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September 11, 2007 Volume 4 |
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Adverse drug reactions rise sharply, study says |
Post-9/11: Rescuers still sick
 
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The number of serious adverse events and deaths attributed to prescription medications has nearly tripled since the Food and Drug Administration initiated a system in 1998 to make it easier to report significant side effects, researchers said today. Twenty percent of drugs accounted for 87.1% of adverse effects, and the biggest offenders were painkillers and drugs that modify the
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| EKG Club Case of the Week | |
| Case 3: The Fit-Fast Heart | |
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By EKG Club, EMS1.com Columnist |
| One day, while enjoying the morning sun, you are dispatched to the workplace of a 36-year-old male with palpitations at 0935 hours. You arrive at the two-story office building of a local financial services office. The receptionist leads you through the building, where you find a man seated at his desk with several of his workmates nearby looking concerned. The patient is a fit-looking male who ... Full Case | |
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| Your Next Employee May Be Unlike Anything You Have Seen Before | |
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By Steve Athey, EMS1.com Columnist |
| Everywhere I go, I hear the people talk about how "today’s employees just don’t care," or "today’s employees just don't have the work ethic we used to." A friend of mine sold his ambulance company in the mid-nineties and started over again several years ago. After his first year back in the business he said to me, "Steve, everyone thought I was a hard-ass the first time, but in this last year I have fired more people then I ever ... Full Column | |
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| Press Release: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Complete System-Wide Conversion to Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry Technology [Masimo] New disaster plan tells local communities who's in charge [Washington, D.C.] Calif. lawmakers strike deal for mandatory EMS background checks [Sacramento, Calif.] Related Article: State warns counties about unlicensed EMT with criminal arrestsEx-firefighter who reported D.C. sex ring arrested for indecency [Washington, D.C.] Related Article: Mayor confirms sex inquiry in D.C. Fire/EMS department |
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| Press Release: ZOLL Receives Clearance to Market AED Pro with See-Thru CPR Technology [ZOLL Medical Corporation] S.C. EMT killed in crash remembered by loved ones [Orangeburg, S.C.] New CPR machine praised by Fla. paramedics [Lake Worth, Fla.] Calif. man suspected of impersonating paramedic, firefighter [Huntington Beach, Calif.] Wash. Fire/EMS crews execute daring cliffside save [La Center, Wash.] Former Ill. paramedic who stole morphine sentenced [DuPage County, Ill.]
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| EMS1 Forums Post of the Week | |||
| ''Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. With health and emergency preparedness issues still lingering in the minds of first responders and their families, the entire nation takes a moment of silence to honor the nearly 3,000 people who have lost their lives during and after Sept. 11, 2001.
''Where were you when the first airplane crashed into the twin towers? Is there a paramedic or firefighter you would like to honor? Please share your Sept. 11 stories or honor the memory of a loved one.'' |
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