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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP

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Art Hsieh, MA, NRP teaches in Northern California at the Public Safety Training Center, Santa Rosa Junior College in the Emergency Care Program. An EMS provider since 1982, Art has served as a line medic, supervisor and chief officer in the private, third service and fire-based EMS. He has directed both primary and EMS continuing education programs. Art is a textbook writer, author of “EMT Exam for Dummies,” has presented at conferences nationwide and continues to provide direct patient care regularly. Art is a member of the EMS1 Editorial Advisory Board.

LATEST ARTICLES
Sometimes, EMS systems are too broken to fix
San Francisco’s EMS system is broken; as is often the case in medicine, treating the symptom won’t fix the underlying problem
July 15, 2014 03:29 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
Better mobile phone tech could solve rural EMS dispatch issues
It’s understandable, but unfortunate, that the parent felt like he had to take things into his own hands and drive his child to the hospital.
July 10, 2014 07:34 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
Emergencies at hospitals still require 911
Just because an incident happens in a health care facility doesn’t automatically mean that the facility is capable of managing it without outside assistance
July 08, 2014 07:44 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
911 phone triage can put EMS resources where most needed
A nurse call center, when done correctly, can reduce unnecessary responses and create greater efficiency in the 911 system
July 03, 2014 07:07 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
How to practice and improve advanced airway management
It’s a complicated skill, and it’s critical that EMS providers learn good techniques from the start and continue to practice them
June 30, 2014 10:20 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
Regions that can afford career EMS systems should pay for them
Sending a medic to the scene without the ability to transport is a creative way to maximize resources, but unnecessary in a wealthy urban area that could afford a career system
June 26, 2014 10:07 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
Not having AEDs in big-box stores puts customers at undue risk
AEDs are just as essential as first aid kits, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, emergency exits, sprinkler systems, and other safety equipment that costs far more and is used far less
June 24, 2014 08:33 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
Staffing problems will be solved when EMS finds its identity
EMS must either master all of health care, or carve a niche to gain professional recognition and financial stability
June 17, 2014 07:48 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
EMS providers can’t fix, but can combat Medicare fraud
EMS can’t control the health care finance system, but providers should remain vigilant against fraud in their own business
June 12, 2014 11:08 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
The Dallas program shows how EMS can lead health care reform
By expanding our roles, not scope, community paramedicine programs represent a new way of thinking that can shape the future of health care
June 10, 2014 08:15 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
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