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April 10, 2008 Volume 62 |
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It is being called "One force — One Standard" and is scheduled to be put in place within the next two weeks. DC officials announced Wednesday that the DC Fire & EMS Department will become "a fully integrated, all-hazards agency."What this means is that 230 civilian EMS workers should soon get pay raises and other benefits ... Full Story Related Resources: Read full coverage of the D.C. restructuring plan
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| Hiding in Plain Sight: Part 2 | |
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By David Givot, EMS1.com Columnist |
| Paramedics and EMTs rarely, if ever, consider driving the district to be a potential legal hazard. Most providers consider themselves done with the call after they transport the patient or when the shift is over. I don’t believe I have ever heard a provider express a concern that could arise again two decades later. All of that is about to change ... Full Column | |
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| Response to CO Alarms: Time For Another Detector? | |
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By Mike McEvoy, EMS1.com Columnist — Sponsored by Masimo |
| Carbon monoxide incidents account for an increasing number of fire and EMS department responses. Based on the most contemporary medical and scientific knowledge of CO and how it how it affects people, it seems high time for some modernization of response to CO alarms and incidents. CO is not only a colorless, odorless and invisible gas, but a toxin with symptoms so elusive that up to half of all CO poisoned patients are routinely misdiagnosed by EMS and emergency department physicians ... Full Column | |
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Press Release: LaCrosse Met Maltese II Takes Market on Best USAR and Wildland Boot [LaCrosse Footwear] Canadian ambulance driver dies in car crash [Vancouver, British Columbia] New car metals sometimes frustrate fire rescue teams [San Antonio, Texas] FDNY firefighter bears Olympic torch, dodges protesters in S.F. [San Francisco] Nationwide cellphone alert system in the works [Washington]
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Excellent article. I've been it this situation myself a few times over the past 25 years of service here for our company. 
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Press Release: Several Public Safety Agencies Implement PDSI TeleStaff [PDSI] Carbon monoxide leak hospitalizes N.Y. wedding party [New York] Related Video: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
Poisonous viper venom may heal stroke patients, scientists say [Katy, Texas] Workers' comp bill for Neb. first responders advances [Lincoln, Neb.] Crack cocaine found in Md. firehouse prompts investigation [Prince George's County, Md.]
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| "So I have been done with paramedic class for sometime and have taken and failed the new computer test numerous times. I was looking for study advice from anyone who has recently taken and passed the test. What did you study? How long? All the good stuff. Thanks in advance for your help." — federico3592 |
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