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"I Can't Sleep"
- By Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P
- Published Today
- Respiratory
- Unrated
Do you get enough sleep? There are many reasons for sleep deprivation including acute illness, chronic medical problems, and employment. According to the CDC, "Insufficient sleep has been linked to impaired school and work performance and to the development of chronic diseases and conditions, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression."
Preventing Unintentional Poisoning
- By Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P
- Published 05/9/2008
- Pediatrics
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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.
Using IOs in the Field: A Paramedic's Experiences
- By Jamie Davis
- Published 04/29/2008
- Education
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Eric Augustus from the EMS Haiku blog sent me a great article to use on the MedicCast blog page this week. I thought it was so good, I wanted to share it here as well!Eric talks about his experiences with using intra osseous access in the field as a paramedic in the state of Oregon. He gives a good accounting of his use of this device, including his views on using the new IO drills like the EZ-IO.
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Recent Articles
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.
Educational Simulators on a Budget
- By Jamie Davis
- Published 04/27/2008
- Education
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The Paper-Sim 2000!
In this article, Jamie addresses one way to create training simulations on a budget. Find out one way to think outside of the box and use common place items or materials to run a training session that will still have a lasting impression on those taking the class.It doesn't take a big budget, just a big imagination!
Jamie will show you how --
EMS A-Z Series .... "A" - How your attitude can affect you, your patients and your care.
- By Jim Hoffman
- Published 04/7/2008
- Audio
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Attitude. Your attitude on the job can make a world of difference. Having a bad one will reflect on you, your partner, the patients and families you deal with and ultimately your patient care.
HELPING OUR OWN
- By George Steffensen
- Published 04/5/2008
- Education
- Unrated
We help strangers, put ourselves in danger and for the most part we love our job.
I need your help to help two families one lost their Mother the other lost their Dad.
Two E.M.T. doing what the loved helping others.
Tragic lost 9/11/2001 W.T.C.