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June 26, 2008 Volume 83 |
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Okla. EMSA takes steps to avoid paramedic shortage |
Struggling to find hope in the depths 
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Labor shortages are crippling ambulance agencies nationwide but the state is taking steps to ensure Oklahoma does not follow.Emergency Medical Services Authority is the state's largest employer of EMS personnel and is the sole provider of ambulance service for Tulsa and Oklahoma City. EMSA has focused on three areas to avoid labor shortage: wage adjustments, retention and offering new training programs ... Full Story Related Resource: TALK BACK: Why do you think the EMS industry is having troubles recruiting and retaining employees?
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Press Release: TeleStaff Introduces New Bidding Product to Public Safety [PDSI Workforce Scheduling] Pittsburgh Fire/EMS facing changes [Pittsburgh] 911 calls at risk of VoIP 'black hole' [Torrance, Calif.] Funding cuts to slow Atlanta ambulance service [Atlanta] 911 song helps Okla. girl, 3, get aid for mother [Guthrie, Okla.]
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Press Release: EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. Receives $900K Contract from City of Marietta [EF Johnson Technologies, Inc.] Sports bra saves Colo. wildland EMT while hiking [Berlin] New Wis. ambulance has apparent 'death wish' [Sauk County, Wis.] Emergency stroke treatment not available in Calif. desert [Victorville, Calif.] Copter, rescue teams save 3 in Md. woods [Patapsco Valley, Md. ]
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| "On the Navajo Reservation in northeast Arizona, we worked a one week shift — 168 hours on duty, 168 hours off duty. I loved it. I liked having a one week vacation every other week. We did 911 calls and general transports. The 168 hour shift was great until we pulled back- to- back general transport calls to Albuquerque which was 9 hours turnaround." — marjorum |
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