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iPhone App Helped Save California Teenage Basketball Player's Life
A quick-thinking coach and an iPhone app are getting credit for saving the life of a Southern California teenager who collapsed during basketball practice.
Wash. Ambo Transporting Patient Ticketed for Running Toll
A Washington ambulance rushing a critical patient to the hospital was ticketed for failing to stop at the toll booth on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
N.Y. Auditors Have Questions about Ambulance Service
State auditors have told town officials to exercise more control over their contract with the W.F. Bruen Emergency Squad for ambulance services.
EMS Operations
Helicopter EMS: Part 3--Solutions for Improving HEMS Safety
On October 7, 2010, the FAA released a proposed set of rules that, if imposed, would go a long way toward enhancing helicopter EMS operational safety. These rules are the FAA's response to recommendations from the NTSB following four days of HEMS safety hearings held in 2009.
The Corner Office
EMS Leadership Part 7: Team Building
A successful leadership team must be able to operate and perform in any crisis situation that is encountered. The Leader-Member Exchange model of leadership is one way of building effective and responsive teams.
Book Review
Hospitals: What They Are and How They Work
In Hospitals: What They Are and How They Work, Donald J. Griffin, together with 24 other Texas State University faculty members and four healthcare experts, has crafted a resource that can and should be referred to time and time again. EMS providers can use this guide to ascertain what they are dealing with at or in a hospital.
Featured EMS World Magazine Article
There are calls where the complexity of patient care cannot easily be predicted. "Person injured in a bicycle accident" is one of them. What would you do if you arrived on scene and the injured bicyclist insists his bike come with him?
Podcasts
Open Airways: Spiromightajesus
"Our patients are not familiar with our medical terms. And so when we talk to them it's important for us to use language that they can understand." In this podcast, EMS director Ginny O'Brien explains the important distinctions between the type of language you may use with your patients in the field, and the type of language that is appropriate to use with the doctors and nurses at the hospital.
Continuing Education
Febrile seizures are a relatively common occurrence in children ages 5 months to 5 years and are most frequently caused by viral illness. Thirty percent of seizures in this age group are caused by fever; the next highest cause is failure to take prescribed medications. Febrile seizures may occur in as many as 5% of all children. This article explores febrile seizure assessment, treatment and transport considerations.
This CE activity is approved by EMS World Magazine, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 1.5 CEUs. After reading the article, download the test that accompanies this article or take the CE test online atwww.rapidce.com.
Product News
Magnum Releases New Line of Insulated, Waterproof Jackets
Magnum USA has added two waterproof, insulated jackets to its tactical apparel line. Both outerwear items feature Tec-Proof, a high quality thermo active fabric that allows the outer layer to protect the end-user from wind, rain and snow, while the inner layer allows moisture to quickly evaporate.
Featured Video
Livingston Patient Transport Unit
The Livingston Patient Transport (LPT) unit from Livingston Innovations is a patient-handling device that features a 600-pound lifting capacity.
Noticeboard
EMS World Webcasts: New AHA Guidelines
Register now for upcoming free webcasts from EMS World: Insights and Explanations of the New AHA Guidelines - Part 1: Basic Life Support, scheduled for December 7 at 2 p.m. EST, and Insights and Explanations of the New AHA Guidelines - Part 2: Adult and Pediatric Advanced Life Support, scheduled for December 16 at 2 p.m. EST. Presenter Cindy Tait, EMT-P, RN, MPH, is a resuscitation expert and AHA regional faculty. She is on the faculty at Loma Linda (CA) University's Cardiopulmonary Sciences department, specializing in resuscitation medicine, and frequently lectures in LLU Medical Center's paramedic bachelor's program.
EMS Week happens the third week in May to not only celebrate the men and women of EMS, but to help educate the public about issues of safety, readiness and the role of the EMS practitioner. Please answer this brief survey to help guide the development of materials for EMS Week and to share information about how your agency participates. Win a free registration to EMS World Expo in Las Vegas, NV, August 31–September 2! Tell us how you celebrate EMS Week. If you're selected to be profiled, you'll get a free three-day core program registration.
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Featured Job
EMTs/Paramedics, Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains, MO
Perform direct patient care in prehospital setting through Willow Springs Ambulance Base, including assessment, evaluation, basic and advanced life support to sick and injured persons. Must possess current MO class E license (or within first 30 days of employment) and clean driving record.
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Reader Poll: Defective Defibrillators
This week we ask: Citing high numbers of malfunctions and recalls, the FDA announced an initiative to develop safer, more effective defibrillators. Have you ever had a defibrillator malfunction on a call? Click here to let us know your thoughts.
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:
- December 8-11: ECCU, San Diego, CA
- January 10-12: Advanced Hazmat Life Support Provider/Instructor Course, Burlington, KY
- February 25-27: 18th Annual National Collegiate EMS Foundation Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Other top headlines this week on EMSWorld.com
- NY Program Expands Organ Recovery to At-Home Deaths
- Security Cameras Will Record Attacks on UK Paramedics
- Idaho Looks to Reform its EMS Delivery System
- Two Organizations Focusing on Childhood Injuries to Merge
- N.C. Simulation Tests Rural Emergency Workers
- Two Pennsylvania EMS Services Explore Cooperation
- On-Duty Pa. EMT Dies After Apparent Seizure in Ambulance
- Man Allegedly Attacks Florida Paramedic With Bloody Limb
- EMS Sent to Wrong Address, Former N.Y. Fire Chief Dies
- Fla. City Could Save Millions by Pulling Out of EMS System
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