Monthly Archives: May 2013

Ultimate Online Paramedic Refresher

DistanceCME.com is a great online training site. I have taken the EMT-P refresher class and really enjoyed it. It was one of the best of the 10 or so EMT-P Refreshers I’ve ever taken in about 35 years of EMS. … Continue reading

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Translation Tools for EMS

One of the biggest challenges in EMS is communicating with people and patients who do not speak English. A language barrier can be an enormous problem preventing accurate assessment and good quality care. Fortunately, we have some good solutions in … Continue reading

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New Junctional Tourniquet by SAM Medical

There is a new high-tech tourniquet from SAM Medical. SAM is famously known for their SAM Splints, SAM Chest Seal, CELOX Trauma Gauze, the SAM Pelvic Splint, and other great EMS products. The SAM Junctional Tourniquet or SJT does things no other tourniquet … Continue reading

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Use Your Head by Jim Love

Have you heard? More than 4200 retired players are suing the NFL over concussions and head injury. The suit alleges the league didn’t do enough to warn players that they risked permanent brain damage if they played too soon after a concussion … Continue reading

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Shoals Ambulance Requires EMS Providers to Wear Helmets

LAUDERDALE COUNTY, AL (WAFF) Folks in Lauderdale County will soon have a new ambulance provider. Shoals Ambulance Service will take over coverage for all areas in Lauderdale County, including the city of Florence, at midnight. Both the city and county accepted … Continue reading

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