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EMS Book Review: “Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life-saving Mortician” by...
My EMS Book Review for December is Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life-saving Mortician by Matthew Sias. The book is a chronological progression along his unique career in emergency services. Sias’ story...
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Reply to “For EMS’ers, Is PA School Just the Next Thing to Do?”
Bob Sullivan at EMS Patient Perspective posted on one of my favorite topics today; brain drain in EMS. What happens to great paramedics who get bored doing “vitals, oxygen, monitor, IV, transport” to...
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Your Work Matters
Do you remember your first career aspiration? That’s right, I’m talking about the bigger than life dream you had as a kid. Are you living it now as an adult? If your answer is “yes,” then stop...
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Mini EMSEduCast at the Missouri ICE Conference
Last year I thoroughly enjoyed the Missouri ICE Spring Break conference, and was excited to return for the 2013 event. This year was even better, and I quickly realized that there was no way I could...
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Photo Phriday: Recipe for PR Event Laughter
Recipe for PR Event Laughter Serves: 6 – 8 children and accompanying adults Ingredients: Cardiac monitor/defibrillator, defibrillation load tester, small group of children, sense of humor,...
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Photo Response to “Bad Recipe”
“You genuinely scared children for your amusement.” Tim Noonan, aka Rogue Medic Blog Comment on May 5, 2013. “…he seems to be entertaining his crews and only scaring the children.” Tim Noonan, aka...
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Vehicle Extrication Safety Course Online
I recently had the pleasure of working with the great people of CentreLearn and Western Taney County Fire Protection District on a special project. We staged a two-car collision with entrapment and...
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Risky Driving Behaviors
Yesterday I had a great time working with several of our local agencies to stage a mock wreck for some high school students. We changed our focus from intoxicated driving to distracted driving this...
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New Hire’s Perspective
For the last five years of my EMS career, I’ve been studying best practices for EMS Field Training and Evaluation Programs (FTEP) from a management perspective. I’ve looked at everything I could find...
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Great conversation on the EMSEduCast
Recently, Greg Friese of the EMSEduCast sent out a call for topics to fill an open slot on their podcast. A few of us answered the call and came together for a great conversation about continuous...
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