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January 3, 2008 Volume 34 |
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| Defibrillation delayed in one-third of cardiac arrests  |
Even a dog gets his day 
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 Just because you're in the hospital doesn't mean you'll quickly get treated if your heart stops beating. About one-third of patients don't get a defibrillation shock within the recommended two minutes, a new study found.Recent attention has focused on getting quicker treatment for heart attacks that occur outside hospitals, and adding defibrillators to public places like airports, schools and amusement parks ... Full Story Related Resources: Read full coverage of the latest developments in defibrillation treatment
TALK BACK: What do you think is in the near future for improving treatment for cardiac arrest patients?
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Descriptions such as "devoted" and "kind-hearted" have been used in conjunction with the three Muscle Shoals, Ala. Air Evac Lifeteam crew members who were killed early Sunday morning when their helicopter crashed in southern Ala. The cause of the accident is not known, but is under investigation by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board. ... Full Story |
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| EKG Club Patient Follow-up | |
| Dialysis Dilemma | |
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By EKG Club, EMS1.com Columnist |
| Your patient is a 53-year-old male with renal insufficiency, Type I diabetes and hypertension. He states that he missed a dialysis appointment because he felt so bad. Given the rapid decline in the patient's initial EKG findings, mentation, circulation, and history of renal insufficiency, you suspect acute hyperkalemia ... Full Case Discussion | |
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Discuss this column Read Case 11: Dialysis Dilemma Read more EMS1 original columns |
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| Scene Safety: Meth Labs | |
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 Due to the presence of toxic chemicals, meth labs can present a danger to first responders. This EMS1 and 24-7 EMS segment provides an overview of meth labs with CDC recommendations for reducing the risk of injury to first responders
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| Press Release: HAIX® AIRPOWER X1 U.S.: Mission Readiness Starts with the Shoe [HAIX® North America Inc.] Calif. legislature resuscitates EMT control bills [Sacramento, Calif.] Related Article: Governor vetoes Calif. background checks bill for EMTsJAMA: Whites more likely to get ER narcotics [Chicago] Utah ambulance driver arrested for DUI [Payson, Utah]
Fla. paramedics did job by not helping sinking car, officials say [Bradenton, Fla.] Related Article: Families of dead men demand answers from Fla. paramedics
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| Press Release: Guardian Emergency Vehicles Delivers a Gladiator Type II Ambulance to NorthStar EMS [Guardian Emergency Vehicles] Boston EMS approves drug testing contract for employees [Boston] EMS flails against being gobbled up by Fla. county fire districts [Collier County, Fla.] Binge-drinking, murder and mayhem mark start to new year in UK [London] New EKG devices for Neb. crews are speeding up treatment [Omaha, Neb.]
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| EMS1 Forums Post of the Week | |||
| "I've been a supervisor and paramedic in a system that allowed RSI, and we had a 98% first-time successful intubation rate using it. Our protocol was essentially versed or etomidate, followed by succinylcloline. In the few misses we had, combitubes were successfully placed after two missed attempts. It's a very valuable tool in the hands of trained professionals. It's the boneheads and cowboys that give it a bad name in the prehospital realm." — revmedic53261 |
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| Posted in response to: Should paramedics be allowed to conduct RSIs?
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