Everyday EMS Tips

I kept a book log in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

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After President Biden fell last week at the U.S. Air Force Academy it seemed like a good time to revisit geriatric fall prevention. Read on EMS1: Geriatric fall prevention tips after POTUS trips,...

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Because of EMS, emergency care begins closer to the point of illness or injury than ever before. Read my full EMS Week article at EMS1.com

https://everydayemstips.com/ems-week-2023/

Short YouTube video based on this EMS1 article, How to use AVPU to check a patient’s level of consciousness.

https://everydayemstips.com/video-what-does-avpu-mean/

New video on YouTube/Police1. Check out the video, like, share and subscribe. Thanks!

https://everydayemstips.com/video-the-roadway-is-a-hot-zone/

The journey to becoming a YouTube creator is slow and steady. For about three months I have been:

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About two months ago I started creating a daily Short video for YouTube around my outdoor passions and pursuits. Here are links to the channel, @NeverRegretGoingOutside, and three lists of three....

https://everydayemstips.com/pivot-to-video-never-regret-going-outside/

I kept a book log in 2019, 2020 and 2021. I read a bunch of books this year. Bewilderment, Riverman and Zero Fail were my favorites. I also started but didn’t finish (yet) at least three books...

https://everydayemstips.com/2022-book-log-updating/

It has been a few years since I’ve run a marathon. I am getting back into long-distance running through trail running. Last weekend I ran the Glacial Trail Run 50k in the Kettle Moraine State F...

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Posted on EMS1 Rapid response: Risk of senseless violence is constantly looming Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, FDNY EMS, was killed in the line of duty on September 29, 2022. Russo-Elling, 61, was a 25...

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A Baltimore City EMS provider attracted widespread social media attention for his response to a dispatcher request to return to service. “For the third time, we told you we are out of service,�...

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Harry might have spit on Chris, but cops, medics, firefighters and correctional officers get spit on all the time. Here are a few thoughts, not about #spitgate, but how to react when a patient, i...

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Enjoyed discussing the concept of a “thriving wage” for paramedics with Ed from the Overrun Podcast.

https://everydayemstips.com/podcast-paramedics-need-a-thriving-wage-the-overrun/

Listen to Jim Hoffman, Josh Knapp and me discuss the 2022 EMS Trend Report on the EMS Office Hours podcast. Download the 2022 EMS Trend Report from EMS1.

https://everydayemstips.com/podcast-discussing-the-ems-trend-report/

I was able to present findings from the 2022 EMS Trend Report at the Pinnacle EMS conference in late July. In this short video, Roxanne Peek and I discuss some of the findings and lessons for EMS...

https://everydayemstips.com/video-2022-ems-trend-report-quick-recap/

Today is the 15th birthday of the iPhone, a device which I use daily and is hardly ever more than an arm’s reach away. But today I take a contrarian view about the impact of the iPhone on EMS. ...

https://everydayemstips.com/has-the-iphone-made-ems-better/

New article on EMS1 Unnecessary and impractical: The laws EMS gets vs. the laws EMS needs Make sure you are participating in the EMS legislative process. Your experience and voice are important.

https://everydayemstips.com/alternate-posting-location-ems-needs-big-laws-not-little-changes/

Two new Police1 articles about virtual reality. Check them out: Why virtual reality and police training go together Axon Roadshow brings conference experience to police departments

https://everydayemstips.com/alternate-posting-location-virtual-reality-for-law-enforcement-training/

In late April I was able to tour the Unmasking Our Heroes exhibit at the New York City Fire Museum. Read about my visit on EMS1. NYC Fire Museum honors FDNY EMS response to COVID-19 Other highlig...

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Flags were already flying at half-mast on Saturday to honor the more than 1 million Americans who have died from COVID-19, when a young man consumed with hate and prejudice opened fire at a Buffa...

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