Some of you who are familiar with wildland firefighting are already well versed in the safety acronym L.C.E.S. It was developed in 1981 and continues to be taught in wildland firefighting curriculum … [Read more...]
The S.O.A.P. Reporting Break Through
October 6, 2009 By 10 Comments
SOAP is another one of those EMS acronyms that has endured through the years. I was taught the SOAP format in my EMT class 20 years ago and I'm still teaching it to my EMT students today. SOAP … [Read more...]
Learning DCAPBTLS (A word of advice)
June 18, 2009 By 27 Comments
I first heard the BCAPBTLS acronym sometime around 1998 while helping a group of EMT's practice their skills. I hadn't been involved in EMT education for several years and I had missed the whole … [Read more...]
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