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May 15, 2008 Volume 72 |
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The Federal Communications Commission agreed unanimously Wednesday to try again to create a nationwide emergency communications network after an earlier plan failed to attract sufficient support.The network would be used by police officers, firefighters and emergency medical services crews responding to disasters or terrorism attacks ... Full Story Related Resource: FCC's emergency network plan hits hang-ups
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| The Ambulance Driver's Perspective | |
| Marriage Counseling Part 1: The Dysfunctional Fire-EMS Relationship | |
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By Kelly Grayson, EMS1.com Columnist |
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Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS, in its continuing efforts to put lipstick on a pig, is integrating civilian medics into their department to form a new ''integrated, all-hazards agency.'' Obviously, the relationship between fire suppression and EMS is dysfunctional. Everyone except the proponents of dual-role systems realizes it. The question is, can the relationship be mended? ... Full Column |
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Read full coverage of the D.C. Fire/EMS restructuring TALK BACK: What steps need to be taken for paramedics to have equal status in the firehouse? |
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| From the J&B Archives | |
| Practice 12-Lead ECG #2 | |
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 The P waves are hard to find, but they are there. Look at leads I and II. Use a magnifying glass if you have to. You will notice that they are wide-exactly 0.12 seconds-and notched, with the notches 0.04 seconds or more apart. This is an example of P-mitrale. ... Full Case |
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Download: Practice ECG #2 (JPG) - 63 KB Visit the J&B archives at EMS1 |
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Press Release: Union Springs Pharmaceuticals Announces Commercial Launch of MyClyns [MyClyns] Faulty altitude detector in Wis. Med Flight copter led to similar crash [La Crosse, Wis.] Related Resource: Read full coverage of the fatal Wis. medical copter crash
Senate: Let first responders unionize [Washington] Tenn. dispatcher fired for cursing after call [Nashville, Tenn.] Former firefighter/paramedic sues Texas city over firing [University Park, Texas]
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Press Release: Nortech Labs Introduces the Blue Easy Sleeve, a Proactive Approach Against Viral Skin Infections [Nortech Labs] Chicago paramedics suspended for racial slur over fire radio [Chicago] Related Article: Chicago Fire/EMS to receive sensitivity training after racist remarks
Anonymous rape exams to be available nationwide [Elkton, Md.] Wireless patient devices at risk from proposed Internet use [Washington] Super Bowl drills to shape emergency response in Fla. [Tampa, Fla.]
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I absolutely agree that EMTs and medics don't make enough, that’s why I retired and moved on to other work. However in the situation portrayed in the article, the issue was not about what AMR could afford to pay, nor was it about what NEMSA could extract from AMR. It was about a militant portion of the workforce using NEMSA as a tool to try to get what they felt they 'deserved.' 
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| "Personal opinion has many variables. Since many paramedic students have no other higher academic experience or prior medical experience, it is hard for them to actually say whether one program is better than another. It is all relative. Some may think if they were spoon fed the answers to the tests that makes a great program. If the clinicals were easy by being conducted primarily around the coffee pot or the station's TV, that too can be a great program for some." — VentMedic |
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| Posted in response to: Where are the top paramedic programs?
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