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Use social media to make every week EMS Week

EMS Week, which occurred last month, has gone from a 1974 Presidential proclamation designed to raise awareness of the EMS service, to a nationwide feast of corn sugar drenched donuts and espresso-laced coffee provided to responders by their agencies and ... Read >

Firefighters Education

The oral board and the fire chief rating your chief's interview wants to know, 'What have you done for me lately?' Janet Jackson had a hit song titled "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" Remember that phrase when it comes to your career development and yo... Read >

Videotaping the police: Is it legal?

Whether or not a citizen can videotape a police officer in the active performance of a public duty is a question finding its way and potential resolution in the courts. The answer may well depend on the jurisdiction in which an officer is employed. Typica... Read >

How to empower firefighters to stop unsafe practices

"I knew they shouldn't have been in there. I guess I should have spoken up." I recall this statement being made by a surviving firefighter when I was participating in a firefighter line-of-duty death review. I struggled with it and asked myself, "Why didn... Read >

What to wear under PPE

The protection offered by your turnout gear is predicated on the ensemble being worn by itself. NFPA 1971, the standard by which the minimum design and performance of the turnout clothing is established, does not account for what clothing or undergarments... Read >

Top ten questions an EMT is better off not asking

It happened again yesterday. My partner, a relatively inexperienced EMT, asked the question we’ve all asked at one point or another: “So, if you’ve had this for a week, what made it an emergency at 3 a.m.? Bless his sparky little rookie heart. He stil... Read >

Creating a culture of excellence in healthcare

Sometimes, it is almost as if I don't recognize the world around me anymore. Pop stars are getting younger and younger, but showing more and more skin. The weather has become breaking news. Snowboarding is an Olympic sport and, as pointed out by General L... Read >

Post-resuscitation care

So you got a pulse, now what? Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has improved over recent years, but is still lower than we would like. The same goes for long-term functional survival after ROSC. Once you get... Read >