Aladtec, Inc. Passes 1,000 Customer Milestone
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Hudson, WI – July 17, 2013 – Aladtec, Inc. is proud to announce they have surpassed 1,000 customers. This Wisconsin based company develops online employee scheduling and workforce management systems. Because their software is available through the Internet, it’s accessible from anywhere, anytime, on any computer, smartphone or mobil...
Source: The EMT Spot - July 21, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Research and News Source Type: blogs
NYC Council Intern Waits 30 Minutes for an Ambulance
NEW YORK — After 911 was called to help an intern who fainted at a sweltering mayoral campaign event in Brooklyn Tuesday, more than 30 minutes passed before an ambulance arrived.
The FDNY initially blamed the delay on a 20 percent spike in emergency calls related to the heat wave, which is in its third day and is expected to last through Saturday. In another statement later, the department said the call was “appropriately tagged as not being a high-priority, life-threatening call.” [Read the whole story at EMS1] (Source: The EMT Spot)
Source: The EMT Spot - July 21, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Research and News Source Type: blogs
Ohio Department Saves 600 Labor Hours With Aladtec’s FireManager
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McConnelsville, OH (PRWEB) June 10, 2013
In today’s world, we search the Internet for all sorts of reasons, including seeking out products and/or services that make our jobs easier, save us time and save us money. The Internet has brought many new products and services to light and very often is the conduit to the service itself, such as with SaaS (Software as a Service) systems.
“In November of 2010, I turned to the Internet to find an online employee scheduling system to replace our spreadsheet method. Scheduling on a spreadsheet took a lot of time and many mistakes were made, which took me even more...
Source: The EMT Spot - July 15, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Research and News Source Type: blogs
How to Become a Firefighter (An Unconventional Step-By-Step Guide)
Each cycle of our EMT class here at South Metro, I tend to have the same conversation. It usually happens sometime toward the end of the second week, but sometimes sooner. It is almost always after class. It begins with one of my students approaching me while I’m gathering my things and putting my laptop away.
The conversation begins like this, “So…I’m taking the EMT class because I’d really like a job in the fire service. What other things should I be doing besides becoming an EMT? How should I prepare for the testing process?” Once the question has been asked, the group of students int...
Source: The EMT Spot - June 27, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Knowledge slider Source Type: blogs
Clean Your Stuff
Alan starts each shift with a ritual of cleaning. I should be clear that I don’t use the word ritual as a literary device. Alan’s morning ambulance cleaning is as systematic and well thought out as any religious ceremony. Over the course of a few months of working together I learned the routine well.
Checking through my medical kit I’d observe him start at the back doors of the rig, spraying and wiping the outside door handles and then opening the doors and wiping the insides. Then he would climb inside wiping handles, pram rails and anything people might habitually grab for support. The overhead rails al...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 24, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Knowledge slider Source Type: blogs
The Greatest Error of Omission
Errors of omission are errors we commit through inaction. They are the things we left out. They are the should-have-but-didn’t moments in our patient care as well as our lives. Administering an inappropriate medication is an error of commission. Not giving the medication when you should have is an error of omission. The difference is subtle but significant.
As a general rule, we fear errors of commission more than we fear errors of omission. We are more reluctant to do something wrong than to leave out an important detail or overlook something we should have acted on. Forgetfulness seems more palatable to us than ine...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 23, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: The Big Get It slider Source Type: blogs
Happy EMS Week
EMT’s and paramedics from around the nation are recognized during the 2013 National EMS week. [Read more] (Source: The EMT Spot)
Source: The EMT Spot - May 22, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Research and News Source Type: blogs
Medic Severly Injured in Crash
Mobile Life Support Services paramedic William Spadafora remains in critical condition at Albany Medical Center following a head-on crash Saturday in the Town of Ulster. [Read the whole story on EMS1] (Source: The EMT Spot)
Source: The EMT Spot - May 22, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Research and News Source Type: blogs
Two Good Habits for Safe Patient Interactions
In my latest Remember Two Things episode, I talk about two habits you can develop to remain safe around hostile patients.
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Source: The EMT Spot - May 17, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Knowledge Source Type: blogs
The Hierarchy of EMS Job Priorities
Do you want to feel more satisfied in your job? Perhaps you need to flip your list.
You’ve met satisfied EMS employees in the past. You’ve also, no doubt, met some dissatisfied EMS employees along the way. I would contend that our patient care priorities has a lot to do with how much satisfaction we receive from doing our job.
As an example, the hierarchy of priorities for a highly dissatisfied EMS employee might look like this:
Gain praise and recognition
Increase reputation and influence
Avoid risk and liability
Avoid hassle and work
Make money
Have fun
Create relationships
Make meaningful connections with ...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 17, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Everything Else The Big Get It slider Source Type: blogs
Boston EMTs Recount Bombing Response
First responders are recounting for the first time the chaotic moments after the Marathon bombings. Each vow to be back for next year’s Boston Marathon in the same spot and in the same uniform. [Watch the video on EMS1] (Source: The EMT Spot)
Source: The EMT Spot - May 17, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Research and News Source Type: blogs
Combat Ready Clamp Receives FDA Approval
FAYETTEVILLE, NC—The Combat Ready Clamp made history Friday when it received new critical indications from the FDA making it the first device of its kind approved to treat unmanageable amputations and pelvic wounds not addressable with standard limb tourniquets. [Read the whole story here] (Source: The EMT Spot)
Source: The EMT Spot - May 17, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Research and News Source Type: blogs
Are You A Public Safety Advocate?
Recently, while skiing up at Eldora, my wife and I started a conversation about the dramatic changes that we had seen over the past fifteen years in helmet use at our Colorado ski resorts. It initiated an interesting conversation about the role of public safety professionals in advocating for public safety initiatives like helmet use.
When we think about public safety professionals as advocates for public safety, there is probably no better example than the Uniform Fire Code. Strong evidence for the effectiveness of public safety driven advocacy is no farther away than your nearest, clearly marked and unobstructed fire exi...
Source: The EMT Spot - April 1, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: The Big Get It slider Source Type: blogs
Social Media Assisted Career Suicide
Recently, Dave Statter of www.Statter911.com coined a brilliant term for an ever growing phenomenon in our industry, something Dave refers to as Social Media Assisted Career Suicide Syndrome or SMACSS. From the racist FDNY Lieutenant to the South Carolina firefighter paramedic who was dismissed after posting a cartoon of a firefighter berating a doctor at a hospital, it seems like the list of career postmortems that we can attribute to social media use gets longer by the day.
When I used to hear these stories, I would habitually begin considering how we in EMS education might prevent these incidents from occurring in the f...
Source: The EMT Spot - March 25, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: The Big Get It slider Source Type: blogs
Paramedic Arrested After $2,000 Drug Theft
TAMPA, Fla. — A paramedic is arrested in the theft of $2,100 worth of pain medication. Police arrested a Bayfront Medical Center paramedic they said stole nearly 30 vials of pain medicine over the weekend. Brian Whitney Cote, 32, of St. Petersburg took 19 vials of hydromorphone and nine vials of morphine during two trips to the hospital Saturday and Sunday, authorities said. [Read the whole story on EMS1] (Source: The EMT Spot)
Source: The EMT Spot - March 18, 2013 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: administrator Tags: Research and News Source Type: blogs
