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The New Home Of EMS Office Hours

August 13th, 2010 · No Comments · EMS Office Hours, Recent posts

If you have been keeping up with some of the changes going on lately you may have noticed the new site at EMSOfficeHours.com. I have started this new project as part of the EMSBlogs.com venture and now all future weekly episodes of EMS Office Hours will be posted on that dedicated domain. I was going [...]

HEMS – Risks vs. Benefits or Time vs. Care?

August 5th, 2010 · No Comments · EMS Office Hours

While it was a short thirty minutes. Jim tried to cover a few key points on using helicopter EMS transports. Focusing more on the 911 end of it, he gave a few quick story points on risks vs. the benefits. He also wonders if the level of care patients can recieve should be more important [...]

EMS Boot Camp Gets More Sociable

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments · EMS Boot Camp

I have just had the EMS Boot Camp site redone to make it more sociable. The goal is to make the webinars a place where EMS professionals from all over the country can come and get great live and recorded content on various EMS topics. But I also want it to be an informal way to [...]

EMS Equipment. Use, Care and Operation

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments · EMS Office Hours

We all check the ambulance each day. But putting a check mark on your sheet really goes beyond acknowledging the equipment is there. Jim talks about checking the ambulance, equipment safety, it’s use and ways to help make the most of your equipment resources. //

What’s Driving Your EMS Treatment?

July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · EMS Office Hours

Is your treatment driven by protocols, current trends or habits? Jim talks about the variations of each, what they mean and how you change your mindset. Plus how to comment on blogs and most importantly, why you should. //

Medic Student Life and Trials

July 15th, 2010 · No Comments · EMS Office Hours

Jim is joined this week by April Saling, The Epi_Junky. With just a few weeks left to completing her paramedic training, we talk about her experiences and expectations as a new paramedic. April gave some great observations and pointed out common medic class occurrences that even Jim had back in the day. //

What’s Your EMS End Game?

July 8th, 2010 · No Comments · EMS Office Hours

Jim talks about various “end games” for EMS professionals. What’s yours? Nursing, education, career paramedic or MD? Listen to Jims thoughts on these options, how you can achieve them along with a short story from Jim about a bleeder. //

Using Online Meetings For Your EMS Agency CE & Inservice

July 6th, 2010 · No Comments · EMS Boot Camp

With costs increasing for both paid and volunteer EMS agencies. Managers should be looking for ways to bring costs down. In addition, many agency members are finding it harder to attend much needed continuing education or agency specific in servicing due to family or secondary employment responsibilities. One alternative is using online meeting services to [...]

Is Your Volunteer EMS Working Towards A Solution?

July 1st, 2010 · No Comments · EMS Office Hours

This special one hour Office Hours targeted the Volunteer EMS System Model. Why is it not working at full speed, what can be changed to help get it back on track and is it time to scrap it altogether? Jim was joined by several live chat members and gave his point of view along with [...]

Med Control Comments, EMS Clinic Transporting & ….

June 24th, 2010 · No Comments · EMS Office Hours

This week had a lively discussion in the chat on medical control, EMS education and providers being professional with ED docs. Jim talked about a recent CE class and Medical Control Options vs. preferences, EMS transporting non emergency patients to clinics and a few more items brought up in the chat room. Take a listen [...]

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