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November 2004

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Medics Cross the USA
10/31/2004
A group of us who were interested in improving our own fitness, as well as the fitness of our fellow employees, decided to put our heads together to design a good program.
A group of us who were interested in improving our own fitness, as well as the fitness of our fellow employees, decided to put our heads together to design a good program.
A group of us who were...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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Emergency Physician To Lead Louisville EMS
10/31/2004
At a time when EMS services across the country are being absorbed by fire departments, the mayor of Louisville, KY, has taken a bold step in the opposite direction by removing EMS from the fire department.
At a time when EMS services across the country are being absorbed by fire departments, the mayor of Louisville, KY, has taken a bold step in the opposite direction by removing EMS from the fire department.
At a time when EMS services...
10/31/2004
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Motivation for Documentation
10/31/2004
In service to the communities you treat, for whom you work, or where you reside, you have been well-schooled on the scores of legal motivations for writing a report after every emergency medical service-related call.
In service to the communities you treat, for whom you work, or where you reside, you have been well-schooled on the scores of legal motivations for writing a report after every emergency medical service-related call.
In service to the communities...
10/31/2004
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Jim Page: “The Father of EMS”
10/31/2004
On Sept. 4, 2004, the fire and EMS community lost a special person – Jim Page, referred to affectionately and respectfully as “the father of EMS.”
On Sept. 4, 2004, the fire and EMS community lost a special person – Jim Page, referred to affectionately and respectfully as “the father of EMS.”
On Sept. 4, 2004, the fire and...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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The PEAT Scale: An EMS Tool
10/31/2004
EMS has a unique perspective on patient injury and illness: We get to see the environment in which the patient is found.
EMS has a unique perspective on patient injury and illness: We get to see the environment in which the patient is found.
EMS has a unique perspective on...
10/31/2004
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Managing Agitated Psychotic Patients
10/31/2004
Agitated psychotic patients are among the most difficult to manage.
Agitated psychotic patients are among the most difficult to manage.
Agitated psychotic patients are...
10/31/2004
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What’s Your Tipple?
10/31/2004
Most experts agree that alcohol is one of the most abused drugs in our society, causing short-term impairment in judgment and reflexes, and long-term damage to vital organs, including brain, liver, heart and pancreas.
Most experts agree that alcohol is one of the most abused drugs in our society, causing short-term impairment in judgment and reflexes, and long-term damage to vital organs, including brain, liver, heart and pancreas.
Most experts agree that alcohol...
10/31/2004
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November 2004 Letters
10/31/2004
We received an overwhelming response to Mike Smith's Beyond the Books column, What's Up At the Airport?
We received an overwhelming response to Mike Smith's Beyond the Books column, What's Up At the Airport?
We received an overwhelming...
10/31/2004
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Listening: Defusing the Angry Employee
10/31/2004
What do you do when an angry employee confronts you in your station’s day room, complaining that a schedule change you made has had a sudden negative impact on his personal life?
What do you do when an angry employee confronts you in your station’s day room, complaining that a schedule change you made has had a sudden negative impact on his personal life?
What do you do when an angry...
10/31/2004
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The New CPR
10/31/2004
Attempts at resuscitating a victim of cardiac arrest have a long and colorful past – and recent literature and thinking leaves no doubt that a new chapter is soon to be written.
Attempts at resuscitating a victim of cardiac arrest have a long and colorful past – and recent literature and thinking leaves no doubt that a new chapter is soon to be written.
Attempts at resuscitating a...
10/31/2004
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EMS Weapons of Mass Destruction Pilot Program
10/31/2004
It happened like this: I'd just finished spending three days at the New Mexico Institute of Technology, attending a class called Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (it was an extremely cool class, basically watching the staff blow stuff...
It happened like this: I'd just finished spending three days at the New Mexico Institute of Technology, attending a class called Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (it was an extremely cool class, basically watching the staff blow stuff...
It happened like this: I'd just...
10/31/2004
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Improvise and Overcome: Bringing EMS to Kenya, Part 2
10/31/2004
Just over 10 years ago, a small group of paramedics set out to teach prehospital emergency medical care skills to a group of nurses, clinical officers, physicians and police officers in the small lakeshore village of Homa Bay in western Kenya.
Just over 10 years ago, a small group of paramedics set out to teach prehospital emergency medical care skills to a group of nurses, clinical officers, physicians and police officers in the small lakeshore village of Homa Bay in western Kenya.
Just over 10 years ago, a small...
10/31/2004
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News & Views: Back Injury Prevention Goes Online
10/31/2004
The last thing anybody wants is to be injured on the job.
The last thing anybody wants is to be injured on the job.
The last thing anybody wants is...
10/31/2004
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Scene Signs: We Can Do More Than Just Respond to Emergencies
10/31/2004
We could be doing a lot more for the public than just waiting for their medical emergencies to happen—and we should be.
We could be doing a lot more for the public than just waiting for their medical emergencies to happen—and we should be.
We could be doing a lot more for...
10/31/2004
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Mr. Know-It-All
10/31/2004
The Mr. Know-It-Alls have not “walked the walk.” Their knowledge base usually comes from watching fire training videos, reading magazine articles or attending training sessions.
The Mr. Know-It-Alls have not “walked the walk.” Their knowledge base usually comes from watching fire training videos, reading magazine articles or attending training sessions.
The Mr. Know-It-Alls have not...
10/31/2004
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A Must: Staging Areas For Violent Crime Scenes
10/31/2004
Back in the 1970s, as paramedics were emerging as definitive caregivers on emergency scenes, they were treated as heroes and rarely encountered any violence being directed toward them.
Back in the 1970s, as paramedics were emerging as definitive caregivers on emergency scenes, they were treated as heroes and rarely encountered any violence being directed toward them.
Back in the 1970s, as paramedics...
10/31/2004
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November 2004 Hot Shots
10/31/2004
New Standard Diesel Engine
New Standard Diesel Engine
New Standard Diesel Engine
10/31/2004
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November 2004 EMS Wire Service
10/31/2004
Field Stroke-Evaluation Test Appears Effective An on-scene test utilized by prehospital providers in Great Britain shows promise in helping EMS crews quickly identify victims of stroke.
Field Stroke-Evaluation Test Appears Effective An on-scene test utilized by prehospital providers in Great Britain shows promise in helping EMS crews quickly identify victims of stroke.
Field Stroke-Evaluation Test...
10/31/2004
EMS World Américas
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World`s Best Stair Chair: Options for Getting People Up Stairs
10/31/2004
One of our crews recently responded to an elderly diabetic female patient who was found on the bottom level of a split-level residence.
One of our crews recently responded to an elderly diabetic female patient who was found on the bottom level of a split-level residence.
One of our crews recently...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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EMS at 35,000 Feet: Part 1
10/31/2004
Most of us take air travel for granted, thinking nothing of hopping on a plane and flying across a state, the country or even around the world.
Most of us take air travel for granted, thinking nothing of hopping on a plane and flying across a state, the country or even around the world.
Most of us take air travel for...
10/31/2004
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Psychological Disorders: A General Overview
10/31/2004
In the United States, one out of every five adults, or roughly 40 million individuals, experiences some form of mental illness each year.
In the United States, one out of every five adults, or roughly 40 million individuals, experiences some form of mental illness each year.
In the United States, one out of...
10/31/2004
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And You Could’ve Had a V-8...
10/31/2004
High-carb/low-fat; high-protein/low- carb; no meat, no wheat, no dairy! Who can keep up?
High-carb/low-fat; high-protein/low- carb; no meat, no wheat, no dairy! Who can keep up?
High-carb/low-fat;...
10/31/2004
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Data Collection/ Documentation Showcase
10/31/2004
There are several ways in which the data produced on your job and collected by your agency are important.
There are several ways in which the data produced on your job and collected by your agency are important.
There are several ways in which...
10/31/2004
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Kicked & Spit On: What`s A Medic To Do?
10/31/2004
Whether you work in the big city with lots of violence or in the quiet suburbs, violence against medics and firefighters can occur anywhere.
Whether you work in the big city with lots of violence or in the quiet suburbs, violence against medics and firefighters can occur anywhere.
Whether you work in the big city...
10/31/2004
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Life and EMS Go On
10/31/2004
I first met Jim Page “in absentia” in 1976, when he published one of the early EMS classics, a book from Backdraft Publications titled The Paramedics.
I first met Jim Page “in absentia” in 1976, when he published one of the early EMS classics, a book from Backdraft Publications titled The Paramedics.
I first met Jim Page “in...
10/31/2004
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EMS Magazine’s 6th Annual Holiday Gift Guide
10/31/2004
Season’s greetings, everyone! Vicki and I, along with the staff of EMS Magazine, have searched far and wide to assemble the following list of possibilities for this year’s 6th Annual Holiday Gift Guide.
Season’s greetings, everyone! Vicki and I, along with the staff of EMS Magazine, have searched far and wide to assemble the following list of possibilities for this year’s 6th Annual Holiday Gift Guide.
Season’s greetings, everyone!...
10/31/2004
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Timing is Key in Sudden Cardiac Arrest
10/31/2004
In the October issue of EMS, we reported on two studies published in the August 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine on cardiac arrest, ACLS and public access defibrillation.
In the October issue of EMS, we reported on two studies published in the August 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine on cardiac arrest, ACLS and public access defibrillation.
In the October issue of EMS, we...
10/31/2004
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Depressed, Or Just Feeling Blue?
10/31/2004
All of us have days when we feel depressed. Over the span of a lifetime, one out of six people will suffer from major depression.
All of us have days when we feel depressed. Over the span of a lifetime, one out of six people will suffer from major depression.
All of us have days when we feel...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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Who Needs Paramedics?
10/31/2004
Once there is 100% compliance among EMS providers with the national data set, the second challenge is to link the EMS data with hospitals’ data to determine the final patient outcome.
Once there is 100% compliance among EMS providers with the national data set, the second challenge is to link the EMS data with hospitals’ data to determine the final patient outcome.
Once there is 100% compliance...
10/31/2004
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Approaching the Patient With Behavioral Symptoms
10/31/2004
Late at night, Patient A, a 32-year-old male, staggers across the parking area behind a local nightclub.
Late at night, Patient A, a 32-year-old male, staggers across the parking area behind a local nightclub.
Late at night, Patient A, a...
10/31/2004
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Morbid Obesity: Considerations for the EMS Provider
10/31/2004
Dispatched for a diabetic emergency, you arrive to find a 45-year-old female lying on the living room floor experiencing shortness of breath.
Dispatched for a diabetic emergency, you arrive to find a 45-year-old female lying on the living room floor experiencing shortness of breath.
Dispatched for a diabetic...
10/31/2004
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Raising the Kids
10/31/2004
In speaking recently with my daughter, the ecstatic, exhausted mother of an almost-two-year-old little girl (quite simply the most beautiful, intelligent, enchanting child ever born), I made what appears to be a significant statement
In speaking recently with my daughter, the ecstatic, exhausted mother of an almost-two-year-old little girl (quite simply the most beautiful, intelligent, enchanting child ever born), I made what appears to be a significant statement
In speaking recently with my...
10/31/2004
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Someone on the Ramp
10/31/2004
Attack One is in quarters on a sunny summer afternoon.
Attack One is in quarters on a sunny summer afternoon.
Attack One is in quarters on a...
10/31/2004
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What To Do If You Are Sued
10/31/2004
Being sued is not a pleasant experience. But by following proper national standards of care or your medical protocols, and with proper documentation, you can lessen your chances of being sued
Being sued is not a pleasant experience. But by following proper national standards of care or your medical protocols, and with proper documentation, you can lessen your chances of being sued
Being sued is not a pleasant...
10/31/2004
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Changing Attitudes
10/31/2004
In the area of fitness, EMS personnel have a bad reputation.
In the area of fitness, EMS personnel have a bad reputation.
In the area of fitness, EMS...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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Crush Syndrome: Estimating Skeletal Muscle Damage by the Rule of Thirds
10/31/2004
Crush injuries in the everyday prehospital world are a rarity.
Crush injuries in the everyday prehospital world are a rarity.
Crush injuries in the everyday...
10/31/2004
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