This Week in EMS: Feds Want $16 Billion for Public Safety Communications
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Feds Want Wireless Network for First Responders
Federal regulators will recommend that Congress devote up to $16 billion over 10 years to pay for a nationwide wireless broadband network that would allow police officers, firefighters and other emergency workers to communicate with each other.
Nevada Cities Re-Examine EMS Response
"Dual response" is a popular model, but a Clark County task force is looking for ways to rein in spending.
Virginia EMS Supervisor Hits Firefighters With SUV
Two Fairfax County firefighters treating a bicyclist along a road were struck by a vehicle operated by a supervisor.
EMS Operations
The Strategic National Stockpile (and What It Can Do For You)
You may have heard of the Strategic National Stockpile, or SNS, and wondered what it is and why it's important to you and your EMS agency. Read this article for an overview of this important resource--one you might need sooner than you think.
EMS Training Center
Does EMS Activation of Heart Catheterization Labs Have an Impact on D2B Times?
EMS plays an important role in the care delivered to patients with STEMIs or other MIs. Some EMS crews now have the capacity to transmit electrocardiograms from call scenes directly to emergency departments for ED physicians and cardiologists to read, allowing them to activate cath labs if necessary. Due to the importance of prehospital ECGs and the vital role EMS plays in positive STEMI patient outcomes, this article will examine whether the role EMS plays is truly vital to D2B times.
Featured Article
2010 Ambulance Safety Conference Focuses on Patient and Provider Safety
In January, experts from across the globe gathered in Phoenix, AZ, at the Ambulance Safety Conference hosted by the National Association of EMS Physicians and sponsored by ZOLL to discuss how EMS systems can be made safer.
Continuing Education
Therapeutic Hypothermia in EMS
New this month we offer a video-based CE presentation: Protocols are emerging that specify post-cardiac arrest cooling in the ambulance. This video presentation, sponsored by Philips, examines EMS protocols and describes how you might start cooling in the field, monitor patient progress and hand off to the hospital. After viewing this video, take the CE test that accompanies this lesson at www.rapidce.com.
This CE activity is approved by EMS Magazine, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for .5 CEUs.
Business News
CyberLock Helps Clark County Fire Department Manage Narcotics
Clark County Fire Department has implemented the CyberLock system of electronic lock cylinders and programmable keys to manage and control access to their controlled substances.
Acadian's National EMS Academy Granted Five-Year AccreditationThe National EMS Academy, a partnership between Acadian Ambulance and South Louisiana Community College, has been granted five-year initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Featured Job
Firefighter/EMT, Bella Vista, AR
Applications are now being accepted to fill future positions. The successful applicant(s) must have a high school diploma or equivalent; be willing to work nights, weekends and holidays; and have current EMT certification. EMT-Paramedic experience preferred.
Click above for details and visit www.EMSResponder.com/jobs for additional listings.
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Featured Forum Thread
mcdonl says: My question is how indicative of the EMT-B exam are online anatomy flash cards, and how big of a section is the anatomy portion of the EMT-B test? The parts that kill me are the bones in the skull, hip and face. I get the respiratory, circulatory, digestive, reproductive, endocrine and urinary systems, but above mentioned areas have so many parts! Does anyone have any better study methods?
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