Looking for endotracheal intubation in eMEDS? It has been removed. Instead, choose laryngoscopy direct or laryngoscopy video. (It is also loaded up this way in the cardiac arrest power tool.)
Note: In order for the procedure to be visible, the crew member selected as performing the skill has to be an ALS provider.
Interested in making Firefox your default browser and moving away from Internet Explorer? Here are some basic instructions.
(Note 1: Some MCG applications and websites require you to use IE so you still may need to run it from time to time.)
(Note 2: This post assumes you already have Firefox installed on your computer. If you have a county PC and it is not already installed, please contact the county IT helpdesk at 240.777.2828 and ask for Chrome to be installed. Please have the DCM number ready when you call.)
Interested in making Chrome your default browser and moving away from Internet Explorer? Here are some basic instructions.
(Note 1: Some MCG applications and websites require you to use IE so you still may need to run it from time to time.)
(Note 2: This post assumes you already have Chrome installed on your computer. If you have a county PC and it is not already installed, please contact the county IT helpdesk at 240.777.2828 and ask for Chrome to be installed. Please have the DCM number ready when you call.)
Are most things in your medical assessment normal? eMEDS gives you a way to mark them all normal and then you can go back to change the few things that aren’t.
We now have some new distribution lists!
You are probably aware that group for the higher ranks have been in place for a long time (e.g., #FRS.Assistant Chiefs, #FRS.Captains, etc.) but we now have distribution lists for lower ranks, too:
There are others, too:
Have you logged into Outlook 365 (e-mail) and can’t find your calendar? Wondering how to access other Office 365 applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint?
Calendar and OneDrive used to be on the right side of the title bar but they have moved.
Find and click the Office 365 icon consisting of nine squares in one square (as shown on the left side of the graphic below).
At that point, you will see all of your Office 365 applications available in a small menu. Click the tile for the application of your choice.
Note: DTS is preparing materials for people to see the basics of the Office 365 applications with a target date of June 2015 (when Office XP is removed from county computers). MCFRS Tech Training is also preparing some materials that should offer more detail, to be available in the spring of 2015.
Is there someone on your crew who’s not yet in eMEDS — a new volunteer acting as an observer, perhaps?
eMEDS does not have a field to list personnel who are not in the database. For personnel who are riding but cannot be listed from the personnel list, please write their names in the narrative.
Are you escorting a very familiar face to the hospital? Remember, Elite can provide you with a shortcut to important information (e.g., history, allergies, etc.) with the Repeat button.
Want to practice writing patient reports on Field Bridge in the station?
Remember to log out of the system when you have finished. This login will point automatically to the training database.
Scenario: You and your partner on a BLS unit arrive onscene ahead of the paramedic engine. You are there long enough by yourselves that you begin your patient report. Eventually, the ALS provider arrives and you would like to enter him/her in your report (and hand over the report entirely).