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October 4, 2007 Volume 11 |
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Colo. paramedic won't be disciplined for risky procedure |
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State medical officials won't take disciplinary action against an ambulance paramedic accused of misusing a controversial medical procedure. D. Randy Kuykendall, the state's chief of emergency medical and trauma services in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said Tuesday
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| Managing the Unimaginable | |
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By Randy Strozyk, EMS1.com Columnist |
| Does this sound familiar to any of you? You are sitting in your office having a generally nice day when you get a phone call from an upset patient or family member. In the course of talking with the caller, it becomes clear that the issue is not level of care or the clinical skills of your staff, but rather customer service. The bottom line is your staff failed to meet a certain level of courteousness in the mind of the caller — simple as that ... Full Column | |
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 Industrial accidents, car crashes, and other situations may result in an entrapped patient. This EMS1 and 24-7 EMS segment reviews the types of injuries to expect as well as how to render care to entrapped patients in tough, out-of-reach environments
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| Press Release: Wisconsin Will Use ImageTrend to Ready Statewide Emergency Response Information System [ImageTrend] Official Release: National EMS Museum Foundation Announces Board of Trustee Candidates [NEMSMF] Nev. ambulance thefts spur replacement of possibly 'tampered' narcotics [Clark County, Nev.] Related Article: Nev. paramedic thief left apology note, police sayN.Y. issues recall; respirators not safe for first responders [Nassau County, N.Y.] Mich. paramedic to stand trial on molestation charges [Standish, Mich.] Related Article: Mich. paramedic accused of molesting teen |
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