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January 10, 2008 Volume 36 |
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| EMS1 News Report | |
| Texas paramedic didn't check pulse before declaring wreck victim dead | |
 A San Antonio paramedic who responded to the scene of a head-on collision last month failed to check for the pulse of a victim trapped inside a car with a severe head injury, city officials revealed Tuesday.Mike Gardner, a paramedic with five years' experience, did a visual assessment of Erica Nicole Smith, 23, before diverting attention to other victims at the scene ... Full Story
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Related Resources: Texas paramedic was following training, union official says
TALK BACK: What are your protocols for assessing death in the field?
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| Managing the Unimaginable | |
| Decisions, Decisions: Bob vs. Joe | |
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By Randy Strozyk, EMS1.com Columnist |
| Managers, let me pose this question to you: Would you make the same decision for someone you liked as you would for someone you disliked? I'm sure that anyone who has had the privilege of being in management has been regularly confronted with an employee's request to make an exception to the rules ... Full Column |
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| News and Announcements: | |
| Press Release: IAFF Advocates Screening Firefighters for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Using Pulse CO-Oximetry [Masimo] Volunteer Tenn. EMT sues after arrest for responding to call [Sevier County, Tenn.] 2 N.Y. men attempt to use corpse in check fraud [New York] Texas AMR tests new "concept" ambulance [Arlington, Texas] Related Resource: Visit the Vehicles product section at EMS1
Long hospital waits spark severe ambulance shortage in Canadian city [Calgary, Alberta]
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| Press Release: Gamber-Johnson Announces Three New Components for the Motorola ML910 Computer [Gamber-Johnson] W.V. parademics get boost to pension plan [Kanawha County, W.V.] Family of woman who died while awaiting ambulance to sue R.I. city [Pawtucket, R.I.] Opinion: Unacceptably high price paid by our over-stretched EMS crews [South East Wales, UK] Fla. man reunited with EMT who saved him [Ocala, Fla.]
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| EMS1 Forums Post of the Week | |||
| "We have done this as a CE once and I brought in staff from our local ARC chapter. We respond to several group homes for the developmentally disabled and many have unique problems beyond the disability to communicate. Their insight into the day-to-day lives of the clients was helpful and brought a new perspective into the class. I am planning another CE class this year, but on an on-line format." — clintr55 |
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| Posted in response to: Suggestions for making acute care for the chronic pt. a more interesting CE
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