This Week in EMS: Former EMT Behind Bars...Violence Prevention...NAEMT Year in Review
A former metro EMS tech will spend 10-years behind bars in connection to a deadly accident.
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Former Ky. EMS Tech Accepts Plea Deal in Deadly Accident
A former metro EMS tech will spend 10-years behind bars in connection to a deadly accident.
Delayed Response May Have Cost Fla. Man's Life
The Port Charlotte man who was apparently in a car wreck and was left unattended by authorities for 16 hours was said to be on his way to see a friend and co-worker when he crashed.
UK Ambulances Fitted with CCTV Cameras
The first ambulances to be fitted with CCTV cameras as part of the latest scheme to tackle violence against NHS staff will take to the road.
Atlanta Probe Launched After Paramedics Fail to Help Shooting Victim
Atlanta Fire and Rescue have launched an internal investigation after a CBS Atlanta report showed paramedics not helping a man shot at a Moreland Avenue package store.
Industry Best Practices
For weeks, schoolchildren, families, community groups and EMS providers in Peterborough, Canada, have been filling shoeboxes with toys, hygiene items, school supplies and more to be shipped to kids in needy countries all over the world.
Training & Resources
If an EMS system is preparing to distribute devices like PDAs to staff, documentation should be in place that details their intended and allowed use. If possible, the documentation should be in place before any technology is distributed.
EMS Field Instruction: Part 4--How to Get the Most Out of Your Training Program
Although your field instruction program is designed to train you, learning is, in large part, up to you. A desire to learn will be your best tool for absorbing all the information that will be presented to you.
Featured Article
Thanks to the dedicated work of members and staff, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians has accomplished much in 2009, carrying out the goals set forth in the association's strategic plan, as well as co-hosting NAEMT's annual meeting with EMS EXPO in Atlanta, GA.
Continuing Education
EMS Care of the Schizophrenic Patient
Schizophrenia is a common psychiatric condition encountered by EMS professionals that is characterized by disturbances in the patient's perceptions, thoughts, behaviors and affect that last for more than six months. Because schizophrenia is commonly mistaken for various other psychiatric conditions, it is important for EMS providers to know what it is and how to assess and manage patients who have or display signs and symptoms associated with this condition.
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.
Industry News
Thermal Angel Blood Warmer Recognizes CALSTAR 6 With Distinguished Emergency Responder Award
Estill Medical Technologies, Inc., a family-owned Texas company that produces the Thermal Angel Blood and IV Fluid Infusion Warmer, a patented medical device being utilized by U.S. hospitals, military and emergency responders to lessen the effects of fluid-induced hypothermia, named the CALSTAR 6 Unit of South Lake Tahoe as the first-ever recipient of their "Thermal Angel Lifesaver of the Year Award."
Featured Job
EMS Supervisor, Galloway Township Ambulance Squad, NJ
Galloway Township Ambulance Squad seeks candidates to join its managment team. Interested candidates must have two years experience as an EMT-B or paramedic. Candidates must submit to a criminal background check, and substance abuse screening.
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