Skip past the first 30 seconds to learn about the events planned for EMS Week 2011 in Franklin County. Read related posts and tips: Super Bowl Week Lessons for EMS Week 2011 EMS Week 2011 – Start Planning Now March 2011: Top Posts and Events at Everyday EMS Tips…
– – Wednesday night on EMS Office Hours with Jim Hoffman and Mark Albert ( EMSMedRx ) the topic was peer pressure vs. protocol vs. doing what is right. EMS – A Jury Of Your Peers I have a bit of an opinion on the topic, so I kind…
A rap song and video about the changes to the NHS is proving a massive hit on the internet – and now there’s a campaign to get the track to No1 in the UK charts. Loughborough binman Sean Donnelly, who is also known as MC Nxt Gen, penned the…
March was a record-setting month for traffic and page views. Two contests attracted lots of visits and comments. At Facebook.com/EverydayEMSTips I gave away several pairs of Rip Shears . I also had another giveaway for email subscribers. The month closed out with another prize package giveaway from Magnum Boots…
– – This began with a standard recall [1] and has been a widening gyre of FUBAR ever since. When I wrote about the Triad Sterile Lubricating Jelly recall, [2] I thought it was just an interesting coincidence after the earlier recall. I even thought, based on what I…
Justin Schorr, the Happy Medic, and Ted Setla, have asked me to share far and wide today’s fundraiser for Bryan. “Paramedic Bryan Stow was severely injured during an altercation at the San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Game on Thursday, March 31st. He is in the Intensive Care…
– There is an interesting article in Annals of Emergency Medicine about contradictory rules from conflicting agencies that affect patient care. One emergency department (ED) gets cited by a federal agency for using stun guns to subdue violent patients. Another is fined for failing to provide a safe workplace….
Conference Expenses: It’s a Math Problem I cash flow all purchases, even major expenses like a new dishwasher, family vacation, or landscaping project. I recommend the same. I have yet to attend a professional conference that would be worth getting into credit card debt to be paid off with…
– – Also posted over at Paramedicine 101 (now at EMS Blogs ) and at Research Blogging . Go check out the rest of the excellent material at these sites. – This study looks at whether passenger compartment intrusion is an effective MOI (Mechanism Of Injury) assessment criterion. This…
New Resource Downloads from MedicMadness.com Medic Madness blogger Sean Eddy regularly shares his patient assessment tips and tools. He recently posted two great memory aids for your pocket: Pediatric GCS Card Adult GCS Card Continuing Education: Prehospital Treatment of Asthma Jim Hoffman and Steven Kanarian presented a webinar on…