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EnCulturating EMS: July 2012
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Active Learning in an Accelerated EMT Course. No, I haven't died or abandoned my blog. I've been teaching an accelerated EMT class. Enough said. This was my first time teaching an accelerated EMT class and I'm talking Monday through Friday 8am to 3pm for 6 weeks straight. No, this wasn't an academy class, there was no selection process to choose the most prepared students. And yes it did take me two weeks to recover! In Fenwick Island, Delaware. Laura A. Cathcart. I began my fire ...
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EnCulturating EMS: February 2012
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Monday, February 27, 2012. EMS Education at the National Fire Academy. This weekend, I attended Maryland State Weekend at the National Fire Academy. NFA) Rather than continuing to complete the series of fantastic Leadership courses, I chose to take an EMS course, Emergency Medical Services Functions in the Incident Command System. The NFA was mandated by the U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008. On January 27, 2011. Then for the remainder of the morning, the instructor reviewed the Nation...
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EnCulturating EMS: April 2012
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Thursday, April 12, 2012. FDNY EMS Station 7 Under Fire Again.Not Mine this Time! On February 24th, in my post titled " Do we have a cultural problem in fire service EMS? I referenced FDNY EMS Station 7. Underneath Manhattan's High Line Park. Now residents of the neighboring high-rise buildings are complaining about FDNY EMS Station 7. Complaints include carcinogenic diesel exhaust fumes. Being pumped into their homes by HVAC systems. Which voted to ask the City Planning Department. To require the FDNY.
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EnCulturating EMS: I can, I can, I can Break my Writer's Block!
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013. I can, I can, I can Break my Writer's Block! The Original Little Engine that Could climb Mt. Washington. I finished collecting all of the data for my dissertation last month and all that stands between me and my PhD is writing and a LOT of it! Instead of being thrilled that I am so close to achieving the ultimate accomplishment after 30 years of education, I am terrified and doing everything under the sun except writing. How am I going to break this writer's block? I welcome co...
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EnCulturating EMS: Memorial Day, Disasters, & Guts
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Monday, May 28, 2012. Memorial Day, Disasters, and Guts. Today is Memorial Day. And I made sure to remind all of my fellow Maryland Advocates for EMS. To remember not only our fallen veterans, but the veterans that return from service and struggle to join our EMS profession as there is no easy transfer of military medical credentials to civilian EMS credentials. I encouraged them to contact our senators and representatives to support Senate Bill # 1533. And House Resolution #4124. Was only 18 years old, ...
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EnCulturating EMS: March 2013
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013. I can, I can, I can Break my Writer's Block! The Original Little Engine that Could climb Mt. Washington. I finished collecting all of the data for my dissertation last month and all that stands between me and my PhD is writing and a LOT of it! Instead of being thrilled that I am so close to achieving the ultimate accomplishment after 30 years of education, I am terrified and doing everything under the sun except writing. How am I going to break this writer's block? Laurel, Mary...
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EnCulturating EMS: Additional Readings
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The EMS Agenda for the Future and many more documents can be found at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) website for EMS. A program founded by EMT students designed to spread the values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and empathy through education. A quarterly publication written for different audiences within the EMS community from an EMS 2.0 perspective. Your Behavior Comes from Ben Franklin's DNA: Fast, Close, Wet, Risk, Injury, Death. So what do you think?
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EnCulturating EMS: Teaching Strategies
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Teaching strategy in which students are engaged in higher order thinking activities instead of passively listening to a lecture. Patient Refusals - The 2012 Maryland Medical Protocols. Published by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS). Implement a statewide Patient Refusal Protocol. The guidelines outlined in this protocol are helpful for teaching students how to navigate the tricky medical/legal "Gray Zone" surrounding patient refusals. So what do you think? I welcome c...
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EnCulturating EMS: Active Learning in an Accelerated EMT Course
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Active Learning in an Accelerated EMT Course. No, I haven't died or abandoned my blog. I've been teaching an accelerated EMT class. Enough said. This was my first time teaching an accelerated EMT class and I'm talking Monday through Friday 8am to 3pm for 6 weeks straight. No, this wasn't an academy class, there was no selection process to choose the most prepared students. And yes it did take me two weeks to recover! In Fenwick Island, Delaware. Laura A. Cathcart. Laura A. Cat...
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EnCulturating EMS: Information Resources
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AHA) - Everything you ever wanted to know about how to maintain a healthy cardiovascular system. Sponsor CPR training classes. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC) - The A-Z Index at the top of the main page is an excellent resource for information about a wide variety of health conditions. National Emergency Number Association. NENA) - April is the official National 911 Education Month. But that doesn't mean that these resources aren't helpful in educating the public about 911 year round.
