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Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Cranberries, Pumpkin Pie, Stuffing and EMS!

These traditional foods of Thanksgiving are a way to remind us of living off the land (farm life) and that we really are dependent on the land to survive, whether we realize it or not in this modern millennium.  People today eat these foods as a way of universally joining together and to give thanks.  When an entire nation is presumably eating the very same thing on the same day, it is a way of symbolically becoming one.  And it also helps renew our ties with working the soil.  
Ironically, the first Thanksgiving probably didn't have pumpkin pie as we know it today. Why? The pilgrims didn't really have the ingredients to make pastry. The turkeys were not stuffed. They weren't going to waste their bread stuffing it inside a turkey. They'd simply eat it as a loaf.
Corn on the cob wasn't eaten back then because Indian corn is different (harder) so all they ate was probably cornbread from cornmeal. Sweet potatoes were not even common to their area. No one had heard of them back in 1620. And potatoes were probably boiled, not mashed, forget the gravy.  
What did they eat - cod, bass and herring and there were crabs, lobsters, oysters and mussels. For meats they had turkey, but also partridge, moose, venison and duck. They also had a variety of nuts, vegetables and edible roots.

NAEMSE/CoAEMSP ACCREDITATION WORKSHOP

NAEMSE, in partnership with CoAEMSP, has developed the first Accreditation Workshop, entitled “Accreditation is NOT a Four Letter Word”. The first workshop will be held in Pittsburgh, PA January 17-18, 2009. The course will cover topics such as accreditation overview, self study, site visit preparation, and the preparation of annual reports. Please take this opportunity to be guided step-by-step through the accreditation process by experienced CoAEMSP and NAEMSE faculty.  Please click here for registration and additional information, or visit www.naemse.org.  

NAEMSE Instructor Course Fun Facts:

EMS Educators Trained = 2,544
States courses held in = 14
Courses Held = 36 since 2005
New Faculty trained = 22
Total Hours of EMS Education provided = 1440

Quality of a well educated EMS Educator = PRICELESS!

This is the only national educator course based on the DOT/NHTSA 2002 National Guidelines for Educating EMS Instructors

Have you taken the NAEMSE Educator Course yet? Click here to view the Instructor course schedule.

UPCOMING NAEMSE INSTRUCTOR COURSES

January 16-19, 2009:  Pittsburgh, PA
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January 26-28, 2009:  Vancouver, WA
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The Certification Exam is coming to Pittsburgh and Indianapolis

 EMSECS Certification test locations for the next few months are scheduled in Pittsburgh and back to Indianapolis.

The EMSECS Certification Exam will be offered in Pittsburgh, Pa on Friday, January 16, 2009 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 PM at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott, 777 Aten Road, Coraopolis, PA. Seats are limited to 50 people so register early to secure a seat for the exam. .

The EMSECS Certification Exam will be offered in Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday, January 16, 2009 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Clarion Health/Methodist Hospital, Wile Hall, Room 320 located at 1701 N. Senate Blvd in Indianapolis, IN 46206. Seats are limited to 50 people so register early to secure a seat for the exam. The exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions and will take approximately 2 hours.

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