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October 2006

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09/30/2006
The ED major incident center will be the new heart of the community preparedness plan.
The ED major incident center will be the new heart of the community preparedness plan.
The ED major incident center...
09/30/2006
EMSWorld
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09/30/2006
Planning for a potential pandemic should continue, and it's important that fire and EMS services become active participants in planning for their communities.
Planning for a potential pandemic should continue, and it's important that fire and EMS services become active participants in planning for their communities.
Planning for a potential...
09/30/2006
EMSWorld
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09/30/2006
The pandemic is underway, the vaccine has yet to arrive, and you're called to respond.
The pandemic is underway, the vaccine has yet to arrive, and you're called to respond.
The pandemic is underway, the...
09/30/2006
EMSWorld
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09/30/2006
Biological agents are considered the "poor mans' atomic bomb."
Biological agents are considered the "poor mans' atomic bomb."
Biological agents are considered...
09/30/2006
EMSWorld
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09/30/2006
Anyone can be stricken with sepsis; however, some people are more at risk than others.
Anyone can be stricken with sepsis; however, some people are more at risk than others.
Anyone can be stricken with...
09/30/2006
EMSWorld
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09/30/2006
Prehospital 12-lead ECGs are emerging as a standard of care for all ALS systems.
Prehospital 12-lead ECGs are emerging as a standard of care for all ALS systems.
Prehospital 12-lead ECGs are...
09/30/2006
EMSWorld
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09/30/2006
     "Time is muscle" refers to the strategy of early reperfusion, an effort to get patients with acute myocardial infarctions to cardiac catheterization laboratories quickly enough to minimize or prevent permanent loss of cardiac muscle and...
     "Time is muscle" refers to the strategy of early reperfusion, an effort to get patients with acute myocardial infarctions to cardiac catheterization laboratories quickly enough to minimize or prevent permanent loss of cardiac muscle and...
     "Time is muscle" refers to...
09/30/2006
EMSWorld
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09/30/2006
EMS providers should consider all behavioral emergencies altered mental status until proven otherwise.
EMS providers should consider all behavioral emergencies altered mental status until proven otherwise.
EMS providers should consider...
09/30/2006
EMSWorld
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09/30/2006
     In August, I attended a panel discussion held at the 2006 APCO conference in Orlando, FL. The panel was arranged by the IJIS Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving information sharing in the justice and public safety...
     In August, I attended a panel discussion held at the 2006 APCO conference in Orlando, FL. The panel was arranged by the IJIS Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving information sharing in the justice and public safety...
     In August, I attended a...
09/30/2006
EMSWorld
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09/30/2006
Mike Taigman
Can we deliver all our patients to the hospital pain-free?
Can we deliver all our patients to the hospital pain-free?
Can we deliver all our patients...
09/30/2006
EMSWorld