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June 17, 2008 Volume 80 |
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Paramedic, patient killed in Del. ambulance crash |
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A patient and paramedic died Tuesday morning in an ambulance crash in Sussex County, Delaware.
According to police, the three-member ambulance crew had just picked up patient Betty J. Hickman, 82, and was enroute to the hospital. A deer entered the roadway and the ambulance driver maneuvered to try avoiding the animal. Hickman and paramedic Stephanie L. Callaway, 31, died in the crash ... Full Story Related Resources: What speed is safe on emergency runs?
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| Rural Ramblings | |
| Radio Ramblings: The Art of Hospital Radio Reporting | |
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By Jules Scadden, EMS1.com Columnist, and Larry Torrey |
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EMS1 is excited to announce the latest addition to our growing roster of respected industry providers. Jules Scadden will present monthly columns looking at EMS issues from a rural perspective. Effective hospital radio reporting is a skill not often considered a priority in EMS education. It is also something that is not a priority for preceptors when new EMTs enter the field. The hospital radio report is, however, an important piece of the continuum of care ... Full Column |
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| Transport Management for the Sepsis Patient | |
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By Paul Mazurek, EMS1.com Columnist |
| Your transport team is called to the intensive care unit of a 68-bed community hospital 30 nautical miles away for a 64 year-old male admitted three days ago with ''flu-like'' symptoms. The patient had been admitted to the hospital by his primary care provider for general malaise, a temperature of 100.9 F and a high white blood cell count ... Full Column | |
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Press Release: Customers Commend Ambulance Billing Systems [Ambulance Billing Systems] N.Y. emergency wireless system fails to connect [Albany, N.Y.] Rising crash rate raises questions about med copters [Houston] Related Resource: Read full coverage of issues surrounding med evac useMaine officials grappling with latest 911 lapses [Penobscot County, Maine]
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| EMS1 Forums Post of the Week | |||
| "How about touching on the issue of the "macho" male management personnel who still have trouble with women in the fire and EMS service? They are still out there and I'm not just talking about those well past retirement age gents. The ones I'm referring to are those on the fire lines now and also those in the ranks of management who go out of their way to convey the disdain they have toward women." — lwalker527 |
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| Posted in response to: Women's Issues
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