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March 13, 2008
Volume 54

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Dear EMS1 Member:

Do you have a Hazardous Materials Treatment protocol in place? If not, download it here:

Like this submission from Nassau County, N.Y., we are soliciting individual protocols to share with others as part of our soon-to-be-launched online Practice Parameters and Guidelines Repository.

Do you believe that your department has some of the best protocols for Airway Management? RSI? Chest Pain? Share your best specific protocols today at protocols@ems1.com. Submissions should be in Microsoft Word format and include: Name of the source organization, Web site or email contact, and publication date.

— The EMS1 Editorial Staff


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It's Operational

Why Are Operations the ''Forgotten'' Part of EMS?



EMS1 is proud to announce the latest addition to our growing columnist team. Louis N. Molino, Sr. will present a monthly column dissecting various operations issues within EMS.

So why do I think operations are the forgotten part of EMS? For me, the only two people who count in EMS is the Patient and the Provider — note the capital letters are intentional. Everything that we do centers on these two people ... Full Column


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Honoring a 9/11 responder



Family and colleagues attend a plaque dedication Tuesday for Deborah Reeve, a Ground Zero paramedic who died of lung cancer in 2006. Full Story (Photo courtesy of N.Y.C. Fire Dept)


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Conn. EMT gets 1.5 years in embezzlement verdict
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Scrutinized Texas EMS head says painkillers were for wife
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EMS1 Forums Post of the Week
"Are most states these days just EMT-B and EMT-P? I received my EMT-B from the Army, I'm a combat medic and am trained in things that EMT-B's can't do. IVs, combitubes, King LTs, F.a.s.t 1's, Emergency cric's and a few other skills. Do you know if anyone recognizes (the civilian side) my military certification, or do I still have to push for EMT-I, EMT-P to be able to do them on this side? "

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