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September 2005

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An Instant to Decide, a Lifetime to Regret: The Aftermath of Ambulance Accidents
08/31/2005
Three years of informal probation and 500 hours of community service doesn’t sound like a punishment many would embrace.
Three years of informal probation and 500 hours of community service doesn’t sound like a punishment many would embrace.
Three years of informal...
08/31/2005
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Letters
08/31/2005
We Want to Hear From You! Send Letters to the Editor to: Mail: EMS, 7626 Densmore Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91406-2042 E-mail: Nancy.Perry@cygnusb2b.com Letters may be edited for clarity and space. Drivers Wanted…to Stay Safe I want to...
We Want to Hear From You! Send Letters to the Editor to: Mail: EMS, 7626 Densmore Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91406-2042 E-mail: Nancy.Perry@cygnusb2b.com Letters may be edited for clarity and space. Drivers Wanted…to Stay Safe I want to...
We Want to Hear From You! Send...
08/31/2005
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A Disaster Doesn`t Have to Be a Disaster
08/31/2005
You just arrived at a multiple-casualty incident, and there are victims lying everywhere. Whom do you send first?
You just arrived at a multiple-casualty incident, and there are victims lying everywhere. Whom do you send first?
You just arrived at a...
08/31/2005
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Rosetta, CAREpoint and M Series Interoperability
08/31/2005
New Products, Services, Equipment and Ideas
New Products, Services, Equipment and Ideas
New Products, Services,...
08/31/2005
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Cardiac Case Study: 50-Year-Old Male with Chest Pressure
08/31/2005
At 6:45 a.m., your unit is dispatched for a 50-year-old male with chest pain.
At 6:45 a.m., your unit is dispatched for a 50-year-old male with chest pain.
At 6:45 a.m., your unit is...
08/31/2005
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Quality at Its Best
08/31/2005
No doubt you have heard of either Total Quality Management (TQM) or Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). But have you heard of Six Sigma? If you’ve read anything by or about Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, who used the method...
No doubt you have heard of either Total Quality Management (TQM) or Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). But have you heard of Six Sigma? If you’ve read anything by or about Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, who used the method...
No doubt you have heard of...
08/31/2005
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Training Devices
08/31/2005
Products for EMS learning through doing
Products for EMS learning through doing
Products for EMS learning...
08/31/2005
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In Their Own Words
08/31/2005
Four years ago this month, America was shattered to its core by the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Four years ago this month, America was shattered to its core by the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Four years ago this month,...
08/31/2005
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Industry News: September 2005
08/31/2005
Wheeled Coach, Inc., announced that Tim Hutchens has joined the company as VP of sales. Wheeled Coach, a wholly owned subsidiary of Collins Industries, Inc., is the world’s largest manufacturer of ambulances. Hutchens will be responsible for...
Wheeled Coach, Inc., announced that Tim Hutchens has joined the company as VP of sales. Wheeled Coach, a wholly owned subsidiary of Collins Industries, Inc., is the world’s largest manufacturer of ambulances. Hutchens will be responsible for...
Wheeled Coach, Inc., announced...
08/31/2005
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September 2005 EMS Wire Service
08/31/2005
Fire Corps Announces 250th “Citizen Advocate” A year after its launch, the Fire Corps announced that it has signed up the first 250 fire and fire/EMS departments in its “citizen advocates” program.
Fire Corps Announces 250th “Citizen Advocate” A year after its launch, the Fire Corps announced that it has signed up the first 250 fire and fire/EMS departments in its “citizen advocates” program.
Fire Corps Announces 250th...
08/31/2005
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Prehospital Heart Sounds
08/31/2005
EMS providers can make a positive impact in patient outcome by taking time to acquire the skill of interpreting heart sounds.
EMS providers can make a positive impact in patient outcome by taking time to acquire the skill of interpreting heart sounds.
EMS providers can make a...
08/31/2005
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Budgeting: An Analysis of the Basic Key Concepts
08/31/2005
A budget is normally defined as the amount of money in a given year that an organization is allocated to spend. However, the budgeting process runs much deeper than this superficial explanation. If done properly, the process of budgeting can...
A budget is normally defined as the amount of money in a given year that an organization is allocated to spend. However, the budgeting process runs much deeper than this superficial explanation. If done properly, the process of budgeting can...
A budget is normally defined as...
08/31/2005
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First Aid
08/31/2005
Innovations for even the smallest scrapes and bruises
Innovations for even the smallest scrapes and bruises
Innovations for even the...
08/31/2005
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Unusual Resucitation situations: Environmental Emergencies
08/31/2005
Researchers report that 90% of lightning-strike victims survive, but up to 70% have a significant disability resulting from the strike.
Researchers report that 90% of lightning-strike victims survive, but up to 70% have a significant disability resulting from the strike.
Researchers report that 90% of...
08/31/2005
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“Is There Someone On Board?”
08/31/2005
Out-of-uniform prehospital providers should provide Good Samaritan services to persons having medical emergencies. Commercial airlines have arrangements with online emergency medical direction services, so medical emergencies on aircraft...
Out-of-uniform prehospital providers should provide Good Samaritan services to persons having medical emergencies. Commercial airlines have arrangements with online emergency medical direction services, so medical emergencies on aircraft...
Out-of-uniform prehospital...
08/31/2005
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Late Again: Coping With Those Schedule Headaches
08/31/2005
It’s Friday night and you should have been off duty half an hour ago.
It’s Friday night and you should have been off duty half an hour ago.
It’s Friday night and you should...
08/31/2005
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Resucitation in 2005: New Ways to Optimize Manual CPR
08/31/2005
A better understanding of the fundamental mechanisms that govern perfusion during CPR will help EMS providers optimize their CPR performance.
A better understanding of the fundamental mechanisms that govern perfusion during CPR will help EMS providers optimize their CPR performance.
A better understanding of the...
08/31/2005
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Cardiac/Monitors Showcase
08/31/2005
Ambu Blue Sensor ECG Electrode
Ambu Blue Sensor ECG Electrode
Ambu Blue Sensor ECG Electrode
08/31/2005
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Software
08/31/2005
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This article not yet available online
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08/31/2005
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Congestive Heart Failure and Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
08/31/2005
Patients with heart failure account for 12-15 million doctor office visits each year and 300,000 deaths.
Patients with heart failure account for 12-15 million doctor office visits each year and 300,000 deaths.
Patients with heart failure...
08/31/2005
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New Products
08/31/2005
The latest and greatest products in the EMS market
The latest and greatest products in the EMS market
The latest and greatest products...
08/31/2005
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Is ICE as Simple as It Sounds?
08/31/2005
EMS Providers Question the Concept
EMS Providers Question the Concept
EMS Providers Question the...
08/31/2005
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Marfan Syndrome, Aortic Dissection and the EMS Provider
08/31/2005
Marfan syndrome is one of those unusual conditions that is seldom diagnosed until there is a crisis—an aortic dissection.
Marfan syndrome is one of those unusual conditions that is seldom diagnosed until there is a crisis—an aortic dissection.
Marfan syndrome is one of those...
08/31/2005
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Cheap, Fast and Easy
08/31/2005
Under no circumstances should a paramedic program be easy, as the course content is hard to learn and the skills take lots of practice to master.
Under no circumstances should a paramedic program be easy, as the course content is hard to learn and the skills take lots of practice to master.
Under no circumstances should a...
08/31/2005
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Industry Pulse
08/31/2005
What’s making news in the EMS industry
What’s making news in the EMS industry
What’s making news in the EMS...
08/31/2005
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Pulse Oximetry Product Showcase
08/31/2005
Measure Carbon Moxoxide
Measure Carbon Moxoxide
Measure Carbon Moxoxide
08/31/2005
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Initial Emergency Care Instructor Newsletter To Debut Soon
08/31/2005
Vital Signs
Vital Signs
Vital Signs
08/31/2005
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Reaping rewards in rural EMS
08/31/2005
Partnerships help Oneida County EMS deliver care in spite of the challenges faced by this rural community.
Partnerships help Oneida County EMS deliver care in spite of the challenges faced by this rural community.
Partnerships help Oneida County...
08/31/2005
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Radio Interference and Interoperability
08/31/2005
Vital Signs
Vital Signs
Vital Signs
08/31/2005
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