Comments on: Everyday EMS Ethics – Social Media and “Smart” phones?

By: Medic999

Medic999 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:08:51 +0000

Hello!!!!
Just got back round to reading blogs again, so I thought I would stop here first!

Just to prove that both you and I continue to be on the same wave length, I am in the process of writing an article for our internal service publication as well as the national 'Ambulance Today' publication about the virtues of social media and the HUGE benefits is can bring, along with the risks to your service and ultimately your career.

It still frustrates me greatly that my employers just don't get how great this could be.

However, I need to keep chipping away at them an hopefully they will catch on soon.

By: Medic999

Medic999 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:08:51 +0000

By: Medic999

Medic999 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:08:51 +0000

By: Medic999

Medic999 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:08:51 +0000

By: totwtytr

totwtytr — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:11:42 +0000

It never ceases to amaze me how young people seem completely willing to put their entire lives on display. When I had a Facebook account, I purposefully kept things as vague as possible, posted no pictures, and never posted about work. Maybe that's why I wasn't all that excited about FB and got rid of it quickly.

While blogging isn't exactly private, I keep it as discrete as possible, as do most bloggers I know.

There must be a typing corollary to "No one ever got in trouble by keeping their mouth shut."

By: Fire Daily

Fire Daily — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:50:45 +0000

It shouldn't take an incident like this to learn the youngin's about professional ethics. But as you say, “nowadays” things are different. Some people have to learn the hard way about what it means to be ethical in this day and age of instant posting. It's a painful – yet necessary – step toward maturity. I'll get there someday….

By: emschick

emschick — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:20:08 +0000

Great post. Welcome to the wave of the Future! I just joined a few months ago by getting a Curve so don't feel too bad.

So far the only time I've used it is to take pictures of scenes for training only (and normally with the driver's permission) or to access information about a prescription medication.

By: Fire Daily

Fire Daily — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:50:45 +0000

By: emschick

emschick — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:20:08 +0000

Great post. Welcome to the wave of the Future! I just joined a few months ago by getting a Curve so don't feel too bad.

So far the only time I've used it is to take pictures of scenes for training only (and normally with the driver's permission) or to access information about a prescription medication.