corner of…

  • Old Shoes

    admin
    2 Feb 2010 | 11:32 am
    It’s all in the shoes. They’re two years old now, worn in, or out, just right. And they need to go. One more polish will get them through another tour, but I’m going to have to get some new ones. Funny how old and tired my uniform looks now. Last time I wore it I didn’t give it a second thought, just something to wear to work. It’s nice being able to wear the same thing every day, no bad decisions made at the crack of dawn to regret for the rest of the day. Same colors, same routine. Nice. I wonder when I stopped caring about the uniform. My Lieutenants bars are…

  • Spence Kennedy

    admin
    29 Jan 2010 | 10:33 am
    Every now and then I read a post from one of the many excellent blogs I follow that literally knocks my socks off. http://sirenvoices.blogspot.com/2010/01/resurrectionist.html Has anyone seen my socks?
 
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    Jonen & Bartlett Publishers EMS, Fire & Safety Blog

  • Improve Your Intubation Success Rate

    Bill Porter
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:58 pm
    The Earlobe and Sternal Notch The next time you intubate a patient or assist someone in an intubation use this technique. If c-spine precautions are NOT a concern, create a sniffing position where the patient's earlobe is level with the patient's sternal notch. In some patients, this means elevating the patient's head 1-2 inches (placing a towel below the patient's occiput). In most cases it means elevating the patient's head 4-5 inches, and in some patients you need 8-10 inches of elevation to get the earlobe level with the sternal notch. Every patient is a little different. When the earlobe…

  • Obama Administration proposes cuts to Assistance to Firefighters Grant program

    Brian Rooney
    3 Feb 2010 | 6:21 am
    Earlier this week, the Obama Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget. Of the $3.8 trillion in proposed spending, $45.6 billion has been set aside for homeland security related costs.While increases were proposed in other areas of homeland security spending, the 2011 budget proposal calls for $305 million for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, an almost 22% reduction from the FY 2010 allotment and a 46% cut from FY 2009.The AFG program provides funding to local departments for training, equipment, apparatus purchases, fire prevention programs, and…

  • National Fire Academy to issue CECBEMS accredited continuing education credits

    Brian Rooney
    2 Feb 2010 | 10:31 am
    According to a release issued by the United States Fire Administration, students can now earn continuing education (CE) credits for each National Fire Academy (NFA) EMS on-campus course they attend in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  EMS CE credits are accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS).  It is estimated that this new NFA effort will benefit up to 750 students each year. It is evident that continuing education better prepares our EMTs and paramedics to meet the needs of their community,” said National Fire Academy…

  • The Future of EMS Education Has Arrived!

    Alisha Weisman
    27 Jan 2010 | 6:18 am
    Forty years ago, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) ushered in the new era of cutting-edge prehospital care with the publication of Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured. This revolutionary training program set the standard for EMS education. Now, as the EMS community implements the new National EMS Education Standards, the Tenth Edition of the "Orange Book" combines these new standards with a practical and concise patient assessment process and current treatment modalities—completely supported with instructional, assessment, and learning-performance…

  • Visit J&B at Fire Rescue East in Daytona Beach, FL this weekend.

    Brian Rooney
    21 Jan 2010 | 9:48 am
    Fire Rescue East January 22-23, 2010Ocean CenterDaytona Beach, FL If you are heading to Daytona Beach for the Fire Rescue East Conference, please visit Booth 741 to explore the latest and greatest products from J&B. Stop by to learn about: Our new interactive training programs for Fire Fighter I&II, Fire Officer I&II, and Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations courses. New Fire Officer: Principles and Practice, Second Edition and Fire Service Pump Operator: Principles and Practice training programs. Our forthcoming EMS training programs based on the new National EMS…
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  • Operating in Cold Weather, Bat Belts and Five Bucks.

    jimH
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:11 am
    This installment of EMS Office Hours brought up the topic of cold weather operations. Greg and Jim gave some tips on how to be prepared to work in this climate and stay both safe and warm. Morgan Lawrence author of The Streets Ran Red called in and gave his take on pre-planning and how that [...]

  • The Grammy’s of EMS

    jimH
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:59 am
    Last week I watched the Grammy Awards and yes this is a bit of a guilty pleasure where I do enjoy watching many of these award presentations. During the show I became aware of all the lifetime achievement awards and more  importantly I noticed the way that many of the new artists recognized all the older ones [...]

  • EMS A-Z Series …. “B” – Your “Backs”

    jimH
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:40 am
    Yes you read it right “backs”. As in back to basics, back ups and your lumbar. I wanted to cover several short topics in this installment of the series. So I picked familiar yet often overlooked areas of your day to day habits.  1- Back to basics. We often forget the basics of patient care, especially when [...]

  • GEMS, EMS Customer Service and a Story

    jimH
    1 Feb 2010 | 8:19 pm
    This episode of EMS Office Hours had Greg telling a gruesome story (I’ll give you a hint “Q-Tip”). It all started with a discussion on geriatric patients and being a good customer service EMS provider. Ted Setla stopped in with a little tease on the Feb 12th premiere of The Chronicles of EMS as well. [...]

  • Do You Want To Be A Cop? There’s A Test For That

    jimH
    29 Jan 2010 | 3:35 pm
    Emergency Medical Services. Note the words “services” and “medical”. As EMS providers we are out in the field to provide medical care to anyone who may call 911 for “medical” help. Now there are some variations to that, where rescue may be involved or being on assignment on a fire scene or big public event. But [...]
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  • All-Time Favorite Tactical Pant Tweets

    Who tweets about tactical pants? OK, that’s sort of a silly question coming from the people who write about them five days a week. For several weeks now, we’ve dutifully collected the best (and, er, the only) tweets about tactical pants. We even replied to some, and, oh man, were those folks a little freaked. Without further [...]

  • Tactical Talk: Everyday EMS Tips’ Greg Friese

    If you’ve ever been in need of useful advice, Greg Friese is at your service. His site Everyday EMS Tips dispenses useful advice on a daily basis. Many of his tips — penned by him or his corral of guest authors (us included!) — apply only to the emergency medical service industry, while others such as [...]

  • Behind the Seams: Funny Answering Machine, Law Enforcement iPad Reviews and More

    Here’s a new answering machine you might be hearing more often … as a joke! (The Johnny Law Chronicles via The Policeman’s Blog) Happy one-year anniversary to “The Handover”. (Medic 999) The first law enforcement review of the iPad. Get excited! (A Cop’s Thoughts) An open letter to … Jenny McCarthy. Or is that [...]

  • CrimeReports iPhone App Surpasses 100,000 Downloads

    Last week CrimeReports announced that its iPhone app had accumulated more than 100,000 downloads since launching last December. Add one more to that number because we just downloaded the free app to give it a whirl. Unlike other free apps that let you pop bubble wrap or consult the Magic 8-Ball, this one is actually pretty [...]

  • Tactical Pants: Now in Engrish!!

    As we were innocently browsing the web today, a way-awesome review of 5.11 Tactical Pants caught our eye. What was so attention-grabbing about this particular review? Well, it seems to be translated from another language or written by a person whose first language is definitely not English. While being a full supporter of learning new languages, [...]
 
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