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January 2007

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The IOM Report on EMS: What Will Its Impact Be on the Fire Service?
12/31/2006
Last summer, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released three separate and widely touted reports on the state of emergency care in the United States. One of those reports was an EMS component called Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads.
Last summer, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released three separate and widely touted reports on the state of emergency care in the United States. One of those reports was an EMS component called Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads.
Last summer, the Institute of...
12/31/2006
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Devil in the difference
12/31/2006
Do we do things for people or to them?
Do we do things for people or to them?
Do we do things for people or to...
12/31/2006
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5 Fire Organizations Form Coalition: "Advocates for Fire Service-Based EMS"
12/31/2006
A new coalition of fire organizations has emerged that advocates the values and strengths of fire-based EMS systems. Joining to highlight the critical role that the fire service plays in EMS are the Congressional Fire Service Institute...
A new coalition of fire organizations has emerged that advocates the values and strengths of fire-based EMS systems. Joining to highlight the critical role that the fire service plays in EMS are the Congressional Fire Service Institute...
A new coalition of fire...
12/31/2006
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A Truckload of Tools
12/31/2006
Why do ambulances carry what they carry? It combines factors like state law, scope of practice and medical director's discretion
Why do ambulances carry what they carry? It combines factors like state law, scope of practice and medical director's discretion
Why do ambulances carry what...
12/31/2006
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Restraining The Combative Patient
12/31/2006
In one terrible predicament for firefighters, they found the local district attorney considering indicting them on murder charges after a patient in their care died after becoming combative and was restrained.
In one terrible predicament for firefighters, they found the local district attorney considering indicting them on murder charges after a patient in their care died after becoming combative and was restrained.
In one terrible predicament for...
12/31/2006
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The PROTOCOL PROCESS
12/31/2006
Why do you do what you do, and how can you influence those decisions?
Why do you do what you do, and how can you influence those decisions?
Why do you do what you do, and...
12/31/2006
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Expanding Your Product Knowledge Base
12/31/2006
Expanding Your Product Knowledge Base
Expanding Your Product Knowledge Base
Expanding Your Product Knowledge...
12/31/2006
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Extraordinary Extricaton
12/31/2006
A confined area poses challenges for EMS when a man falls through his front porch.
A confined area poses challenges for EMS when a man falls through his front porch.
A confined area poses challenges...
12/31/2006
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New EMS Education Standards Are Coming
12/31/2006
When I went to paramedic school in 1978, my entire paramedic schooling consisted of 600 hours of training. Those 600 hours included not only classroom time, but clinical hours in the emergency room, operating room and cardiac care unit (CCU).
When I went to paramedic school in 1978, my entire paramedic schooling consisted of 600 hours of training. Those 600 hours included not only classroom time, but clinical hours in the emergency room, operating room and cardiac care unit (CCU).
When I went to paramedic school...
12/31/2006
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You CAN Die On an EMS Call
12/31/2006
A recent letter to the editor of Firehouse Magazine about one my columns criticized me for attempting to push the issue of why, when we test for company officers, we seldom use an EMS situation in the assessment center scenario.
A recent letter to the editor of Firehouse Magazine about one my columns criticized me for attempting to push the issue of why, when we test for company officers, we seldom use an EMS situation in the assessment center scenario.
A recent letter to the editor of...
12/31/2006
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Beyond the Basics: Airway MANAGEMENT
12/31/2006
An experienced EMS provider will tell you that, when treating a patient, the three most important considerations are: airway, airway, airway.
An experienced EMS provider will tell you that, when treating a patient, the three most important considerations are: airway, airway, airway.
An experienced EMS provider will...
12/31/2006
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MAN DOWN!
12/31/2006
Along with the frequency of occurrence, "man down" calls also present the challenge of figuring out just what put your patient down in the first place.
Along with the frequency of occurrence, "man down" calls also present the challenge of figuring out just what put your patient down in the first place.
Along with the frequency of...
12/31/2006
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Sleepy Heads
12/31/2006
For those of you who work in a busy system, this is not an uncommon experience. The problem — how mentally fit are you and your partner to drive the ambulance and make life-and-death decisions about a patient?
For those of you who work in a busy system, this is not an uncommon experience. The problem — how mentally fit are you and your partner to drive the ambulance and make life-and-death decisions about a patient?
For those of you who work in a...
12/31/2006
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Are We Taking Care Of Our Own?
12/31/2006
At a minimum of once every two weeks, I get one of those dreaded e-mails distributed by the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). It is the announcement of a firefighter death in the United States.
At a minimum of once every two weeks, I get one of those dreaded e-mails distributed by the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). It is the announcement of a firefighter death in the United States.
At a minimum of once every two...
12/31/2006
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Best Practices for EMS
12/31/2006
Who's found a better way of doing things, and how can you benefit too?
Who's found a better way of doing things, and how can you benefit too?
Who's found a better way of...
12/31/2006
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Snitching for dollars
12/31/2006
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) contains a provision, effective January 1, 2007, that will directly affect some ambulance service providers.
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) contains a provision, effective January 1, 2007, that will directly affect some ambulance service providers.
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA)...
12/31/2006
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Maydays Should Not Be `Mother-May-I?` Games
12/31/2006
"Mother-May-I?" is a children's game that some of you might have played in your younger days. One child plays the "mother" role and the other children stand on the other side of the room, asking for permission from the "mother" to make...
"Mother-May-I?" is a children's game that some of you might have played in your younger days. One child plays the "mother" role and the other children stand on the other side of the room, asking for permission from the "mother" to make...
"Mother-May-I?" is a children's...
12/31/2006
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Working the Mean Streets
12/31/2006
Are you prepared to defend yourself?
Are you prepared to defend yourself?
Are you prepared to defend...
12/31/2006
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EMS Is Now Part Of Safety Stand Down
12/31/2006
Are they ready for the rigors that they may face during this workday? Did anybody check their blood pressure or sugar or cholesterol levels? Probably not.
Are they ready for the rigors that they may face during this workday? Did anybody check their blood pressure or sugar or cholesterol levels? Probably not.
Are they ready for the rigors...
12/31/2006
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Coping with Violent People: A Multi-Part Series
12/31/2006
Next to operating an emergency vehicle, nothing is as dangerous for an EMT as restraining violent people.
Next to operating an emergency vehicle, nothing is as dangerous for an EMT as restraining violent people.
Next to operating an emergency...
12/31/2006
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Mobilizing Your Communications
12/31/2006
A Georgia service finds a communications solution for its partners in disaster response.
A Georgia service finds a communications solution for its partners in disaster response.
A Georgia service finds a...
12/31/2006
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IT`S TIME FOR AN EMS HEALTH AND SAFETY AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE
12/31/2006
     Association Minutes features commentary from various EMS associations. In this issue, the National Association of EMTs addresses health and safety issues for EMS personnel.      For the last decade or so, the federal government has...
     Association Minutes features commentary from various EMS associations. In this issue, the National Association of EMTs addresses health and safety issues for EMS personnel.      For the last decade or so, the federal government has...
     Association Minutes...
12/31/2006
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It`s Not Sexy, But This Is Important
12/31/2006
As you are reading this, the surrounding pages are filled with columns about firefighters who had close calls and about fighting fires in unusual structures as well as articles recapping how fire departments handled major events. This column...
As you are reading this, the surrounding pages are filled with columns about firefighters who had close calls and about fighting fires in unusual structures as well as articles recapping how fire departments handled major events. This column...
As you are reading this, the...
12/31/2006
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`Brian Saved Futures`: Medic`s Crash Death Spurs New Fatigue Policy at Neighboring Agency
12/31/2006
There are two kinds of EMS funerals, a wise man once observed.
There are two kinds of EMS funerals, a wise man once observed.
There are two kinds of EMS...
12/31/2006
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Are You Prepared For a Chlorine Attack?
12/31/2006
Unlike nuclear materials, chlorine is easy to obtain and easy to transport, but difficult to trace. That is why counter-terrorism experts say recent events in Iraq may be practice runs for al-Qaida ambitions in the United States.
Unlike nuclear materials, chlorine is easy to obtain and easy to transport, but difficult to trace. That is why counter-terrorism experts say recent events in Iraq may be practice runs for al-Qaida ambitions in the United States.
Unlike nuclear materials,...
12/31/2006
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A Service-Driven Approach
12/31/2006
The new head of NEMA reminds us that emergency management = customer service
The new head of NEMA reminds us that emergency management = customer service
The new head of NEMA reminds us...
12/31/2006
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Bus, Wagon, Medic, Rescue or Box? What Do YOU Call an Ambulance?
12/31/2006
Gary Ludwig
Why is it that wherever I travel, the local firefighters and emergency medical crews have different names for their ambulances? Wasn't the purpose of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to standardize terminology and avoid the...
Why is it that wherever I travel, the local firefighters and emergency medical crews have different names for their ambulances? Wasn't the purpose of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to standardize terminology and avoid the...
Why is it that wherever I...
12/31/2006
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EMS and Child Abuse
12/31/2006
Teresa Degrandi, MD
Providers can break the cycle of violence.
Providers can break the cycle of violence.
Providers can break the cycle of...
12/31/2006
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