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November 2005

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Full Circle
10/31/2005
While job satisfaction is high, the pay is less than stellar, but motivated, quality instructors are essential to keeping our profession healthy and growing.
While job satisfaction is high, the pay is less than stellar, but motivated, quality instructors are essential to keeping our profession healthy and growing.
While job satisfaction is high,...
10/31/2005
EMSWorld
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Chronology of a Catastrophe: Hurricane Katrina Timeline
10/31/2005
John Erich
A timeline of the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding in New Orleans
A timeline of the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding in New Orleans
A timeline of the events...
10/31/2005
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Stress-Control Tools That Start With Your Heart
10/31/2005
Researchers at the HeartMath Institute are proving you can use your heart to prevent stress.
Researchers at the HeartMath Institute are proving you can use your heart to prevent stress.
Researchers at the HeartMath...
10/31/2005
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Cooking the Books? Measuring Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates
10/31/2005
A series of articles in USA Today last year looked at the 50 most populous cities in the United States and found cardiac arrest survival rates ranging from nearly zero to claims by some cities of survival rates topping 20%.
A series of articles in USA Today last year looked at the 50 most populous cities in the United States and found cardiac arrest survival rates ranging from nearly zero to claims by some cities of survival rates topping 20%.
A series of articles in USA...
10/31/2005
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
EMS Tiered Systems - Not Always a Good Idea
10/31/2005
Imagine Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher Crockett rushes a patient to an emergency room with critical injuries from an auto accident.
Imagine Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher Crockett rushes a patient to an emergency room with critical injuries from an auto accident.
Imagine Firefighter/Paramedic...
10/31/2005
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
First Responders Should Act Like First Responders
10/31/2005
I recently saw something that made my blood boil and my skin crawl. Unfortunately, it is not the first time I saw it or heard of it.
I recently saw something that made my blood boil and my skin crawl. Unfortunately, it is not the first time I saw it or heard of it.
I recently saw something that...
10/31/2005
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Next Generation Ambulance Puts Safety First
10/31/2005
However you characterize the collaboration between American Medical Response (AMR) and American Emergency Vehicles unveiled in August at the 2005 EMS EXPO in New Orleans, you can call me impressed.
However you characterize the collaboration between American Medical Response (AMR) and American Emergency Vehicles unveiled in August at the 2005 EMS EXPO in New Orleans, you can call me impressed.
However you characterize the...
10/31/2005
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Five Good Reasons for Better EMS Documentation
10/31/2005
Doug Wolfberg
Documentation, like any clinical intervention or manual task, is a skill that can be taught, practiced and improved upon.
Documentation, like any clinical intervention or manual task, is a skill that can be taught, practiced and improved upon.
Documentation, like any clinical...
10/31/2005
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Federal EMS Debate Highlights Providers` Passions
10/31/2005
A passionate debate at EMS EXPO in New Orleans, just days before the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, featured industry leaders in an open forum on the future of federal EMS leadership. The discussion brought a fractured EMS...
A passionate debate at EMS EXPO in New Orleans, just days before the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, featured industry leaders in an open forum on the future of federal EMS leadership. The discussion brought a fractured EMS...
A passionate debate at EMS EXPO...
10/31/2005
EMSWorld
Original Contribution
Alarms Bells Are Ringing For the Fire Service
10/31/2005
Several years ago, I walked into a deputy fire chief’s office and saw a sign hanging behind his desk. The sign read “problEMS.” In essence, the last three letters of the word “problems” was capitalized and it read EMS.
Several years ago, I walked into a deputy fire chief’s office and saw a sign hanging behind his desk. The sign read “problEMS.” In essence, the last three letters of the word “problems” was capitalized and it read EMS.
Several years ago, I walked into...
10/31/2005
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The first 20 years of this...
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