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September 20, 2007 Volume 7 |
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Some fear extra EMS shifts will fatigue Texas firefighters |
Fire, EMS crews rush to scene
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The City Council approved an agreement Tuesday to put city firefighters on two MedStar ambulances to help the emergency transport service with a staffing shortage. But city officials said they are concerned that the off-duty firefighters could easily become exhausted from working overtime
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| EMS1 is pleased to announce that David Givot has joined our columnist team. Givot will present a monthly column focusing on critical legal issues that impact the EMS community. EMS training programs typically cover legal issues, like negligence, in passing. In my own experience, far too little is done to instill a real, usable understanding of just how legal issues affect EMS professionals — information that can protect providers ... Full Column |
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| Press Release: Digitcare Salutes SFC Garry Odom, the "National EMS Instructor Coordinator of the Year," for His Contribution to the Design of Digitcare Products [Digitcare] N.C. fire captain launches safety driving program for teens [Greensboro, N.C.] Lawmakers pass bill granting more power to FDA [Washington, D.C.] Help for Texas 911 dispatch: More money, bodies, good neighbors [San Antonio, Texas] Stinging bees halt 911 service in Calif. town [Hays County, Calif.] 11 ambulances, 50 trips to transport Va. expectant mothers [Roanoke, Va.] |
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| Press Release: New Mexico Announces Selection of ImageTrend Software's EMS State Bridge [ImageTrend Software] Health experts warn of deadly amoeba lurking in Florida lakes [Orlando, Fla.] Indicted Tenn. firefighter quits, another faces charges [Collierville, Tenn.] Tenn. county ambulance service in 'dire straits' [Dunlap, Tenn.] Fla. first responders push for better benefits [Fort Lauderdale, Fla.]
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| ''I have seen and participated in RSI several times, so I am biased I suppose. I believe that RSI has a place in our toolbox, just like many other skills. The article referenced here is sufficiently vague that we don't know what the problem was, but I inferred it to be a lack of sedation of the patient in question. IF, and that is a big IF, that is the situation involved, while concerning, it isn't something new or unheard of. Lack of sedation takes place every day even by highly trained doctors trained in anesthesia.'' | |||
| Posted in response to: Should paramedics be allowed to conduct Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)?
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