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October 2005

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09/30/2005
Understanding the prehospital implications of new considerations in cardiac care.
Understanding the prehospital implications of new considerations in cardiac care.
Understanding the prehospital...
09/30/2005
EMSWorld
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09/30/2005
Pain is the most common patient complaint, and patients' desire for pain relief often supercedes their desire to identify and resolve the cause of pain.
Pain is the most common patient complaint, and patients' desire for pain relief often supercedes their desire to identify and resolve the cause of pain.
Pain is the most common patient...
09/30/2005
EMSWorld
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09/30/2005
Your ambulance is dispatched to a 42-year-old man following a syncopal episode. Over the weekend, he has had a headache, chills, nausea and dizziness -common flu-like symptoms.
Your ambulance is dispatched to a 42-year-old man following a syncopal episode. Over the weekend, he has had a headache, chills, nausea and dizziness -common flu-like symptoms.
Your ambulance is dispatched to...
09/30/2005
EMSWorld
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09/30/2005
By any yardstick and for every segment of society, the events that followed EMS EXPO in New Orleans were catastrophic. Healthcare and public-safety providers weren’t spared. In many cases, they had front-row seats for one of the largest...
By any yardstick and for every segment of society, the events that followed EMS EXPO in New Orleans were catastrophic. Healthcare and public-safety providers weren’t spared. In many cases, they had front-row seats for one of the largest...
By any yardstick and for every...
09/30/2005
EMSWorld
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09/30/2005
Paramedics in hospitals delivering patients or picking them up for transfer is a common sight. But what about a paramedic in scrubs as a full-fledged member of the medical establishment?
Paramedics in hospitals delivering patients or picking them up for transfer is a common sight. But what about a paramedic in scrubs as a full-fledged member of the medical establishment?
Paramedics in hospitals...
09/30/2005
EMSWorld
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09/30/2005
With a bill signed into law in June by New York governor George Pataki, financial assistance will come a bit easier for many of the emergency-services victims of 9/11.
With a bill signed into law in June by New York governor George Pataki, financial assistance will come a bit easier for many of the emergency-services victims of 9/11.
With a bill signed into law in...
09/30/2005
EMSWorld
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09/30/2005
In 2004, New York State Senator Joe Robach, working with Team AED, declared August "AED Awareness Month."
In 2004, New York State Senator Joe Robach, working with Team AED, declared August "AED Awareness Month."
In 2004, New York State Senator...
09/30/2005
EMSWorld
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09/30/2005
Attack One responds to a report of a "person ill" in a dormitory at the local university. This is an uncommon call for the crew, as the students generally receive excellent medical care at the Student Health Center.
Attack One responds to a report of a "person ill" in a dormitory at the local university. This is an uncommon call for the crew, as the students generally receive excellent medical care at the Student Health Center.
Attack One responds to a report...
09/30/2005
EMSWorld
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09/30/2005
The scenario started out simple enough: You and your partner were dispatched to an "unknown medical" that turned out to be an older man who had clearly been dead for several hours.
The scenario started out simple enough: You and your partner were dispatched to an "unknown medical" that turned out to be an older man who had clearly been dead for several hours.
The scenario started out simple...
09/30/2005
EMSWorld
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09/30/2005
The patient on the cot calmly smiles at you and, telling you to "watch this," he frees one wrist and then the other from the leather cuffs that bind his upper extremities to the cot's upper frame.
The patient on the cot calmly smiles at you and, telling you to "watch this," he frees one wrist and then the other from the leather cuffs that bind his upper extremities to the cot's upper frame.
The patient on the cot calmly...
09/30/2005
EMSWorld

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