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October 23, 2007 Volume 16 |
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Texas air ambulance calls often don't go to closest copter |
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Late on a June night in 2006, Keenan Bridges lost control of his motorcycle on a winding stretch of road. The accident sent him flying into a roadside ditch, his body so battered he was unable to move. Paramedics quickly arranged for Bridges, 45, to be transported by helicopter to a Dallas trauma center. But instead of trying to summon the closest available helicopter ambulance, they only contacted one company
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 Related Resources: Some see flaws in dispatch system for Texas air ambulances
TALK BACK: Are helicopter services overused and dangerous?
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| It's Your Turn in the Hot Seat | |
| What is the Number One Problem in Getting Hired? | |
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By 'Captain Bob' Smith, EMS1.com Contributing Author |
| EMS1 is pleased to announce that 'Captain Bob' Smith has joined the ranks of our columnist team as a contributing author. Smith will focus on strategies to pass the rigorous oral board section of the application process. If you turn in an application for an EMS or firefighter job, then there is an oral board interview in your future — it’s unavoidable. Yet despite this certainty, when the interview invitation letter arrives, panic almost always follows. You’re caught flat-footed ... Full Column |
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| EKG Club Patient Follow-up | |
| But I Feel Fine Now | |
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By EKG Club, EMS1.com Columnist |
| You transport a 55-year-old woman, who complained of chest pains, to the ER. You continue to monitor her vital signs throughout your transport and she remains pain free, with warm and dry skin, and shows no respiratory distress. You arrive at the hospital where, earlier in the day, you transported a reluctant 45-year-old man who developed retro-sternal chest pain. He also reported a quick recovery from pain ... Full Case Discussion | |
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| Press Release: Established Medical Supply Company Launches New Website with Online Ordering [Dealmed Medical Supplies] Conn. lawmakers push to protect first responder tax breaks [Washington, D.C.] Super staph strain multiplies in Mich. area [Genesee County, Mich.] Related Resource: Read full coverage on staph infection outbreaksSmoke a serious health threat as wildfires spread in Calif. [San Diego, Calif.] New Zealand paramedics save teen on playing field [Kaitaia, New Zealand] |
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| Press Release: PDSI Announces Free Trial of Latest Version of STAFFeasy 2.4.11 [PDSI] N.Y. EMT transferred after some 'frisky business' [Staten Island, N.Y.] Wave of retirees to make Chicago Fire Dept. younger, more diverse [Chicago, Ill.] Related Column: Generational Differences in the EMS Workplace - Part 2Overdose meds an unsafe fix for heroin users, Boston paramedics say [Boston, Mass.] 2 men shoot at N.C. paramedic [Lincoln County, N.C.]
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