Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P
Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P is president of Emergency Preparedness Systems LLC. EPS helps clients create, design, distribute, and facilitate rapid e-learning for emergency responders. Greg and EPS subject matter experts have authored and edited more than 200 hours of online education programs for first responders, EMTs and paramedics. Greg is a paramedic, Wilderness Medical Associates lead instructor and EMS author. Visit www.eps411.com to learn more.
Articles by this Author
Preventing Unintentional Poisoning
- By Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P
- Published 05/9/2008
- Pediatrics
- Unrated
March 16-22 was National Poison Prevention week. According to a CDC press release: "Unintentional poisoning is second only to motor vehicle crashes as a leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. Children, adolescents, and adults are all affected by unintentional poisoning.
Ambulance Calls to Summer Camps
- By Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P
- Published 05/5/2008
- Pediatrics
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According to the American Camp Association (ACA) more than 10 million children and adults will attend more than 12,000 day and resident camps this summer. Nearly every rural or urban EMS service has at least one day or resident camp in its service area. Knowledge of camp activities, on-site health care resources, and facility access will reduce response times and improve patient care.
No Scene is Safe: My Kids Need Me to Come Home
- By Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P
- Published 05/2/2008
- Education
- Unrated
There is no such thing as a truly safe scene. Instead our goals should be to identify risks - real and perceived - and to mitigate those risks. Risk identification can be practiced and improves with experience.