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Taming Technology
With new technology we have added more factors to consider before reacting to our patients. The most important question to now ask is all of this technology benefiting our patients or hurting them? -
Put In Her Place
Away from home for a sporting event, a girl requires immediate reduction when her patella dislocates. -
Seizure Control
The development of Diastat® in the mid-1990s has provided an easily administered, efficient and safe method of treating prolonged seizure activity. - Medication Considerations
- Skills Station: Initial Patient Assessment
- CE Article: Geriatric Abuse
- Assessing Respiratory Distress
- Chest Pain Evaluation by EMS Personnel
- Man vs. Machine
- CE Article: Pediatric Drug Administration
- Case Study: Atropine & the Bradycardia Patient
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EMS Education & Training
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Simulations Make for Better EMTs
Whether it is an interactive manikin simulator or a full-sized mock exercise, simulation has become a sophisticated, integral part of EMS training. - Q&A: Bryan Bledsoe, DO, FACEP
- Alphabetical Disorder
- The Resuscitation Academy
- Literature Review: Simulation Training With a Low-Tech Manikin
- EMS Experts Discuss Future of EMS Certification
- EMS Academy Launches Third EMT Class
Staffing & Career
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When the Lights and Sirens Stop: Why You Need a Retirement Plan
As EMS has evolved into a more long-term career option, so has the need to think about keeping your financial future as secure as possible. - From Leading on Scene to Leading an Organization
- West Virginia's EMS Retirement Plan Aims to Retain Providers
- Va. Mom and Daughter Train to Become Firefighter/EMTs
- Watch Your Ps and Qs
- The Four-Year Plan
- The Gossip
Management & Administration
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Key Performance Indicators
The possibilities of determining key performance indicators are endless. The ultimate goal is to determine what is important to your agency and begin tracking it. - Quality Improvement Part 1: Retrospective Review
- Professional Development: Part 7--Accountability for Ourselves and Our Colleagues
- EMS Leadership Part 2: Inspirational Motivational Transformational Leadership in EMS
- EMS Revisited: The Maturing of EMS Management
- EMS Magazine Board Member Named to FEMA Advisory Council
Operations
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The Responder Knowledge Base
The Responder Knowledge Base is a "one-stop-shop" for information on responder equipment, certifications, standards, training, grants and more. - Community Partnerships
- Itty Bitty Boxes
- Windy City
- Service Photos
- Pediatric Disaster Preparedness
- Reworking Rehab
EMS Life
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The Fit Responder: Postural Correction and Neutral Spine Technique
Re-learning neutral spine position will allow our body to rediscover what normal and efficient posture is. - Precursor to Kindness
- When It Happens to Us
- Grand Rounds From the EMS Blogosphere
- W. Va. EMT Partners Look Toward Last Run After 33 Years
- Safety Week 2010: Healthy Eating
Industry Wire - Business News
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Sperian Protection Improves its PPE Website
www.Sperian.com consolidates all Sperian country and brand sites - 1,000 Free Lifesaving Devices to be Distributed in Denver
- AMR Appoints Leading EMS Physician as Chief Medical Officer
- Lincoln Fire Department Ranked First in National Patient Satisfaction Survey
- North Shore-LIJ Health System Chooses In Motion Technology to Connect Ambulances City-Wide
- Cardiac Science to Replace 24,000 AEDs
- Escambia County EMS and Fire-Rescue Rely on Telestaff to Clean Up in the Gulf
Industry Wire - New Products
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AAGP Endorses Thompson's Federal Grants Management Handbook
The leader in grants management information announces a special offer to all AAGP members - Motionbrite Brings "New Light" to Emergency Vehicles
- OCI Software Issues Version 11 of AmbuPro® ePCR Software
- VedellsMD's ABCs of Resuscitation Chart Makes Resuscitation Simple
- PMI HALO Chest Seal Outperforms in Independent Study
- CNIP Coordinates Disaster Response in the Gulf
- TRU-SPEC® Introduces WeatherShieldTM Outerwear To 24-7 Series® Product Line
Reviews
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EMS Book Corner: April 2009
First up is Craig Hartpence's novel ADRENALINE JUNKIES: A Paramedic Nightmare, in which medic Holt's career is told through a series of flashbacks as he lays wounded and is being treated by his own system. - EMS Expo 2008 Top Innovation Awards
- The Good Books
- A Clear View Down
- Virtually Real
- Best Face Forward: The EMS Dress Uniform
- Riding to the Rescue
Technology
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Filling the Gaps
What's your problem? Through its TechSolutions program, DHS will work with private industry to solve it. - One Call Does It All
- Florida leverages EMSystems' EMTrack and EMResource to manage Haitian earthquake patient evacuees
- Open Source Dispatch Software
- Radio Training: An Essential Tool for the Informed EMT
- Charlotte Fire Department Voted Social Media Responder of 2009
- Model Home Uses Technology to Assist the Elderly
