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This Week in EMS: Haiti Medical & Rescue Response...Risk Management...Scene Safety
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HHS Deploying U.S. Medical Personnel to Haiti
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has activated the National Disaster Medical System and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. More than 250 personnel are in the process of deploying to Haiti and over 12,000 personnel could possibly assist in the coming days.
Va. USAR Team Rescue Man in Haiti
A 15-member rescue squad worked for five hours using a jack hammer and buckets to remove blocks of concrete and debris surrounding a security worker trapped in the rubble of the United Nations compound in Port-au-Prince.
Haiti Quake Aftermath: Hotels Used as Hospitals
Bodies lined the streets while hotels were converted into makeshift hospitals across Haiti's shattered capital, Port-au-Prince, as the world geared up for a major humanitarian effort in the wake of the earthquake that devastated the desperately poor Caribbean nation.
The Corner Office: Practical Management for EMS Leaders
An Introduction to Risk Management for EMS
There is risk in everything we do. There is risk in ambulance operations, both 9-1-1 and nonemergency services, each having their own peculiarities. The goal of any risk management program is to reduce an agency's exposure to risk and provide a safe environment for its employees, visitors and patients. The results of a well-functioning risk management plan should be a reduction in hazards that add to the bottom-line costs of doing business and protection of the physical and financial assets of the organization.
Industry Best Practices
At Dyersburg State (TN) Community College, People Care by Thom Dick is required reading for all EMT students in its multi-campus program. The reading is followed by an end-of-semester term paper in which students discuss the book. Learn how one student broadened his perspective of EMS care after reading the book.
Training & Resources
Do you ever get the feeling something is just not right? When that happens, use these tips to help keep you safe and sound on the streets.
"Notes on Trauma" is a new monthly column that will discuss science, education, training and legislation relating to trauma care from across the nation and around the world.
Featured Article
Sowing the Seeds: Employment Expectations of Paramedic Students
In March 2008, EMS Magazine published a study conducted by the EMS office at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL, that surveyed a large number of EMT-Basic students to investigate their expectations of a career in EMS. With recruitment and retention issues still one of the biggest challenges for the EMS profession, the study investigators wanted to expand their research to examine EMT-Paramedic students. This article outlines their findings.
Continuing Education
Because EMS agencies respond to requests for assistance due to abdominal pain, providers should have a basic understanding of abdominal anatomy, as well as the conditions that can result in abdominal pain or discomfort. This month's CE article provides a general overview of abdominal pathology.
This CE activity is approved by EMS Magazine, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 1.5 CEUs.
Industry News
General Devices Introduces e-Net Messenger
e-Net Messenger represents an entirely new way for emergency medicine to network and communicate.
Featured Job
Paramedic, Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA
In accordance with Grady Health System Policies & Procedures and the EMS operations manual, this position involves provision of emergency care to patients requiring EMS procedures in accordance with established medical protocols; ensuring assigned emergency vehicles and equipment are in an acceptable state of readiness at all times; and acting as a role model by demonstrating leadership skills and a high level of clinical competence.
Click above for details and visit www.EMSResponder.com/jobs for additional listings.
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Featured Forum Thread
Longshot says: I'm going to be attending EMT school later this year. I'm 36 and looking to start a new career. I have limited medical knowledge. I'm a member of our city's CERT team. But otherwise I have no formal medical training. Are there any books I can start reading or studying before classes start? I'm just looking for anything to give me a head start and get my feet "a little" wet.
Follow the link to read more, or browse other topics at www.emsresponder.com/forums.
Poll Question
This week we ask our readers: A Utah legislator wants to move the state's EMS bureau from the Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety. Where is the ideal home for a state EMS office?
Grant News & Resources
General Devices Announces Grant Assistance Program
General Devices, celebrating 20 years in EMS and emergency medicine communications and telemedicine systems, has initiated a free grant assistance program to assist those in EMS and emergency medicine in locating grants, writing successful grant proposals and managing grant-funded projects.
Have you recently written a successful grant proposal? Then we would like to hear from you for an article we are preparing on grantwriting best practices. Please e-mail your experiences to Nancy Perry, Editorial Director.
Noticeboard
Helping Heroes Program Offers Free CE
EMSResponder.com, CentreLearn Solutions and Emergency Preparedness Systems jointly announced the launch of the RapidCE.com Helping Heroes program, which offers certified first responders, EMTs and paramedics affected by the recession free continuing education to maintain their professional license or certification during their layoff or furlough.
Nomination Period Now Open for 9-1-1 Honor Awards
The E9-1-1 Institute, the National Emergency Number Association, the Association of Public-Safety Communications-Officials International, the National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators, and the 9-1-1 Industry Alliance have announced the opening of nominations for this year’s Seventh Annual Honor Awards ceremony.
January EMS MagazineThe January issue of EMS Magazine is now online and features articles on RSI protocols, abdominal pain, employment expectations of paramedic students, stroke care, professional behaviors and how to handle your EMS partner.
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Upcoming Events
Visit our Events Calendar to see what educational opportunities are in your area, plus post your own listings. Here are a selection of EMS upcoming training events:
- February 5-7: NAEMSE Instructor Course, San Diego, CA
- February 28-March 4: Firehouse World/EMS Expo, San Diego, CA
- March 8-12: 29th Annual Mammoth Mountain Emergency Medicine Conference, Mammoth Mountain, CA
Other top headlines this week on EMSResponder.com
- New York Responder Killed in Vehicle Crash
- ER Practices at UMC-Las Vegas Come Under Fire
- Tenn. Ambulance Service Accused of Fraudulent Billing
- Jury Finds Pa. Ambulance Driver Not Guilty in Fatal Crash
- Okla. Paramedic Tied to Scuffle Arrested After Traffic Stop
- Study Questions Benefit of Immobilizing Trauma Victims
- N.Y. Firehouse Blaze Destroys Ambulance
- UK Ambulance Service Buys iPods for Each Employee
- Arizona Medic Killed in Crash
- Asthma Likely Cause of Death of Brooklyn Woman Shunned by EMTs
- Milwaukee Scrambles to Address Paramedic Shortage
We Want to Hear From You
If you have a news lead or story idea you would like to submit to EMSResponder.com, please e-mail Nancy.Perry@cygnusb2b.com.
