This Week in EMS: A Recap for January 19 - 25, 2008

Just as EMS providers convey confidence with their voice and body language, so too do they convey confidence with their driving, writes author/instructor Tom Mannisto.

Click above to read his full column.

EMSResponder.com Reminder:

It's time to nominate candidates for EMS Magazine's 23rd Annual Braun Industries/Monster Medic EMT/Paramedic of the Year Award.

Just tell us, in 500 words or less, why he or she deserves to be considered for this honor. The winner will receive a $600 check and free travel, lodging and registration for EMS EXPO 2008, October 13-17, in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the award will be presented.

Click above for the contest rules and online nomination form.

EMSResponder.com Featured Job

EMS Coordinator/Paramedic -- Cottage Grove, Minnesota

Requirements include possession of a valid Minnesota Driver's License and the ability to obtain and maintain Firefighter l certification within one (1) year of appointment.

Applications close Feb. 15. Follow the link above for information and application instructions.

Visit www.EMSResponder.com/jobs to find additional listings or to submit listings.

EMSResponder.com Hot Topics

Tattoos

"What are your thoughts on tattoos and uniform regulations... How does you agency handle it? Do they enforce their regs on it? Has it caused frequent problems with crews, or with patients?"

Click above to join the conversation, or start your own at www.emsresponder.com/forums.

EMSResponder.com Poll

Have you ever used your EMS skills for emergencies encountered off duty?

Visit the poll on the lower right side of EMSResponder.com to participate. View previous polls at www.EMSResponder.com/polls.

To submit a poll idea e-mail Heather.Caspi@cygnusb2b.com.

Other top headlines this week on EMSResponder.com:

• Emergencies Declared in 16 Miss. Counties after Ambulance Closure
• Pa. Rescuers Investigated Over Mistreatment Complaint
• Detroit 911 Operator Guilty for Mishandling Call
• California Charges Paramedic Impersonator
• Canadian Paramedic Survives 4 Days in Wild after ATV Crash
• Ohio Court Debates Rights to Body Parts

About Heather Caspi, EMSResponder.com Editor-in-Chief
Heather Caspi has been a public safety journalist since 2000, beginning as a reporter for sister site Firehouse.com. She later became the assistant news editor for Firehouse.com and Officer.com, and led the launch of EMSResponder.com in 2005. She graduated from the University of Maryland with degrees in Journalism and English Language and Literature, and earned her EMT-B at Merritt College in Oakland, California. She can be reached at Heather.Caspi@cygnusb2b.com.