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January 2007

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New EMS Education Standards Are Coming
12/31/2006
When I went to paramedic school in 1978, my entire paramedic schooling consisted of 600 hours of training. Those 600 hours included not only classroom time, but clinical hours in the emergency room, operating room and cardiac care unit (CCU).
When I went to paramedic school in 1978, my entire paramedic schooling consisted of 600 hours of training. Those 600 hours included not only classroom time, but clinical hours in the emergency room, operating room and cardiac care unit (CCU).
When I went to paramedic school...
12/31/2006
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You CAN Die On an EMS Call
12/31/2006
A recent letter to the editor of Firehouse Magazine about one my columns criticized me for attempting to push the issue of why, when we test for company officers, we seldom use an EMS situation in the assessment center scenario.
A recent letter to the editor of Firehouse Magazine about one my columns criticized me for attempting to push the issue of why, when we test for company officers, we seldom use an EMS situation in the assessment center scenario.
A recent letter to the editor of...
12/31/2006
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Beyond the Basics: Airway MANAGEMENT
12/31/2006
An experienced EMS provider will tell you that, when treating a patient, the three most important considerations are: airway, airway, airway.
An experienced EMS provider will tell you that, when treating a patient, the three most important considerations are: airway, airway, airway.
An experienced EMS provider will...
12/31/2006
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MAN DOWN!
12/31/2006
Along with the frequency of occurrence, "man down" calls also present the challenge of figuring out just what put your patient down in the first place.
Along with the frequency of occurrence, "man down" calls also present the challenge of figuring out just what put your patient down in the first place.
Along with the frequency of...
12/31/2006
EMSWorld
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Sleepy Heads
12/31/2006
For those of you who work in a busy system, this is not an uncommon experience. The problem — how mentally fit are you and your partner to drive the ambulance and make life-and-death decisions about a patient?
For those of you who work in a busy system, this is not an uncommon experience. The problem — how mentally fit are you and your partner to drive the ambulance and make life-and-death decisions about a patient?
For those of you who work in a...
12/31/2006
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Are We Taking Care Of Our Own?
12/31/2006
At a minimum of once every two weeks, I get one of those dreaded e-mails distributed by the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). It is the announcement of a firefighter death in the United States.
At a minimum of once every two weeks, I get one of those dreaded e-mails distributed by the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). It is the announcement of a firefighter death in the United States.
At a minimum of once every two...
12/31/2006
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Best Practices for EMS
12/31/2006
Who's found a better way of doing things, and how can you benefit too?
Who's found a better way of doing things, and how can you benefit too?
Who's found a better way of...
12/31/2006
EMSWorld
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Snitching for dollars
12/31/2006
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) contains a provision, effective January 1, 2007, that will directly affect some ambulance service providers.
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) contains a provision, effective January 1, 2007, that will directly affect some ambulance service providers.
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA)...
12/31/2006
EMSWorld
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Maydays Should Not Be `Mother-May-I?` Games
12/31/2006
"Mother-May-I?" is a children's game that some of you might have played in your younger days. One child plays the "mother" role and the other children stand on the other side of the room, asking for permission from the "mother" to make...
"Mother-May-I?" is a children's game that some of you might have played in your younger days. One child plays the "mother" role and the other children stand on the other side of the room, asking for permission from the "mother" to make...
"Mother-May-I?" is a children's...
12/31/2006
EMSWorld
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Working the Mean Streets
12/31/2006
Are you prepared to defend yourself?
Are you prepared to defend yourself?
Are you prepared to defend...
12/31/2006
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As we enter 2006, the long-running debate over whether EMS should be the province of the fire service remains as combustible as ever.
As we enter 2006, the...
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