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October 2008

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Consider the Alternative
09/30/2008
The increase in popularity of homeopathic remedies may have implications for your patient assessment and care.
The increase in popularity of homeopathic remedies may have implications for your patient assessment and care.
The increase in popularity of...
09/30/2008
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Milwaukee Fire Department Implements a Carbon Monoxide Meter Program That Saves Lives
09/30/2008
With the anticipation of CO runs increasing, MFD implemented a one-of-a-kind CO Meter Program to enhance the safety of firefighters and citizens alike.
With the anticipation of CO runs increasing, MFD implemented a one-of-a-kind CO Meter Program to enhance the safety of firefighters and citizens alike.
With the anticipation of CO runs...
09/30/2008
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Traveling the EMS World
09/30/2008
We can learn a lot from the experiences of our fellow providers overseas
We can learn a lot from the experiences of our fellow providers overseas
We can learn a lot from the...
09/30/2008
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A New Sphere for EMS
09/30/2008
Through the SPHERE program in Seattle/King County, there is a new goal in place: to actually prevent future 9-1-1 calls by identifying potentially life-threatening conditions whenever a patient is seen by responders.
Through the SPHERE program in Seattle/King County, there is a new goal in place: to actually prevent future 9-1-1 calls by identifying potentially life-threatening conditions whenever a patient is seen by responders.
Through the SPHERE program in...
09/30/2008
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EMS Response to Mass Shootings
09/30/2008
What are the challenges of a successful scene? A responder to the 1991 Luby's restaurant massacre outlines what you need to know.
What are the challenges of a successful scene? A responder to the 1991 Luby's restaurant massacre outlines what you need to know.
What are the challenges of a...
09/30/2008
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Superzilla
09/30/2008
Coping with that deadly micromanager.
Coping with that deadly micromanager.
Coping with that deadly...
09/30/2008
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DHS Releases National Emergency Comms Plan
09/30/2008
With the release in July of the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP), the Department of Homeland Security set three goals for minimum levels of interoperable emergency communications and deadlines for reaching them.
With the release in July of the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP), the Department of Homeland Security set three goals for minimum levels of interoperable emergency communications and deadlines for reaching them.
With the release in July of the...
09/30/2008
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Visual Problems
09/30/2008
You feel drained, and once in a while you wake up with a visual problem: You just can't see yourself going to work.
You feel drained, and once in a while you wake up with a visual problem: You just can't see yourself going to work.
You feel drained, and once in a...
09/30/2008
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Beyond the Basics: Pediatric Assessment and Management
09/30/2008
Daniel Limmer, AS, EMT-P, LP
Here's some simple, yet effective, tactics for pediatric assessment, along with a few pearls for success in procedural performance
Here's some simple, yet effective, tactics for pediatric assessment, along with a few pearls for success in procedural performance
Here's some simple, yet...
09/30/2008
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Swingers and Spitters
09/30/2008
Restraining violent patients carefully and appropriately.
Restraining violent patients carefully and appropriately.
Restraining violent patients...
09/30/2008
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Are You Up for the E2B Challenge?
09/30/2008
     For some time, cardiologists and ED personnel have known that time is critical when you're dealing with a heart attack patient. STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction) episodes kill thousands of people every year when one of the three...
     For some time, cardiologists and ED personnel have known that time is critical when you're dealing with a heart attack patient. STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction) episodes kill thousands of people every year when one of the three...
     For some time,...
09/30/2008
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Putting a Screen on the Door
09/30/2008
The best patient is the one who never calls 9-1-1.
The best patient is the one who never calls 9-1-1.
The best patient is the one who...
09/30/2008
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Solid Gold
09/30/2008
Meet the 23rd Annual Braun Industries/ZOLL Medical EMT/Paramedic of the Year.
Meet the 23rd Annual Braun Industries/ZOLL Medical EMT/Paramedic of the Year.
Meet the 23rd Annual Braun...
09/30/2008
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Will You Stay or Go Away?
09/30/2008
Mike Smith, BS, MICP
10 ways to increase your longevity and job satisfaction in EMS
10 ways to increase your longevity and job satisfaction in EMS
10 ways to increase your...
09/30/2008
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Disciplinary Actions
09/30/2008
Supervisors and employees must understand how discipline works in their agency.
Supervisors and employees must understand how discipline works in their agency.
Supervisors and employees must...
09/30/2008
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Ryan White Notification Law for Emergency Response Employees Deleted: 10 Reasons Why We Need It Back
09/30/2008
     In April 1994, one of the most important laws protecting emergency response employees (EREs) who were exposed to communicable diseases went into effect. The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, Public Law 101-381,...
     In April 1994, one of the most important laws protecting emergency response employees (EREs) who were exposed to communicable diseases went into effect. The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, Public Law 101-381,...
     In April 1994, one of the...
09/30/2008
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Spinal Cord Injury
09/30/2008
Neuro deficits after trauma can tip you off, but they're not the whole story.
Neuro deficits after trauma can tip you off, but they're not the whole story.
Neuro deficits after trauma can...
09/30/2008
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Your Voice Is Needed
09/30/2008
Membership in your professional association helps EMS and helps you.
Membership in your professional association helps EMS and helps you.
Membership in your professional...
09/30/2008
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EMS & Health Promotion
09/30/2008
By joining forces with traditional public health, EMS can help to improve health for all people.
By joining forces with traditional public health, EMS can help to improve health for all people.
By joining forces with...
09/30/2008
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The End of the Beginning
09/30/2008
An interview with Ray Fowler on moving EMS forward.
An interview with Ray Fowler on moving EMS forward.
An interview with Ray Fowler on...
09/30/2008
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Global Perspectives
09/30/2008
How our EMS counterparts in other lands are facing the challenges we all have in common.
How our EMS counterparts in other lands are facing the challenges we all have in common.
How our EMS counterparts in...
09/30/2008
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Literature Review: Defibrillation and Recurrent VF
09/30/2008
     Koster RW, Walker RG, Chapman FW. Recurrent ventricular fibrillation during advanced life support care of patients with prehospital cardiac arrest. Resusc 78(3):252–7, Sept 2008.
     Koster RW, Walker RG, Chapman FW. Recurrent ventricular fibrillation during advanced life support care of patients with prehospital cardiac arrest. Resusc 78(3):252–7, Sept 2008.
     Koster RW, Walker RG,...
09/30/2008
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Recession-Proof Your System
09/30/2008
Emergency organizations can take simple steps to help their finances.
Emergency organizations can take simple steps to help their finances.
Emergency organizations can take...
09/30/2008
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Advocates for Health
09/30/2008
There is a group of pioneers in Pittsburgh who are turning the vision of EMS-facilitated illness prevention and chronic disease management into reality.
There is a group of pioneers in Pittsburgh who are turning the vision of EMS-facilitated illness prevention and chronic disease management into reality.
There is a group of pioneers in...
09/30/2008
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