Is your mom, spouse, or significant other still asking you for Christmas gift ideas? Send them to my December EMS1.com column, 2011 Gift Guide for EMTs and Paramedics You might want to bookmark the page because this could be a useful birthday or graduation gift guide as well. What…
– The most recent Standing Orders podcast , the discussion is about what we need to do to go home safely at the end of our shifts. Should EMS carry firearms? Brad Buck , Matt Fults , and Dr. Chris Russi D.O. are joined by Eric Dickinson (author, police…
At the PIO Social Media Training blog I wrote about how to resolve or end a Facebook Rant or Complaint with a terminal comment with the goal of resolving the complaint and ending comments with out deleting the comment or blocking the user. Fortunately at the Everyday EMS Tips…
– – Also posted over at Paramedicine 101 (now at EMS Blogs ) and at Research Blogging . Go check out the excellent material at these sites. For treatment of medical cardiac arrest patients, which is better – IO (IntraOsseous) or IV (IntraVenous) access for medication administration? Since no…
EMS professionals are challenged to balance work, family, and other obligations while also staying or striving for mental and physical fitness. The Everyday EMS Athlete is a regular column to recognize and learn from other EMS professionals that are setting and meeting fitness goals. This edition was contributed by…
– Is Amiodarone the Best Drug for Stable Ventricular Tachycardia? What do the cardiologists recommend? – D. Sustained Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Recommendations Class I 1. Wide-QRS tachycardia should be presumed to be VT if the diagnosis is unclear. ( Level of Evidence: C ) 2. Direct-current cardioversion with appropriate…
Last December I wrote, Charitable Giving is a Habit – Pass it On! In that post I share my tips and reasons for giving. I am always looking for great causes to support through my time, talent (for example, blog post and podcast mentions), and treasure. I have at…
– For a great podcast on excited delirium listen to the EMCrit podcast on this topic. [1] And read the comments. Some of Dr. Weingart’s points – This is not the management of the already medicated patient. At least these patients are generally not taking psychiatric medications. Martial arts…
– Continuing with the answer to Where are the Black Box Warnings on These Drugs – I . There is a black box warning on droperidol for prolonging the QT segment, but there is no black box warning for this commonly used EMS drug ( Drug X ) that…
EMSEduCast co-host Rob Theriault interviews paramedic educator Dave Taylor in episode 122 of the EMSEduCast. This episode was especially intriguing to me because it was paramedic educators from Canada and the UK discussing paramedic education in places other than the United States. Thanks Rob for the special episode. Listen…