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January 2007

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Restraining The Combative Patient
12/31/2006
In one terrible predicament for firefighters, they found the local district attorney considering indicting them on murder charges after a patient in their care died after becoming combative and was restrained.
In one terrible predicament for firefighters, they found the local district attorney considering indicting them on murder charges after a patient in their care died after becoming combative and was restrained.
In one terrible predicament for...
12/31/2006
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The PROTOCOL PROCESS
12/31/2006
Why do you do what you do, and how can you influence those decisions?
Why do you do what you do, and how can you influence those decisions?
Why do you do what you do, and...
12/31/2006
EMSWorld
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Expanding Your Product Knowledge Base
12/31/2006
Expanding Your Product Knowledge Base
Expanding Your Product Knowledge Base
Expanding Your Product Knowledge...
12/31/2006
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Extraordinary Extricaton
12/31/2006
A confined area poses challenges for EMS when a man falls through his front porch.
A confined area poses challenges for EMS when a man falls through his front porch.
A confined area poses challenges...
12/31/2006
EMSWorld
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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
EMSWorld
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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
EMSWorld
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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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