This Week in EMS: A Recap for August 13 - 19, 2011
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Nicotine Tests Could Cost Fla. Medics Their Jobs
Volusia County is taking over ambulance services and the anti-smoking policy of county employees could cost ambulance personnel their jobs.
Prince Harry Meets UK Riot Response Crews
Prince Harry visited Salford Ambulance Station and met crews who responded to emergencies during the riots. Six fire engines were damaged in the mayhem, with rioters in Salford using nails in planks of wood put across roads to sabotage the efforts of emergency services.
Lawsuit Details Tenn. Ambulance Worker Molesting Patient
A local woman is suing Hamilton County Emergency Services for $2.9 million, alleging that a paramedic pulled back her clothing, fondled her and took photos of her naked body while she was being transported to the hospital.
EMS Training
In-line skating/Rollerblading kicks into high gear with the arrival of summer and warm weather. Injuries to the upper and lower extremities, along with lacerations, will be the most often encountered scars of summer.
The Corner Office
Quality Corner--Part 9: Assessing Paramedic Quality of Care
How is a medical director or supervisor to assess a paramedic's abilities and quality of care? One of the most reliable and least biased is through an annual skills review and sign-off.
EMS Operations
The Vision Zero Safety Initiative is a program from the Association of Air Medical Services designed to reduce the number of accidents and errors of consequence among the entire medical transport community, including both air and ground transport.
EMS Life
Georgia Firefighters Turn to Teaching
As long as anyone can remember, firefighters have been role models for kids all over the world. In Henry County, GA, five firefighters from Station 13 have gone from hero to teacher for a special group of reading-challenged second graders.
Featured EMS Magazine Article: August 2010
Beginning January 2013, the National Registry will no longer test paramedic graduates from non-accredited programs. Speculation as to what this actually means is fuel for the overly active imagination. To separate facts from fantasy, Beyond the Books columnist Mike Smith talked to CoAEMSP Executive Director George W. Hatch to get the skinny on what is unquestionably one of the most significant policy shifts in the history of the EMS profession.
EMS Webcasts
Ambulance Safety Seating and Design
This webinar, sponsored by Braun and Serenity Safety Products, discusses the evolution of ambulance seating and the safety of that seating in the back of the ambulance in regard to operations, ergonomics and convenience.
Continuing Education
Our immune system is designed to protect us from harmful pathogens; here's what you need to know about how it works.
This CE activity is approved by EMS World Magazine, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 1.5 CEU. After reading the article, visit www.rapidce.com to take the CE test.
Industry News
STEMI Alerts Come to Ft. Myers Beach
Officials from the Ft. Myers Beach (Fla.) Fire Control District and HealthPark Medical Center's Emergency Department have announced the implementation of real-time electrocardiogram transmissions from the field to the emergency room.
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