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Using Social Media At The Summit

May 14, 2012 by Jim Hoffman Leave a Comment

The upcoming EMS Web Summit this Thursday May 17th, 2012 offers a great way to also use social media. During the live event you can FaceBook share and Tweet out your attendance and what you are viewing. Even invite last minute EMS buddies to join you. The quick video below shows how easy it is to do.




 

Will I see you at the Summit? Click the banner below to register and join us free.

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Filed Under: Monday Minutes

Should We Lie To Patients?

May 9, 2012 by Jim Hoffman 4 Comments

When your patient asks if he is having a heart attack, do you tell him, no matter how bad the 12 lead looks? Have you ever avoided these quesions, told white lies or just plain lied in what you thought was the best interest to the patient? What do you think? When does a patients stress level or anticipated reacition influence what or how you tell them?

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Show notes:

Josh at WANTYNU

Tim Noonan – RogueMedic

EMS Web Summit – Free Live Online EMS Web Conference

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Filed Under: The Podcast Tagged With: ambulance transport, ems ethics, ems patient care, paramedic assessment, patient rapport

EMS Web Summit | Greg Friese

May 7, 2012 by Jim Hoffman Leave a Comment

This week highlights one of the speakers for the upcoming EMS Web Summit, Greg Friese from EveryDayEMSTips.com. Listen to Gregs’ thoughts on the summit, EMS social media and e-learning for paramedics and EMT’s.


Greg is over at Every Day EMS Tips
Follow Greg on Twitter at @gfriese


Sponsors For The Summit

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Limmer Creative
WANTYNU
StatGear Tools
Talon Rescue
EMS Blogs
Centrelearn





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Filed Under: Monday Minutes Tagged With: ems, ems continuing education, ems web summit, ems webinars, emt, greg friese, paramedic

Pediatric Patients | It’s More Than Just Crying

May 2, 2012 by Jim Hoffman 1 Comment

The pediatric patient. We’ve all heard the little quips before. They’re not little adults, they crash fast, don’t lie to them.

Honestly, I lie to them all the time. It’s the parents I tell the truth to. But still, dealing with pediatrics is more than just calming the crying infant or knowing that “Hey, this isn’t a little adult”. Age groups, diseases, injury types, parents, bystanders and even other providers all play a role in the call and the outcome.

Take a listen to this episode and give your pediatric call tips or tell us a story in the comments below.

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Show Notes:

Life Under The Lights post mentioned during the show. 

Josh Knapp – WANTYNU

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Dave Aber at The EMS Difference
Follow Dave on Twitter here. 

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Filed Under: The Podcast Tagged With: ems, emt, paramedic patient care, pediatric ambulance calls, pediatric patients ems

Playing In The Sandbox While Focusing On The Mission

April 25, 2012 by Jim Hoffman 1 Comment

Each day we pretty much do our jobs with minimal interactions with other agencies like Fire or Police. Sometimes though we end up in situations where close coordination and clear communication is needed between agencies to get the job done and do it in a safe manner for both victims and providers.

Too often though these highly stressful and not so common situations can cause confusion, agency turf wars and dare I say, hurt feelings.

A recent issue in NYC got me to thinking that perhaps giving some opinion to this matter is well worth an Office Hours episode. Listen as Tim Noonan, Josh Knapp and myself talk about inter agency conflicts, paid vs. volunteer, Fire, Police and getting along in the sandbox. Share your story or thoughts on this topic below in the comments.

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Show notes:

Tim Noonan – RogueMedic

Josh Knapp – WANTYNU.com

EMS Web Summit – Register for free – click here.

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Filed Under: The Podcast Tagged With: 911 first responders, emergency services, ems, fire, police

EMS Web Summit | Evan Feuer Interview

April 23, 2012 by Jim Hoffman Leave a Comment

This week I am posting an interview a did with Evan Feuer. He is one of the speakers for the upcoming EMS Web Summit. Listen to this short 12 minute interview and get a sneak peek into his topic and some other EMS insights.



 

Read more about Evan and the EMS Web Summit here.

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Filed Under: Monday Minutes Tagged With: ems online education, ems webinars, paramedic education

When Paramedics Do Dumb Things

April 18, 2012 by Jim Hoffman Leave a Comment

This week Josh and I talk about dumb things done by EMS providers. Some in the name of practical jokes, some for intended training reasons and others just plain ole “dumb”. Listen to what we think is the right time, wrong way and what we should think about when we hear or see these stories. Be sure to post your favorite EMS dumbness below in the comments.

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Show notes:

Josh at WANTYNU

EMS Web Summit

CPR App.

Article about Paramedic using real blood.  This is just one place this issue was mentioned.

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EMS Web Summit | Rommie Duckworth

April 16, 2012 by Jim Hoffman Leave a Comment

Here is a short interview I did with one of the speakers from the upcoming EMS Web Summit, Rommie Duckworth. Take a listen and tell your friends.

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Find out more about Rommie click here

 

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Filed Under: Monday Minutes

A Pile Of Minutes

April 11, 2012 by Jim Hoffman Leave a Comment

This week I did not do a live podcast due to the Easter holiday. Rather than just let the week pass without a podcast posting I thought it would be a great time to give my Monday Minutes a little showing.

I posted the listing below and hope you will go check out the quick Monday Minutes I have done over the months and even comment or share your favorites.

These are nice short audio and video sessions to give you key points, great takeaways and hopefully motivators to get you reading and doing more for your patients, yourself and EMS.

Check the list here.

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Filed Under: The Podcast Tagged With: ems tips, ems video training, paramedic audio

Being Flexible On Your Next Intubation

April 9, 2012 by Jim Hoffman Leave a Comment

I wanted to share this EMS1 video with you and talk about what I took away from it. Take look and check out these paramedic intubation tips and be sure to post your own tips or techniques below.


 

Watch the original EMS1 video here.

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Filed Under: Monday Minutes Tagged With: airway management, endotracheal intubation, paramedic skills
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