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April 8, 2008 Volume 61 |
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| EMS1 Exclusive |  A smaller kind of care 
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| A Glimpse at Product Offerings
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| By Dan White, EMS1.com Columnist | ||||
The 2008 EMS Today conference in Baltimore last week introduced more new EMS products at one time, in one venue than I have ever seen before. Many of these new offerings have the potential to provide EMS with some important new treatment options and therapies.
The biggest buzz came from the largest display booth on the exhibit floor, for the launch of a brand-new patient handling equipment company ... Full Column Related Resource: Read full coverage of the 2008 EMS Today conference
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| Survival Guide | |
| Building a Resistance Against MRSA | |
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By Jim Upchurch, EMS1.com Columnist |
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You're off shift and enjoying your time to decompress and recharge when you notice a reddened area on your left arm about the size of a 50 cent piece. It is tender and feels warm to the touch and wasn't there yesterday. Your first thought is, "Where did I pick this up?" Unfortunately, you don't have to look in the hospital or even the back of your ambulance to find a likely culprit. Methicillin Resistance Staphlococcus Aureus (MRSA) is now playing in your neighborhood ... Full Column |
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Related Column: Our Neighbors Caught Bird Flu and All We Got Was MRSA Read full coverage of MRSA outbreaks in the U.S. Read more EMS1 original columns |
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| EMS in the News | |
| Opinion: CPR, calling 911 works as well as using at-home defibrillator | |
 Typically, health stories focus on medical "breakthroughs." But occasionally, a treatment turns out not to be as effective as hoped.These so-called "negative" studies are often regarded as failures. They shouldn't be. Identifying ineffective or inefficient treatments is extremely important because it allows us to focus our health care spending where it can do the most good ... Full Story
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Related Resources: Study: Defibrillators underused in homes
TALK BACK: With a shifting focus on treating cardiac arrest, what changes do you see happening in the industry in the future?
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Press Release: EMS Solutions Launches "The EMS Professional" [EMS Solutions] 6 hurt as ambulance, vehicle collide in L.A. [Los Angeles] Increased patient load strains Denver's ERs [Denver] Related Resource: TALK BACK: How do the capabilities of your local medical facility affect your ability to provide prehospital care?
Off-duty Ontario medic praised for quick response at crash scene [Mississauga, Ontario] Medstar to roll out clinics at Baltimore drug stores [Baltimore]
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Press Release: Graham Medical Helps Florida Paramedics with Heftier Patients [Graham Medical] Fla. resident reportedly assaults 5-year-old, strikes paramedic [Fort Myers, Fla.] Novel Va. competition combines kayaking with treating patients [Newport News, Va.] Pope will get his own team of paramedics in NYC [New York] N.H. EMS requires new ambulance equipment for obese [Concord, N.H.] Related Article: Hospitals spending extra money for obese patients
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| "The most overused thing on the ambulance is the lights and siren, and the most underused thing is common sense." — revmedic53261 |
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| Posted in response to: ALS using Lights and Sirens to the Hospital
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