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March 11, 2008 Volume 53 |
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Tears, tributes for former EMT, firefighter killed in N.C. blaze |
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Victor Isler worked for years as an EMT in New York and was among the first to help at ground zero.But it wasn't until the 40-year-old moved to North Carolina that he fulfilled his dream of being a full-time firefighter. Isler and fellow crew member Justin Monroe, 19, died fighting a five-alarm blaze Friday at a nearly 80,000-square-foot commercial woodworking facility ... Full Story Related Resource: 2 N.C. firemen 'return to quarters'
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By Mike McEvoy, EMS1.com Columnist |
| Furosemide is commonly used in treatment of edema, including edema associated with heart failure or renal failure. And as an adjunct (for use with other medications) for treatment of acute volume overload states associated with heart failure. Learn about this drug's profile, proper doses, potential side effects, and how it can affect your patients ... Full Column | |
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| Your morning unit inspection is interrupted by the pager alerting Medic1 to the scene of a 41-year-old female with an altered level of consciousness. You arrive to find a female lying supine on a bed. According to her husband, she has been minimally responsive since the early morning after failing to wake up. The husband called 9-1-1 and continued to monitor his wife until you arrived ... Full Case | |
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| Press Release: HAIX® Receives Positive Feedback from Customers [HAIX® North America] Health care leaders worry about proposed Medicaid rule changes [Washington, D.C.] Related Article: Conn. EMS cites low Medicaid reimbursement for budget woes
Dallas first responders frustrated with automated dispatch system [Dallas] Related Resource: Read full coverage of the Dallas response incident
LAFD captains suspended for prank awarded $1.6M [Los Angeles]
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| ParamedicTV.com Video: 24-7 EMS Training Video: IMS for EMS [24-7 EMS] Overtime pay for responders drives Pittsburgh's wage leaders [Pittsburgh] Ky. chief resigns amid allegations of ambulance misuse [Paris, Ky.] S.C. medic lobbies for stiffer penalties in 'move over' law [Columbia, S.C.]
Siren swan song for senior N.Y. EMT [Staten Island, N.Y.]
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| "We probably have to learn 3-5 new things, treatments, or pieces of equipment a year at my employer, yet there are no changes in pay or benefits. That, combined with a management structure that is in existence merely because it has survived the longest, there really is no motivation to improve. I've repeatedly heard one of the owners say 'EMT's are a dime a dozen.'" — revmedic53261 |
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| Posted in response to: Why do you think the EMS industry is having troubles recruiting and retaining employees?
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