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Content: 50th Episode of the EMSEduCast

Greg Friese — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000

On Wednesday March 3 at 2000 CST we are recording the 50th episode of the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators. Ways to subscribe to new episodes and listen to any of the episodes from the archives include:

Also make sure to join the EMSEduCast Facebook page for the latest news, discussions with the hosts and other listeners and to connect with other listeners.

EMSEduCast on Facebook

Connections: EPS Team Member in the News

Greg Friese — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:12:42 +0000

EPS411.com team member and flight paramedic Kevin Collopy appears in this video (see below) and article about the new helicopter and training simulator that the flight service he works for is putting into service.

Kevin and I are co-authoring a series of 12 CE articles for EMS Magazine that will begin with the March issue. Kevin wrote about abdominal trauma. Look for that article soon in EMS Magazine and at EMSResponder.com. Readers will also be able to take a test at RapidCE.com to receive CECBEMS approved CE credit. Some of the other articles we have in progress for future issues include:

facial trauma
febrile seizures
pediatric pain management

You can connect with Kevin on EMSUnited and EMSConnect.

Content: Chronicles of EMS Premiere

Greg Friese — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000

Something really amazing is about to happen – in just a few hours the pilot episode of the Chronicles of EMS will be broadcast to a live audience at the Hotel Frank in San Francisco and for an online audience around the world.

I really want you to watch the Chronicles. Watch the premiere party from 4pm to 7pm Pacific Time and the episode at 5 pm PST 2/12/2010.

React to the Chronicles of EMS.

Share with the Chronicles of EMS.

Engage with EMS professionals and supports from around the world.

EMS needs you to be a leader. Be a part of the Chronicles of EMS.

As you read this on 2/12 I am in San Francisco for the premiere party with more than 50 EMS professionals and supporters from around the world. I am sure I will be tweeting during the event so look for my updates and photos at Twitter.com/gfriese.

Content: New CE Lessons for EMTs, Paramedics, and Firefighters

Greg Friese — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:00:18 +0000

EPS creates online CE lessons for EMTs, Paramedics, and Firefighters that are distributed through the CentreLearn LMS and RapidCE.com. Several new courses authored by EPS subject matter experts have been added to the continuing education library. New courses include:

Non-Visualized Airways Part 1
1. Review airway anatomy
2. Explore difficult airway situations
3. Describe indications, contraindications, and insertion of the Combitube

Visualized Airways Part 2
1. Review airway anatomy
2. Explore difficult airway situations
3. Describe indications, contraindications, and insertion of the King L-T and Laryngeal Mask Airway

Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
1. Describe Non-invasive Positive Pressure Ventilations and their physiology
2. Identify the indications, contraindications and benefits of non-invasive positive pressure ventilations
3. Explain the steps to applying NiPPV and how to adjust its settings
4. Discuss adjunctive therapies and ongoing monitoring for patients on NiPPV

A BLS and ALS version is available for each of these EMT and paramedic continuing education lessons. To learn more browse RapidCE.com or CentreLearn.com.

EPS also designed and produced three lessons on fire inspection.
High Rise Fire and Life Safety Inspection
1. Review inspection process
2. Review historical fires and impact on codes
3. Identify common hazards
4. Develop effective corrective action statements

Assembly Occupancy Fire and Life Safety Inspection
1. Review inspection process
2. Review historical fires and impact on codes
3. Identify common hazards
4. Develop effective corrective action statements

School Fire and Life Safety Inspection
1. Review inspection process
2. Review historical fires and impact on codes
3. Identify common hazards
4. Develop effective corrective action statements

Content: Wilderness First Responder Course

Greg Friese — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:34 +0000

I am a lead instructor for Wilderness Medical Associates. Since 2001 I have taught 2, 4, 5, and 8 day wilderness medicine courses to outdoor enthusiasts, trip leaders, and remote area workers. WMA training is designed to help students assess a patient’s problems, anticipate how those problems may change over time and deliver interventions in severe environments with limited and improvised equipment.

March 15-19 I am co-instructing a 5 day Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course at Camp Manito-wish YMCA. In my opinion Manito-wish is an ideal place to take a wilderness medicine course. The classroom space is modern and comfortable and we have immediate access to outdoor space for scenarios and simulations.

To sign-up for this course or learn about other courses visit the WMA website.

I will also be the lead instructor for a Wilderness First Aid course April 17-18 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Learn more about WFA training.

Connection: Social Media Takes the EMS Industry to a Whole New Level

Greg Friese — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:00:25 +0000

First Ever Social Television online Premiere February 12th, 2010

If you are part of the public safety, fire or EMS community on Twitter or Facebook then you certainly have heard about “The Chronicles of EMS” Social TV Reality Series (Twitter hashtag #CoEMS (http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23CoEMS)). If you are not, and do not know about it then you have been missing out on a truly unique project that is only possible because of the connections people can make through social media.

Chronicles of EMS – Trailer (Premiere Feb 12th @ 5pm ChroniclesofEMS.com) from Thaddeus Setla on Vimeo.

The idea for “The Chronicles of EMS” was born after Thaddeus Setla – Paramedic/ Filmmaker was a guest on EMS Garage podcast (http://emsgarage.com) with Justin Schorr, a paramedic/firefighter with the San Francisco Fire Department and author of the blog The Happy Medic (http://thehappymedic.com), and Mark Glencorse, a paramedic from the UK with North East Ambulance Service in Newcastle upon Tyne, and author of the blog UK Medic 999 (http://999medic.com).

During the podcast it was explained about an exchange between Justin and Mark exploring their prospective EMS systems in person and did at one time have the BBC interested in filming, but their participation fell through. Thaddeus expressed an interest in the project but required minimal funding to get started. In 5 days the website was up and the name “Chronicles of EMS” was born raising over $9000 through facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets. The experience was shared throughout the EMS community as the crew uploaded behind the scenes footage and interacted with the audience as they filmed the pilot episode in a first of its kind Social TV experiment.

Thanks to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo. EMS1 and the EMS/fire blogging community–the very types of media that brought Mark and Justin together — “The Chronicles of EMS” has created an amazing buzz. The anxiously awaited trailer was released on December 17, 2009 and it did not disappoint! View it here (http://chroniclesofems.com). The pilot episode is premiering February 12th at 5pm online at Chronicles of EMS.com. The event has become a networking meetup at the Hotel Frank in San Francisco and the information can be found at the MeetUp Site (http://www.meetup.com/EMSMediaTV). There are high hopes that the series will continue.

For more information contact:

http://setlafilms.com
510.859.3456

Press release original – http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/01/prweb3459284.htm

Content: EMS Predictions for 2010

Greg Friese — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:00:25 +0000

Jamie Davis, the podmedic, just released episode 202 of the MedicCast – the leading podcast for EMS students and professionals. I was honored to join Jamie, Rick Russotti of Mitigation Journal, Chris Montera of EMS Garage, Carissa O’Brien of BaselineVitals.com, and EMS filmmaker Ted Setla of Setla Film Productions to discuss what is ahead for EMS in 2010.

Listen to the show MedicCast episode 202 or subscribe to the MedicCast in iTunes.

These are the links to the websites and resources we discussed during the show:

Chronicles of EMS

Everyday EMS Tips

PIO Social Media Training

EMS Social Community

Content: Grand Rounds Blog Carnival

Greg Friese — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:00:13 +0000

My first submission to the Grand Rounds Blog Carnival has been accepted and was highlighted in yesterday’s Grand Rounds post at the CovertRationingBlog.com by Dr. Rich. My submission was a post from EverydayEMSTips.com – Do you ever go through the motions?

I really appreciate Dr. Rich’s description of the post:

“Greg Friese at Everyday EMS Tips has written a great post on why rescuers should NEVER just “go through the motions” in performing CPR on a patient who is clearly already dead. (That is, clearly dead – not just merely dead, but really, most sincerely dead.) While “going through the motions” in such circumstances has been advanced as a way to give comfort to observing family members, Mr. Friese convincingly argues that rescuers should never, never just go through the motions. His warning not to “just go through the motions” is so well written that DrRich has e-mailed the link to the Pittsburgh Pirates.”

Reasons to Participate

A blog carnival is a collection of posts from bloggers that is usually organized around a loose theme. Some reasons to participate in a blog carnival include:

increase traffic to your site and a specific post
increase RSS and list subscribers
receive in-bound hyperlinks to your site
affiliate your name and blog name with other bloggers
learn about other bloggers
read some amazing blog posts

The Handover Blog Carnival is another blog carnival for healthcare professionals with a specific focus on pre-hospital and emergency department personnel.

Dr. John LaPuma is hosting the next edition of the Grand Rounds (visit his blog for the theme and submission instructions).

What are you going to submit?

Connections: EMS and Fire Blog 2009 Contest Finalists

Greg Friese — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:00:29 +0000

Firecritic.com is hosting a contest – EMS/Fire Blog of 2009 Contest. Visit the voting booth to learn more about the finalist, cast a vote, and make sure you are connected to each of these terrific blogs.

Note: I am honored that my blog, EverydayEMSTips.com, was nominated by Chris Kaiser author of the LifeUndertheLights.com blog. Thanks Chris. I am pleased to have made it as a finalist and included with such a terrific group of EMS and Fire Bloggers.

Cast your vote now!

And keep voting every eight hours until the voting deadline on January 12, 2010.

Content: Podcast from PIOSocialMediaTraining.com

Greg Friese — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:00:15 +0000

The first episode of the PIO Social Media Training podcast is available for listening and download at PIOSocialMediaTraining.com.

Reasons to visit and listen:

Learn about how emergency responders are using Social Media tools
Understand techniques to create and distribute social media content
Assess trends in social media use in 2010

From PIOSocialMediaTraining.com you can download the podcast, subscribe through iTunes, or listen to the first episode. PIOSocialMediaTraining.com is a joint production from Greg Friese and David Konig.