Dave Konig

Full list of Dave Konig results

• Use social media to make every week EMS Week

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  We can recognize our responders and celebrate their victories every day using the tools of social media

• The need for objective alcohol consumption assessment in EMS

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  Without a standard, objective-based assessment of patient sobriety levels, situations may arise that test the limits of EMS personnel

• Why EMS personnel need an all-the-time personal first aid kit

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  Carry a small personal aid kit with you at all times to treat the aches, cuts and scrapes you are most likely to experience yourself or need to treat in friends and family

• Equipment for medical responders at special events

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  Here are the minimum equipment guidelines for medical personnel providing care at concerts, sporting events and mass gatherings

• Dropping an Olympian: 5 gold-medal lessons for EMS

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  EMS providers need to prepare for the public attention and scrutiny of providing event medical services so they can focus on the needs of the patient

• Paramedic virtual reality check: Don’t expect rapid prehospital adoption of VR technology

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  Augmented reality, with heads-up display devices and conductive swath devices, has the potential to improve patient assessment and care

• How many hours make a paramedic or EMT shift?

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  Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to set shift length based on call demand, available personnel, equipment supply and time on task

• Scheduling EMS personnel: 5 best practices for paramedic chiefs and HR managers

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  Follow these scheduling practices to improve provider morale, patient care and operational efficiency

• EMS scheduling software: 9 must-have features

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  Maximize efficiency gains from an online scheduling application by making sure software has these capabilities

• Social media resolutions: Connect with your community

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  It's important that we communicate directly the value our service provides to our communities

• The science of the EMS hashtag

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  Twitter hashtags can be extremely useful for communicating with the public during emergencies

• How to avoid public safety Twitter communication problems

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  Social media mishaps can easily be avoided if your agency takes the time to properly plan and implement a social media presence in a responsible manner

• Use social media to make the most of EMS World

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  Social media tools allow you to connect with your fellow attendees and maximize your conference experience

• Use Facebook to recognize your agency successes

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  When someone in your agency achieves a major success, use Facebook to give them recognition and praise. Upload their picture to your agency's page and tag the photo. Their family and friends will s...

• EMS and social media: Don't be a Weiner

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  How you respond to social media mistakes matters, especially when you are in the public's eye as a trusted source of information

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