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June 1, 2008 Volume 75 |
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| Philly paramedics win right to receive overtime pay  |
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Philadelphia Fire Department paramedics who went to court to get overtime pay won a significant victory yesterday when a federal appeals court ruled they are entitled to overtime pay ifthey work more than 40 hours a week. Outlining the case, the federal appeals judge wrote in the majority opinion that it is well known that an employer generally must pay time-and-a-half for overtime, though certain employees are exempt ... Full Story Related Resource: TALK BACK: What issues regarding wages and overtime pay do you face in your department?
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| Dallas drafts new vision for Fire-EMS | |
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By Jamie Thompson, EMS1 Staff |
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EMS responses are making increasing demands on originally fire-based departments, with such calls accounting for up to 80 percent of the total received. These statistics signal the time for a fresh approach to how fire departments handle emergency medical services. And Dallas Fire-Rescue — whose calls are 60 percent EMS-related — is at the forefront of adopting a new approach ... Full Story |
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Press Release: Visit Laerdal at ECCU 2008! [Laerdal Medical] Train operator killed, several others injured in Boston collision [Newton, Mass.] Air ambulances address issue of obese patients [Seattle] Related Resource: Read full coverage of obesity's impact on EMS care
Ga. EMT dies after on-duty injury [Thomasville, Ga.] Ambulance ride can determine stroke outcome [Colorado Springs, Colo.]
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This is no joke. Our hospital is having problems with doctors in the process of doing medical procedure via a link up with MAYO and being kicked off the wireless by other users. The hospital is in the process to encrypt all the wireless bands at the hospital and surrounding medical buildings. 
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Video: EMSGrantsHelp at EMS Today [EMSGrantsHelp.com] Taser may have regulated man's heart rhythm [Washington] LA hospital settles patient dumping lawsuits [Los Angeles] Medical helicopter crashes in Pa. during takeoff [Pottsville, Pa.] Ill. paramedics help welcome baby into the world [Brookfield, Ill.]
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| EMS1 Forums Post of the Week | |||
| "This is both a system failure and an individual crew failure. The EMS system, medical division of the marathon, and the individual agency should have ensured that every provider there knew the areas, streets that had been blocked off for the marathon (from what I understand-one of the other contributing factors and the reason they initially went "the wrong way"), and closest most direct routes to the hospital." — revmedic53261 |
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| Posted in response to: Should mistakes in the field be excused if paramedics did all they could?
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