This Week in EMS: EMS Prepares for the Winter Olympics
The eyes of the world are on Vancouver as the 2010 Winter Olympic Games begin with the opening ceremony.
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Olympic EMS Leader: Let the Games Begin!
The eyes of the world are on Vancouver as the 2010 Winter Olympic Games begin with the opening ceremony. Providing emergency medical services for the estimated 5,500 athletes and the hundreds of thousands of spectators flooding the two main venues will be a daunting task, but Bob Alexander has a plan and he's ready.
Responders Cope as Blizzard Strengthens
Collapsed roofs, drift-clogged streets, power outages, major interstates closed, airports shutdown, stranded firefighters, Humvees and troopers -- this was the scene on the East Coast following Mother Nature's second punch.
Chilling Aerial Photos of 9/11 Attack Released
A trove of aerial photographs of the collapsing World Trade Center was widely released this week, offering a rare and chilling view from the heavens of the burning twin towers and the apocalyptic shroud of smoke and dust that settled over the city.
Obama Proposal Cuts AFG, SAFER Funding
President Obama's proposed 2011 budget calls for cuts to AFG and SAFER, and a slight increase for the USFA.
Prehospital Profiles
Helping Haiti: New York Volunteers Deliver Emergency Care in Remote Areas
Upon their arrival in Haiti, within five days of the earthquake, NYC Medics' first teams bypassed the places where large-scale aid was already gathering and headed to the places where aid might take longest to arrive.
The Corner Office: Practical Management for EMS Leaders
The effect a well-trained therapy dog can have on an elderly or pediatric patient, special-needs student or resident of an inpatient facility can be obvious. It may behoove leaders of healthcare systems, including EMS services, to consider ways to incorporate the benefit of such animals in their services. In addition to benefiting patients, they can also be a great PR and outreach tool for an organization.
Continuing Education
EMS providers respond to a variety of scenarios involving electrical burns. While many of these fall under the category of medical or trauma, electrical injuries and lightning strikes can present as a combination of both. Because of this, providers must not only address the traumatic outcomes from the incident, such as burns or blunt force trauma, they must also consider any potential medical issues, such as cardiac arrhythmias.
This CE activity is approved by EMS Magazine, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 1.5 CEUs.
Product News
Active Shooter Training Program
Emergency Film Group of Edgartown, MA, has produced Active Shooter: Rapid Response a DVD-based training resource and reference designed for law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs and others who may be first on the scene of a mass shooting.
Featured Job
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Featured Forum Thread
K9kazoo says: I'm looking for some data for a research paper I'm doing for my Advanced Care Paramedic course. I'm looking for protocols/operating procedures/guidelines on OC/pepper spray calls for service. We've seen a huge spike with the gang members in our city using pepper spray against innocents and even law enforcement officers. We are looking to find a better way of dealing with these patients.
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