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Top 5 EMS videos from June 2011

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In June, ParamedicTV saw a range of interesting videos. In one video we see a demonstration of a new iPhone ECG app, and in another video, watch a horrific ambulance crash caught by a Russian traffic camera.

Other popular videos this month include the latest edition of ‘Standing Orders with Dr. Tan’ in which Dr. Tan discusses the basics of tactical EMS, and a heartfelt EMS tribute song set to Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream.’

Check out the iPhone ECG app

The AliveCor iPhone ECG app hasn’t been cleared yet for sale as a medical device, but holds promise as a piece of mobile EMS technology.

Firefighter-medic vs. Drug seeker

This video parodies an all-too-common phenomenon among medics: the drug seeker who calls 911.

Russian ambulance crash

This CCTV clip shows a Russian ambulance crashing in a busy intersection. Scary stuff.

Tactical EMS: More than dodging bullets

Dr. Tan discusses what to look for in a Tactical Emergency Medical Support school, common injuries sustained in training and operations, and unique aspects of “team health” that the TEMS provider must consider.

EMS Tribute set to Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’

A group of EMTs has put together what is easily one of the most earnest EMT tribute songs we’ve heard. Very catchy.