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March 20, 2008 Volume 56 |
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| Doubts over emergency communications network after airwaves auction | |
 Bidding closed Tuesday on a record-setting government airwaves auction with the total amount pledged reaching nearly $19.6 billion. But enthusiasm in the result was tempered by doubts concerning the future of a proposed emergency communications network.About one-sixth of the spectrum at auction was dedicated to the creation of a nationwide communications network for first responders. But the so-called D block did not attract the minimum bid required ... Full Story
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Related Resources: FCC faces major decision on public safety network
TALK BACK: Can you communicate easily with first responders in your area?
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 There is an increased possibility you will respond to a bomb blast at some point in your career. Whatever the cause, developing and practicing a planned response on a daily basis is vital. This segment introduces elements of scene safety and stresses the importance of learning from emergency response agencies in countries such as Israel
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| Press Release: HAIX® to Exhibit at EMS Today Conference [HAIX® North America] Legal dispute surfaces over disclosure policies in Calif. county [Stockton, Calif.] Related Resource: Read full coverage of the confidentiality dispute
Update: 13 dead, 3 missing in central U.S. storm [Piedmont, Mo.] S.C. air medic companies settle suit over transport rights [Horry County, S.C.] Related Article: Lawsuit questions S.C. air transport rates
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I am interested in hearing others' take on this, especially from folks in Wisconsin. If the AG's assertion is true, that WI law requires certain ambulance records to be disclosed, then it would appear his opinion is correct; HIPAA allows disclosures where other laws require them.
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| Press Release: HealthWare Solutions Announces 2008 User's Group Meeting to be Held at EMS Today [HealthWare Solutions] Chicago paramedics save man holding gun to his head [Chicago] Trained health care employees fall short of demand in central Calif. [Modesto, Calif.] AHA warns cocaine may cause heart attack symptoms [Dallas] Violence straining Calif. area emergency staff [Marysville, Calif.]
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| "I am a U.S. trained paramedic working in Switzerland. They love to use the vacuum mattress. It is used for comfort immobilization; on stable patients, it is great when you have time. If you are in a load-and-go situation, I would just use the board. The great thing about it is to be able to mold it around the pt. without padding." — KewlMedic |
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