Less than a year after its launch, The EMT Spot is drawing close to ten thousand readers a month. Each day it seems, I open my mailbox to find another email from a generous reader who took a few extra moments to reach out and thank me for the…

Thanks is a post from: Everyday EMS Tips Today I am especially thankful for the paramedics, police officers, firefighters, and dispatchers that are standing by if me or my family has an emergency. Thanks. You are appreciated. Read related posts and tips: Ambulance Tour for a New Police Officer…

I get to work with a lot of goal oriented people. Sometimes it seems like everyone is working toward some goal. I like it. I wouldn’t want it any other way. But I must say, after 20 years of watching others work toward their goals, and living through my own personal victories…

In this video I describe how educators can engage their students in the creation of social media – photos, videos, podcasts, and blog articles – as a learning activity. Students likely already have the tools and experience using social media. Educators can harness this experience to create content for…

Bad day for a fire Captain in Keene, NH. I came across a video of him on Twitter this morning. It’s being tweeted around the fire / EMS circles. Apparantly this Captain from a New Hampshire fire department was caught on video making some erroneous claims about HIPPA privacy and…

Remember to be gentle with yourselves and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun. Care for those around you. Their dreams are no less than yours. Care less for your harvest than for…

EMS has given me some amazing opportunities. One of the most incredible was visiting Israel in early 2007 to attend a week-long training seminar on terrorism and mass casualty response. While I was in Israel I recorded a podcast each day that was posted at EMSResponder.com. I also wrote…