I have been waiting for a long time for pre-hospital medications and devices to get smarter. Microprocessors are small and cheap and guide us through all sorts of routine tasks. For years my GPS has talked me through byzantine highway interchanges, mazes of one way streets, and rural roads. It makes perfect sense that a [...] read more..
Service Profiles Jeff, the theme park EMT, shares insider information about Reedy Creek Emergency Services in a service profile on the Other Side of EMS blog. I am looking forward to seeing Jeff, Mickey, Goofy, and the whole WDW gang in August at the NAEMSE symposium. Products EMS and Fire author Ed Mund sent me [...] read more..
You’ve heard the claim before. A well meaning partner or supervisor may have warned you. Or perhaps a field instructor or even an EMT instructor made the dubious claim. It sounded something like this, “We need to be careful about taking people to the hospital against their will. If they have the right to refuse [...] read more..
SUNSET PARK, NY — A Brooklyn man died Saturday evening after colliding with an ambulance on his motorcylce just blocks away from his home. Jesus Santiago, 46, was riding his motorcycle in the vincinty of Fourth Avenue and 63rd Street, when he was struck by an ambulance around 6:21 p.m., police said. Officers found him [...] read more..
For years those of us in the medical professions, at least those of us who chose to be self informed have known a simple fact. Sugar is bad for you. There was a great segment last night on 60 minutes about what current research is concluding about sugars in our diets. We have known for [...] read more..
In this video members of the Lancaster PA, Lancaster General Health EMS discuss their first calls, most memorable calls, and advancements in EMS. Listening to the providers I was really struck how many of the calls were about pediatric encounters, especially pediatric death. In many cases the providers were discussing preventable tragedies. Yesterday, while bike [...] read more..
Wellness is the hot buzz word in the workplace, employee wellness, workforce wellness, injury prevention, reduced absenteeism, reduced presenteeism, workforce productivity, stress reduction, nutrition, diet, weight loss the list is frankly endless! Ask an EMT, Fire Fighter or Officer; ask a laborer, desk jockey or VP what wellness is or what wellness means and you [...] read more..
At EMS1.com I have shared tips for saving energy at home or work. The tips I share in the post are saving us so much that our utility bill actually went down during the winter and I saved enough to get a whole month of energy use credit. In 2009 I wrote about doing the [...] read more..
A free vaccination clinic for emergency responders will be held on Friday, April 27th from 12:30 – 3:00 PM at Brookhaven Municipal Building in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania."The majority of pertussis cases, hospitalizations, and deaths occur in infants aged =2 months, who are too young to be vaccinated" read more..
The Zen tradition holds that in meditation practice, notions of doctrine and teachings necessitate the creation of various notions and appearances that obscure the transcendent wisdom of each being’s Buddha-nature. Another way to think about is: A total state of focus that incorporates a total togetherness of body and mind. Zen is a way of being. It [...] read more..
This morning I drove about 30 minutes east of my home to the Iola Winter Sports Area for a 15km run on the snowless ski trails. The Winter Sports Area straddles a large undulating moraine and thus all ski trails are either going up the moraine or down the moraine. In addition to wide ski trail [...] read more..
I saw a visitor to the Paramedic Blog who searched “EMT running” for whatever reason. I was struck that an EMT would or ever should be running, other than for physical exercise. I often see images of healthcare professionals rushing … Continue reading ? read more..
TOKYO & CHELMSFORD, Mass., Mar 12, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) Asahi Kasei, through a U.S. subsidiary, will make a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of ZOLL common stock for $93 per share. The purchase price represents … Continue reading ? read more..
This week we discuss the Economic Crisis and how it is effecting EMS Service Delivery in the US and abroad. We even talk about….(socialized medicine) SHHHH.. We have a diverse and knowledgeable panel from the US, Canada and the UK. We need Health Care Reform and true change in all Health Care in the US. [...] read more..
This week we talk about “Where is EMS Headed” by Chris Kaiser and we ask “Can EMS Save Health Care?” We also discuss Tough Questions: Did DeKalb County Waste $3M On New Ambulances? Featuring: Chris Montera Skip Kirkwood, JD Greg Friese James Warmuth read more..
Great article on the direct and indirect costs of poor health, disease, sickness, injury and un-wellness. http://workplacepossibilities.com/the-dollars-of-disability/ Tagged: corporate fitness, corporate wellness, disease, sales productivity, wellness read more..
