Contact
searchSearch
HMP Global

May 2006

Original Contribution
EMS on the Outside Looking In
04/30/2006
The running joke in Las Vegas while a pair of new hospitals were being built, was how long it would take the ambulance diversions to begin. The punch line, when it came, didn't make anyone laugh.
The running joke in Las Vegas while a pair of new hospitals were being built, was how long it would take the ambulance diversions to begin. The punch line, when it came, didn't make anyone laugh.
The running joke in Las Vegas...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Immobilization
04/30/2006
How to best stabilize your patients.
How to best stabilize your patients.
How to best stabilize your...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Progressive Discipline and the EMS Manager
04/30/2006
Raphael M. Barishansky, MPH, MS, CPM
EMS supervisors and managers face many personnel situations that they are less than comfortable handling.
EMS supervisors and managers face many personnel situations that they are less than comfortable handling.
EMS supervisors and managers...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Ladies Only Please! An EMS Workout
04/30/2006
For women of all ages and sizes, there is no better time to get fit inside and out than now.
For women of all ages and sizes, there is no better time to get fit inside and out than now.
For women of all ages and sizes,...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
EMS 4 EMS
04/30/2006
We have become dependent on using mnemonics (memory joggers) to quickly and accurately treat patients and communicate medical information.
We have become dependent on using mnemonics (memory joggers) to quickly and accurately treat patients and communicate medical information.
We have become dependent on...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
NIMS and How to Use It
04/30/2006
John Erich
Are you ready to implement the National Incident Management System when disaster calls?
Are you ready to implement the National Incident Management System when disaster calls?
Are you ready to implement the...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
A Time to Recognize
04/30/2006
Coming together to celebrate what you do
Coming together to celebrate what you do
Coming together to celebrate...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
CPR for Trauma Victims; Reporting Errors; Appropriate Furosemide
04/30/2006
The use of guidelines regarding the termination or withholding of (CPR) in traumatic cardiac arrest patients remains controversial.
The use of guidelines regarding the termination or withholding of (CPR) in traumatic cardiac arrest patients remains controversial.
The use of guidelines regarding...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Food and Exercise: How Much is Right?
04/30/2006
Has the USDA gone wacko?
Has the USDA gone wacko?
Has the USDA gone wacko?
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Honoring Our Own
04/30/2006
Tom Summitt, EMT-PSCCP, is a DVD producer. At least he is once a year since 2004 when he started producing Honoring Our Own.
Tom Summitt, EMT-PSCCP, is a DVD producer. At least he is once a year since 2004 when he started producing Honoring Our Own.
Tom Summitt, EMT-PSCCP, is a DVD...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Breaking Bones
04/30/2006
In 2001, more than 1.6 million seniors were seen in emergency departments for fall injuries.
In 2001, more than 1.6 million seniors were seen in emergency departments for fall injuries.
In 2001, more than 1.6 million...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
MCI/Hazmat
04/30/2006
Preparing for tomorrow's challenges today.
Preparing for tomorrow's challenges today.
Preparing for tomorrow's...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Point Power
04/30/2006
Death by PowerPoint: Don't suffocate, communicate!
Death by PowerPoint: Don't suffocate, communicate!
Death by PowerPoint: Don't...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Two-Wheeling It
04/30/2006
Bicycles squeeze through to create an important service niche.
Bicycles squeeze through to create an important service niche.
Bicycles squeeze through to...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
EMS Week 2006
04/30/2006
After a year of headline news repeatedly highlighting the role of EMS in disaster response, ACEP has chosen the theme "EMS: Serving on Health Care's Front Line."
After a year of headline news repeatedly highlighting the role of EMS in disaster response, ACEP has chosen the theme "EMS: Serving on Health Care's Front Line."
After a year of headline news...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Everybody Counts or Nobody Counts
04/30/2006
A real problem lies when an EMS provider decides that certain types of calls are just not worthy of their time or not challenging enough.
A real problem lies when an EMS provider decides that certain types of calls are just not worthy of their time or not challenging enough.
A real problem lies when an EMS...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
To Immobilize or Not Immobilize: That Is the Question
04/30/2006
Immobilizing a patient used to be such a simple decision.
Immobilizing a patient used to be such a simple decision.
Immobilizing a patient used to...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Pediatrics
04/30/2006
Preparing to treat precious patients.
Preparing to treat precious patients.
Preparing to treat precious...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Beyond the Basics: Pediatric Assessment
04/30/2006
More than 20,000 pediatric deaths occur each year in the United States.
More than 20,000 pediatric deaths occur each year in the United States.
More than 20,000 pediatric...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Loaded & Ready to Go
04/30/2006
Exchange Ambulance creates a single solution for storage and MCI issues.
Exchange Ambulance creates a single solution for storage and MCI issues.
Exchange Ambulance creates a...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Partner From Hell
04/30/2006
Was that your imagination, or did everybody shut up when you walked into your station's dayroom?
Was that your imagination, or did everybody shut up when you walked into your station's dayroom?
Was that your imagination, or...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Medical Direction and DHS
04/30/2006
Jeffrey Runge, MD, was appointed as chief medical officer for DHS in July 2005 when Secretary Michael Chertoff created the position to help address biological and chemical terrorism issues.
Jeffrey Runge, MD, was appointed as chief medical officer for DHS in July 2005 when Secretary Michael Chertoff created the position to help address biological and chemical terrorism issues.
Jeffrey Runge, MD, was appointed...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Taking EMS Into Tomorrow: Part 1
04/30/2006
Mike Taigman
The time has come for us to fundamentally change the role of EMS systems in our communities
The time has come for us to fundamentally change the role of EMS systems in our communities
The time has come for us to...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Pediatric Fluid Resuscitation and Airway Management
04/30/2006
"Sick or not sick?" I wondered as I walked into the room. Gillian was sick.
"Sick or not sick?" I wondered as I walked into the room. Gillian was sick.
"Sick or not sick?" I wondered...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
New Products
04/30/2006
The latest products in the EMS market.
The latest products in the EMS market.
The latest products in the EMS...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Fast Thinking
04/30/2006
The Attack One responders perform a rapid assessment they organize by "Think FAST," an algorithm created to improve the timeliness of care for stroke patients.
The Attack One responders perform a rapid assessment they organize by "Think FAST," an algorithm created to improve the timeliness of care for stroke patients.
The Attack One responders...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Guns and Hoses Fitness Challenge Saves Lives
04/30/2006
Medina, OH, fitness specialist Carole Laney, whose sister was badly burned in a car accident as a teenager, wanted to address two passions with one program.
Medina, OH, fitness specialist Carole Laney, whose sister was badly burned in a car accident as a teenager, wanted to address two passions with one program.
Medina, OH, fitness specialist...
04/30/2006
EMSWorld
EMS World Winter 2025 Issue

Current Issue

December 2025
Volume 54
Issue 4
Current Issue
Issue Archive

Enter Your E-mail

EMSWorld Newsletter

Top Stories

New STOP THE BLEED® Instructor Licensing Program Now Available
News
New STOP THE BLEED® Instructor Licensing Program Now Available
02/05/2024

Source: Amp Your Good, Inc.

Source: Amp Your Good, Inc.
Free tools and resources introduced for EMS professionals.
Free tools and resources introduced for EMS professionals.
Free tools and resources...
02/05/2024
EMSWorld
EMS crossword puzzle
Off Duty
Crossword Puzzle #64: Straight to the Heart
03/05/2024
03/05/2024
EMSWorld
Ottawa To Deploy Taxis to Back Up Ambulances
Feature Story
Ottawa To Deploy Taxis to Back Up Ambulances
04/09/2024

By James Careless

By James Careless
To manage excessive offload times keeping ambulances off the streets, the city-run Ottawa Paramedic Service will begin transporting non-critical patients to the hospital by taxi.
To manage excessive offload times keeping ambulances off the streets, the city-run Ottawa Paramedic Service will begin transporting non-critical patients to the hospital by taxi.
To manage excessive offload...
04/09/2024
EMSWorld
San Diego, CA - January 05: A Falck ambulance speeds along El Cajon Boulevard on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 in San Diego, CA. (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
News
With Profits Slow to Materialize, San Diego Considers Another Overhaul of its Ambulance Service
05/09/2024

By David Garrick, The San Diego Union-Tribune

By David Garrick, The San D...
Ambulance service in San Diego may soon undergo significant changes despite the recent success of a new model where private ambulances transport patients and the city oversees deployment, staffing, and billing.
Ambulance service in San Diego may soon undergo significant changes despite the recent success of a new model where private ambulances transport patients and the city oversees deployment, staffing, and billing.
Ambulance service in San...
05/09/2024
EMSWorld
binder lift phase patient handling
Partner-Supplied Content
The Power Paradox
06/10/2024

By Rick Binder

By Rick Binder
The contradiction of power stretchers and manual patient lifting in EMS.
The contradiction of power stretchers and manual patient lifting in EMS.
The contradiction of power...
06/10/2024
EMSWorld

May 2006

View Issue Archive
Editorial Staff

Jonathan Bassett, MA, NREMT
Senior Content & Program Director – EMS World & EMS World Expo
jbassett@hmpglobal.com

Kristin Carroll
Digital Managing Editor – EMS World
kcarroll@hmpglobal.com

Editorial Correspondence

editor@emsworld.com

HMP Global Products

Events

HMP Education Logo
HMP Omnimedia Logo
HMP Europe Logo
© 2026 HMP Global. All Rights Reserved.
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Terms of Use