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January 2007

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The IOM Report on EMS: What Will Its Impact Be on the Fire Service?
12/31/2006
Last summer, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released three separate and widely touted reports on the state of emergency care in the United States. One of those reports was an EMS component called Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads.
Last summer, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released three separate and widely touted reports on the state of emergency care in the United States. One of those reports was an EMS component called Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads.
Last summer, the Institute of...
12/31/2006
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Devil in the difference
12/31/2006
Do we do things for people or to them?
Do we do things for people or to them?
Do we do things for people or to...
12/31/2006
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5 Fire Organizations Form Coalition: "Advocates for Fire Service-Based EMS"
12/31/2006
A new coalition of fire organizations has emerged that advocates the values and strengths of fire-based EMS systems. Joining to highlight the critical role that the fire service plays in EMS are the Congressional Fire Service Institute...
A new coalition of fire organizations has emerged that advocates the values and strengths of fire-based EMS systems. Joining to highlight the critical role that the fire service plays in EMS are the Congressional Fire Service Institute...
A new coalition of fire...
12/31/2006
EMSWorld
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A Truckload of Tools
12/31/2006
Why do ambulances carry what they carry? It combines factors like state law, scope of practice and medical director's discretion
Why do ambulances carry what they carry? It combines factors like state law, scope of practice and medical director's discretion
Why do ambulances carry what...
12/31/2006
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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
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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
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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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