Perseverance vs Stubbornness Whether we’re talking about leadership, career development, or education a word that I’ve noticed keeps coming up is “perseverance”. It’s a great word However, I’ve always been troubled by the thin line that separates perseverance from flat out stubbornness. I’ve heard many great teachers repeat “Never give up” quotes to the effect of “Great works are ...
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What Happens When Two Instructors Tell Students Different Things
This can be a sticky situation for students, fellow instructors and program coordinators alike. All instructors don't have to teach alike, but students have an expectation of, and some would say a right to, consistency.
Read More »Call for Assistance: Burn Survivor
As first responders, you all know first hand how many devastating and life changing accidents befall countless people, many of them children, every day.
Read More »Hard Times for Soft Skills
Hard Times for Soft Skills revised from the NAEMSE Educator Update Summer 2014 Are so-called “Soft Skills” such as critical thinking, leadership, professionalism, adaptability, and teamwork important for today’s emergency responder? If so, then why aren’t we teaching them?
Read More »Sepsis Alliance 2015 Sepsis Hero: Rescue Digest’s Rom Duckworth
RescueDigest’s own Rom Duckworth has been selected by the Sepsis Alliance as one of their 2015 Sepsis Heroes.
Read More »RescueDigest Resources: Trauma in Special Populations
Caring for patients with severe traumatic injuries can be difficult enough but what do you do when your patient is very young, very old or very pregnant or very large?
Read More »Is There Value in Busywork in Emergency Services?
If You Have Time to Lean, You Have Time to Clean! Is there value in busywork in emergency services? I think your answer probably depends on whether you are Supervisor or Staff in your organization.
Read More »The RescueDigest Podcast Episode 26: Top 5 Things That Legal Counsel Wants Emergency Responders To Know
A Fire Medic Perspective: The top five things that Legal Counsel wants Emergency Responders to know. Rom Duckworth and Allison Bloom discuss how we may not know what we need to know to stay on the right side of the law and sometimes what we THINK we know can get us into more trouble than what we don’t. Our guest today is ...
Read More »Education For The Next Generation of Responders: We CAN NOT Teach Like We Were Taught
Honor Your History, but Teach for the Future Welcome to the new year. If we’ve learned anything over the past year then we’re smarter than a year ago and way ahead of where we were ten years ago. Let’s start teaching like it. First We Taught Book Knowledge. Then We Taught Street Knowledge. We’re Beyond That Now.
Read More »RescueDigest Resources: EMS Care for Pediatric Sepsis
These resources will show advanced EMS providers how to assess, treatment, and coordinate care for these very sickest children.
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