EMS Solutions

I like this one too.

http://ems-safety.com/12-lead-ekg.htm

I did this quick animation. Please keep in mind I am not an actor or voice over talent.

Monkey

Buckle up - it's gonna be a bumpy thread

Don't forget the one who will tell you a great place to buy a light bulb or where you can download a light bulb changing guidebook.

Not sure where you are loacted but you may be able to find a wilderness first aid cousre near you. I know of one in Indiana

http://www.medtact1.com/index.html

Maybe a peek at this site can you give an idea of what to look for.

Jim

NYC does not really recognize or employ EMT-I level. So there are not very many courses. Upstate NY does employ and use EMT-I so there are more available. Still, most employers prefer paramedic level. As far as I know the agencies in NYC that have EMT-I courses are

St Vincents - in Manhattan

LaGuardia Community College

Also I think a Hatzolah program teaches it as well.

FDNY EMS used to have it but I don't know if they still offer it or if they do to the general public.

You can do a more thorough search at

http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/training.htm

Jim

I am having a live audio session of Authorized Transmissions and want to invite

you to come and be a part of it. Leave your political correctness at the door though.

All topics are welcome and you may even choose to speak on a subject I haven't

thought about. Anything goes , what you hate about EMS, what you love about it or

maybe a discussion on current issues pressing within the EMS industry.

I know you and your partner have solved all the EMS woes, so why not come and

share your solutions to problems facing us?

Here are the details

Time/date - Tuesday August 19 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time

Place - http://blogtalkradio.com/emss

Just go to that url at the time noted and look for the listen now navigation.

Now it may be a disaster if no one shows up or if topics run wild. So I really hope you

can make it so it will be a big success.

So many people just click "agree" during installation of programs they don't read the agreement. I mean you can't blame them, those agreements are like 4-5 pages long and all in 6 point font.

But this is where the program will tell you they are going to also install either another program that will have spyware or that they will be adding it themselves.

It is so important to read this stuff and you can usually scan the agreement for this type of wording and either opt out of it or agree to it, and like you mentioned - use a set up option after installation to opt out of it or block it.

Of course these companies feel they have a right to spy on you since they giving you the software for free. But many of them will collect your info and sell it to the highest bidder. The you get the Viagra, phishing and "my uncle died and I need to send you 5,000,000 emails."

I'm still waiting for my five mil. I mean I sent the $1235.00 western union payment over six months ago.

Thanks Ruff,

Great info - but could you please put them in alphabetical order separated by bullets and highlight the most popular ones?

Oh yeah - if you could maybe put them in categories too, that would be great. But only if you have the time.

Thanks

I just put something similar together. Feel free to direct students for a free download of this report.

Uncovering Paramedic Clinicals. This free report offers some much needed guidance for paramedic students when it comes to clinical rotations. Find out what to expect and more importantly what your preceptors will expect from you. Don't make those first mistakes that will follow you during your paramedic education. Includes real life tips from experienced field paramedics.

http://ems-safety.com/free.htm

Jim

While I dont know what school you are in, if they are teaching to national standards then it should prepare you for the nremt exam. I dont see a need for a $350 additional course.

I actually just did an interview with the Associate Director from NREMT and we talked about the CBT exam and the upcoming accreditation requirements.

On the CBT some points that were made that I think a lot of candidtates miss are

It is a best response exam - meaning that there may be more than one right answer but only one best answer.

It is important to truly read each question carefully since you cannot go back and your answer will dictate what the next question will be.

Another point he mentioned is that so many of us are used to the paper and pencil type test that this CAT type of testing throws us off.

If you havent already, check out the nremt site at http://nremt.org

They have a wealth of info there as well as videos all on the CBT exam.

In addition, if you are interested in listening to the audio interview I did, it is at

http://ems-safety.com/greggm.htm

It's about 40 mins long, but you can also download it to listen offline if you want.

Good luck

Congrats !!

Whne I first read the NJ report and discovered that the squads didnt even need to have an EMT on board, I was actually shocked to learn this. And I worked in NJ as a Medic.

When I told some of my family about this they were shocked as well.

I dont think the issue is at the ALS level however, besides there not being enough units. But that comes down to money and how the medic projects are going to pay for them.

With the vollies often picking the calls they respond to -

3-4 call outs for an abdominal pain VS. 1 for a vehicle roll over on a Saturady night.

Tends to be an issue.

So, is the answer having paid BLS? To a point yes. But then you're back in a circle to who gets paid. If the BLS transports and the medic is in the back providing care. The BLS gets paid and the ALS gets nothing. How can a medic provider survive like that?

What the answer is I just dont know. In the interest of patient care, BLS units should be paid and medic projects whether hospital based or not should be increased. Dispatching should be done via one radio per region or county etc. Insurance should pay for the highest level of care given and not the ambulance the patient was transportated in.

Maybe that is breaking it down a little too simple. Maybe that is what is needed to break away from the current system.

I actually did an audio interview with one of the presidents of an ALS provider in NJ regarding the NJ Report and the EMS system in NJ. If anyone is interested in what he had to say visit

http://ems-safety.com/audio.htm

I dont agree with everything he said but he makes some good points.

Is your agency absorbing the cost? Even disposable masks can be costly.

There is a multitude of companies that offer what you need. It's a matter of finding what works for you. Of course the more you buy, the cheaper the per mask cost will be.

Take a look at these sites

http://www.ashinstitute.org/asp/onlinestore.asp

http://www.cpr-pro.com/products.html

http://www.cprmedcare.com/

http://www.cpr-savers.com

Night crews always get the short end. Like mentioned before, the cold food, clean up detail etc.

I did have one area where Baskin Robbins gave free ice cream for the week, the ER doc put out a big spread for everyone. The company gave away some type of swag.

Even a company BBQ was held.

The thing is everyone else is brought into the fold, nurses, police, fire, ER staff. Now I know they are a part of EMS as a whole, but they get their own week and recognition. I mean isn't every week FF week?

The public awareness aspect always makes me scratch my head as well. That should be an ongoing thing and not made the focus during EMS Week.

I wonder if we just cant have one week were we can get some attention and recognition, without sharing it with everyone else just to get the funding to hold a dinner, BBQ or penlight giveaway.

But then I guess most of us in this field don't do it for the recognition. If it was for the glory, money or fame, we would be someplace else.

Maybe we should take EMS Week and use it to just remind ourselves why we do what we do with each patient we treat that week. With each response, each transport and flight.

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Just as an FYI - I have a EMS Week Sweepstakes going on. Nothing fancy, but just a little something for us.

http://ems-safety.com/emsweek2008.htm

Jim

Dwanye -

I am not going to go back and forth with you on this. You have your opinion and I respect that. I only wish you had contacted me after your initial issue with the shortcut. I was under the impression that all was well after our contact.

Again, thanks for your feedback and for giving it a try.

Jim

The problem with business is that those that are unsatisfied give glowing reviews like above.

Dwanye, responses where concise and not "something like that".

The contents are NOT links to other sites or resources but files, videos and audios that you can either view direct from your computer or download to your harddrive depending on the file type.

The software is an application that you use. Like many other software products online Norton, macafee, microsoft, parts are online based to make it easier for the user.

I am not going to go and on. I stand 100% behind this product and all others I sell. I offer a 30 money back guarantee that you never asked for.

I thank you for giving it a try and giving your feedback. I do feel a bit blindsided however by your post over all.

I suppose you cannot please everyone.

http://ems-safety.com/testimonials.htm

Jim

A popular warning from many SEO companies.

Don't try to fool the search engines. This is probably the biggest trap people fall into. People come up with ways to 'fool' search engines, and they work for a little while...sometimes. But then the search engines catch on and write routines that penalize sites that use this practice. Examples of this include, but are not limited to: repeating keywords over and over; using invisible text (white text on white background); using very small text to jam the keywords in a small area.

PS - I tried tricking the search enhgines a few years ago with other sites I owned. Ranked #1 in Google for top phrases. Then my competition reported me and google removed all 3 sites without warning and without recourse.

It doesnt pay - the search engines like natural indexing, since in theory thats what people want when they search. The engines are in the end a business and want to give people what they want.

Repeating the keyphrase may actually cause more harm than good, if google sees it as spamming them.

Things that go a lot farther are inbound links from your website, myspace page, facebook page etc. With the word emt hyperlinked.

Also - maybe a better page title would work out

EMT City | EMS Forums | EMT Chat | News Training Videos for EMT's

Better meta descriptions can help too , although most SE's dont put a lot of weight on them anymore.

"Popular EMT forum with chat room, EMS videos, EMT news and training for all levels of EMS."

A page one rank at #6 isnt that bad. Most people's eyes tend to drift to the center page area anyway.

Now for emt forum and ems forum, it ranks better at 3 and 4 on page 1. Which is better anyway since that is exactly what someone is looking for when they typed it in the search box.

PS - Dont expect rank to change in days, it takes at least 30 days for it to move around solidly.

I just posted a new free report that focuses on IV access and difficulties.

Uncovering Difficult IV's

It has your basic IV knowledge and equipment etc. But thanks to a bunch of emtcity members it has some great tips and tricks on those hard to find sticks.

So, if you are interested in what some of the experienced providers have to say on getting that IV established go to

http://ems-safety.com/free.htm

You'll see the report at the top of the free downloads listing.

Thanks so much too all that contributed.

Feel free to share the report, put it on your blog or website for your visitors or just link on back to the download page above.

I hope you find it useful.

Jim

PS - There is also a decent article on IV access in the EMTcity files area.

I think it is a great tool for any EMS library. Plus "they" give a 30 day money back guarantee.

PM me if you any specific concerns

Jim

Maybe he didnt tip the EMT

I cant seem to get the link to work, even when I cut and paste.

Just as an FYI - I just posted another audio interview session like the one with DD.

This one is with Dr. Wesley from JEMs. I got his take on non-visualized airways vs ETI.

It's about 30 minutes so Dust still holds the time record

take a listen at

http://ems-safety.com/audio.htm

PS - There are also links to Dust's and the Dr. Bledsoe interview as well at the bottom the page.

OK - well maybe not exposed, but "heard" maybe a better term.

Over at my site I just did an audio interview with Dust and got his views on a few topics that are passionately discussed in EMS.

The direction of EMS

How do we improve

Some short term goals

Education in EMS.

If you've ever wondered just what he sounds like go take a listen, but be warned - I call him by his name during the session.

http://ems-safety.com/audio.htm

I think you will find this session very interesting and enjoyable.

Jim

PS - Be sure to listen to the interview I did with Dr. Bledsoe after you're done with Dusts'