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Month: July 2016

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Did You Receive the Calling to Become an EMT?

July 20, 2016 Jack Murphy Columns, Educational, Opinion Pieces Leave a comment

A while back… when I was in Medic school, our primary teacher Margo, used to have a saying about those of us in the EMS business. Margo would tell us that

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Careers for EMTs

July 20, 2016 Jack Murphy Columns, Opinion Pieces Leave a comment

When I first started teaching EMT courses a number of years ago, I had a picture in my mind of what an EMT does, where an EMT works and how

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LifeVac Saves Its First Life

July 19, 2016 Tim Cheves Educational, Opinion Pieces, Reviews One comment

In a previous article, I reviewed the LifeVac anti-choking device. What I didn’t know is the device actually had their very first documented save in Dyfed, Wales not too long

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The EMS Bully

July 12, 2016 Jack Murphy Uncategorized Leave a comment

In EMS, like any industry, we tend to have the usual percentage of team members that either just don’t get it or just have a very low value for human

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EMS Health and Fitness — Part 1

July 7, 2016 Tim Cheves Columns, Nutrition, Opinion Pieces Leave a comment

It’s no surprise seeing new EMTs, medics, and, yes, even firefighters go from fit to flab pretty darn quick. To be fit you need a balance of rest, exercise, and

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For Those That Want to Play Incident Commander

July 4, 2016 Ruben Major Opinion Pieces, Reviews Leave a comment

After many years of attending lectures, workshops, classes and tabletops on incident command, I encountered the EMERGENCY – Fighter’s for Life PC game. At the time, these games were largely considered

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Some Thoughts On Stress Relief

July 3, 2016 Jack Murphy Uncategorized Leave a comment

Stress relief and how we deal with stress is very personal to each and every one of us on earth and that is especially true in the world of EMS

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This is the World You Live in Now

July 2, 2016 Ruben Major Editorials, Opinion Pieces Leave a comment

Earlier this week, our family went to the Del Mar Fair, just North of San Diego. This fair is one of the most exciting in the country – and probably one

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  • Did You Receive the Calling to Become an EMT? July 20, 2016
  • Careers for EMTs July 20, 2016
  • LifeVac Saves Its First Life July 19, 2016
  • The EMS Bully July 12, 2016
  • EMS Health and Fitness — Part 1 July 7, 2016
  • For Those That Want to Play Incident Commander July 4, 2016
  • Some Thoughts On Stress Relief July 3, 2016

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