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November 2004

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Jim Page: “The Father of EMS”
10/31/2004
On Sept. 4, 2004, the fire and EMS community lost a special person – Jim Page, referred to affectionately and respectfully as “the father of EMS.”
On Sept. 4, 2004, the fire and EMS community lost a special person – Jim Page, referred to affectionately and respectfully as “the father of EMS.”
On Sept. 4, 2004, the fire and...
10/31/2004
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The PEAT Scale: An EMS Tool
10/31/2004
EMS has a unique perspective on patient injury and illness: We get to see the environment in which the patient is found.
EMS has a unique perspective on patient injury and illness: We get to see the environment in which the patient is found.
EMS has a unique perspective on...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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Managing Agitated Psychotic Patients
10/31/2004
Agitated psychotic patients are among the most difficult to manage.
Agitated psychotic patients are among the most difficult to manage.
Agitated psychotic patients are...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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What’s Your Tipple?
10/31/2004
Most experts agree that alcohol is one of the most abused drugs in our society, causing short-term impairment in judgment and reflexes, and long-term damage to vital organs, including brain, liver, heart and pancreas.
Most experts agree that alcohol is one of the most abused drugs in our society, causing short-term impairment in judgment and reflexes, and long-term damage to vital organs, including brain, liver, heart and pancreas.
Most experts agree that alcohol...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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November 2004 Letters
10/31/2004
We received an overwhelming response to Mike Smith's Beyond the Books column, What's Up At the Airport?
We received an overwhelming response to Mike Smith's Beyond the Books column, What's Up At the Airport?
We received an overwhelming...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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Listening: Defusing the Angry Employee
10/31/2004
What do you do when an angry employee confronts you in your station’s day room, complaining that a schedule change you made has had a sudden negative impact on his personal life?
What do you do when an angry employee confronts you in your station’s day room, complaining that a schedule change you made has had a sudden negative impact on his personal life?
What do you do when an angry...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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The New CPR
10/31/2004
Attempts at resuscitating a victim of cardiac arrest have a long and colorful past – and recent literature and thinking leaves no doubt that a new chapter is soon to be written.
Attempts at resuscitating a victim of cardiac arrest have a long and colorful past – and recent literature and thinking leaves no doubt that a new chapter is soon to be written.
Attempts at resuscitating a...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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EMS Weapons of Mass Destruction Pilot Program
10/31/2004
It happened like this: I'd just finished spending three days at the New Mexico Institute of Technology, attending a class called Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (it was an extremely cool class, basically watching the staff blow stuff...
It happened like this: I'd just finished spending three days at the New Mexico Institute of Technology, attending a class called Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (it was an extremely cool class, basically watching the staff blow stuff...
It happened like this: I'd just...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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Improvise and Overcome: Bringing EMS to Kenya, Part 2
10/31/2004
Just over 10 years ago, a small group of paramedics set out to teach prehospital emergency medical care skills to a group of nurses, clinical officers, physicians and police officers in the small lakeshore village of Homa Bay in western Kenya.
Just over 10 years ago, a small group of paramedics set out to teach prehospital emergency medical care skills to a group of nurses, clinical officers, physicians and police officers in the small lakeshore village of Homa Bay in western Kenya.
Just over 10 years ago, a small...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld
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News & Views: Back Injury Prevention Goes Online
10/31/2004
The last thing anybody wants is to be injured on the job.
The last thing anybody wants is to be injured on the job.
The last thing anybody wants is...
10/31/2004
EMSWorld

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