Resources

Resources
Blogging
- Blogger
- LiveJournal
- TypePad
- WordPress
Books - Clinical
- Cardiopulmonary Science for EMTs, Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters, Paramedics (affiliate link)
- Mosby’s Paramedic Textbook (affiliate link)
- Pharmacology For The Prehospital Professional (affiliate link)
- Professional Paramedic, Volume I: Foundations of Paramedic Care (affiliate link)
- Professional Paramedic, Volume II: Medical Emergencies, Maternal Health & Pediatrics (affiliate link)
- Professional Paramedic, Volume III: Trauma Care & EMS Operations (affiliate link)
- Trauma
Books - Operations
- Foundations of EMS Systems (affiliate link)
- Handbook for EMS Medical Directors (affiliate link)
- Health Care Emergency Management: Principles and Practice (affiliate link)
Books - Research
- An Introduction to EMS Research (affiliate link)
- Introduction To Health Research Methods (affiliate link)
- Introduction To Research And Medical Literature For Health Professionals (affiliate link)
- Introduction to Research in the Health Sciences (affiliate link)
- Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners (affiliate link)
- Research Methods: The Basics (affiliate link)
- Research Papers for Dummies (affiliate link)
- The Paramedic’s Guide to Research: An Introduction (affiliate link)
- Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide (affiliate link)
Citation Manager Software
- Endnote -EndNote is the industry standard software tool for publishing and managing bibliographies, citations and references on the Windows and Macintosh desktop. http://endnote.com/ – Buy on Amazon (affiliate link)
- Mendeley – Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research. http://www.mendeley.com
- Zotero – Zotero collects all your research in a single, searchable interface. You can add PDFs, images, audio and video files, snapshots of web pages, and really anything else. http://www.zotero.org/
- RefWorks – an online research management, writing and collaboration tool — is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies. http://www.refworks.com/
Cloud Storage Providers
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Skydrive
- Box
- Wuala
- SugarSync
Collaboration Resources
- Any Meeting – Free Web Conferencing & Webinar Service. No time limits or restrictions. Up to 200 attendees per meeting, screen sharing, conference calling and more. http://www.anymeeting.com/
- Google Hangouts – Hangouts bring conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free. Connect with friends across computers, Android and Apple devices. http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
- Skype – Make internet calls for free and cheap online calls to phones and mobiles with Skype. Sign up today and discover a whole new world of staying in touch. http://www.skype.com/en/
Mobile Apps
- Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free, Android)
- Intensive Care Medicine (free, Android)
- Read by QXMD – a single place to discover new research, read outstanding topic reviews and search PubMed. (free, iOS, Android coming soon)
- SCCM ICU Guidelines (free, Android)
Networking Sites
- Academia
- Facebook
- Google+
- LinkedIn
- Twitter
Notetaking Solutions
- OneNote – On your devices. Wherever you go, there they are. Your notes are always available when you use OneNote Mobile apps on Windows Phone, iOS, and Android. http://www.onenote.com/ Buy on Amazon (affiliate link)
- Evernote – The Evernote family of products help you remember and act upon ideas, projects and experiences across all the computers, phones and tablets you use. http://evernote.com/
- Pocket – When you find something you want to view later, put it in Pocket. http://getpocket.com/
- Google Keep – Quickly create, access and organize notes, lists and photos with Google Keep. All your notes are automatically stored in Drive. http://drive.google.com/keep
Office Software
- Microsoft Office – office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/
- Google Docs – Create and share your work online and access your documents from anywhere. Manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and more all in one. http://docs.google.com/ Buy on Amazon (affiliate link)
- Apache OpenOffice – open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. http://www.openoffice.org/
- LibreOffice – LibreOffice is the free power-packed open source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. http://www.libreoffice.org/
- AbiWord – AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks. AbiWord allows you to collaborate with multiple people on one document at the same time. http://www.abisource.com/
- Adobe Reader – free Adobe Reader XI software, the only PDF viewer that lets you read, search, print, and interact with virtually any type of PDF file. http://get.adobe.com/reader/
- Foxit Reader – Foxit Reader is a multilingual PDF reader. Both the basic and full version readers can be downloaded for free, though the basic version offers to install third-party software. http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/
QR Code Generator
- Add QR codes to your research literature, posters etc. that contain your contact info, website address…anything you want. prehospitalresearch.eu QR Code Generator
Slides & Presentations
- ArchiveGrid is a collection of over two million archival material descriptions, including MARC records from WorldCat and finding aids harvested from the web. http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/
- SlideShare – The world’s largest community for sharing PowerPoint, OpenOffice presentations, Keynote, PDF and infographics. http://www.slideshare.net/
Statistical Analysis Software
- MedCalc – statistical software for biomedical research, including ROC curve analysis, method comparison and quality control tools.
Survey/Questionnaire Hosts
- LimeSurvey – Create, edit, analyze online surveys with this online service based on the open source software LimeSurvey. Contact us for details.
- Free Online Surveys – Create an Online Satisfaction Survey, Customer Survey employee survey etc. FREE – Easy to use Survey Builder. http://freeonlinesurveys.com/
- Survey Monkey – Create and publish online surveys in minutes, and view results graphically and in real time. SurveyMonkey provides free online questionnaire and survey hosting. http://www.surveymonkey.com/
- FormStack – Formstack is an Online HTML Form Builder that lets you create all types of online forms. Build order forms, contact forms, registration forms, & online surveys. http://www.formstack.com/
- QuestionPro – Create professional online surveys – fast, easy, and free. Online survey software, customer satisfaction, market research, employee satisfaction surveys. http://www.questionpro.com/
- KwikSurveys – Create, publish and develop free online surveys. Simple and easy to use, with effective results in real time. http://www.kwiksurveys.com/
Textbook Access
- OpenStax College – OpenStax College offers students free textbooks that meet scope and sequence requirements for most courses. http://openstaxcollege.org/books
- Inkling – Inkling books for iPad, iPhone, and the Web include interactive features. Test yourself, share notes, highlight, annotate, watch video, search the text, and more. http://www.inkling.com/
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Last modified: 24/01/14

Blogging

Books - Clinical

Books - Operations

Books - Research

Citation Manager Software

Cloud Storage Providers

Collaboration Resources

Mobile Apps

Networking Sites

Notetaking Solutions

Office Software

QR Code Generator

Slides & Presentations

Statistical Analysis Software

Survey/Questionnaire Hosts

Textbook Access

Last modified: 24/01/14