This Week in EMS: FIRE Act...DMAT Team to Vaccinate...FD Wants EMS
The House passed a measure Wednesday reauthorizing the FIRE Act grant programs. The bill sets aside $1B for AFG and $1.2M for SAFER annually through 2014 for public fire, EMS and rescue organizations.
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House Passes FIRE Act, SAFER Reauthorization
The House passed a measure Wednesday reauthorizing the FIRE Act grant programs. The bill sets aside $1B for AFG and $1.2M for SAFER annually through 2014 for public fire, EMS and rescue organizations.
HHS Medical Response Teams to Administer H1N1 Vaccine
NY-2 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) will assist the Delaware Health and Social Services Division of Public Health in vaccinating up to 3,000 high-risk residents Nov. 20-22.
Ohio Fire Department Wants A Piece of EMS Business
The Lima Allen Fire Department wants a piece of the emergency ambulance response business. Fire Chief Mark Heffner presented his proposal to City Council's Safety Services Committee on Tuesday, saying his firefighters would provide transport to hospitals from all motor vehicle crashes and take a third spot in the 911 rotation.
Negotiations Under Way in Fatal Ambulance Crash
A plea deal is being negotiated for a Metro EMS tech accused of murder and other charges after she crashed the ambulance she was driving last year.
Featured Articles
Inside the Minds of Management
What are EMS bosses worrying about these days? Plenty, and three big issues received airings at the National EMS Management Association's EMS Administrator, Manager and Chief Forum, held at EMS EXPO in October in Atlanta, GA.
Stopping Calls Before They Happen
After years of emphasizing fire prevention, the American fire service now has to deal with a lot less fire suppression. There's a lesson in there for EMS, says retired chief Jeff Lindsey, and with prevention monies likely available if healthcare reform passes, there's never been a better time for departments to get proactive in preventing harm in their communities.
MONOC Mobile Health Services recently won the fifth annual EMS Safety Award from the Rutgers University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation. The Safety Awards mark excellence in four categories: enforcement, education, engineering and EMS. MONOC's award recognized its efforts to improve the safety of its ambulance operations.
EMS Revisited
The Jan/Feb 1982 issue of EMS Magazine celebrated the publication's 10th anniversary, and as part of that coverage, editorial advisory board member Robert G. Nixon reflected on his experiences working as an EMT in the early 1970s when many EMS services were run out of funeral homes and both nurses and police gave prehospital providers a frosty reception.
Continuing Education
All That Vomits is Not the Flu
There are myriad causes for nausea and vomiting, some of which are benign and some deadly. EMS providers and patients often think of it as the "flu." While this is a possibility, it is our job to sort out the benign from the deadly and make sound management choices. This article reviews recognition and management of illnesses with vomiting as a common chief complaint.
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
Maine Fire Department Purchases High-Tech Germ Killer
Some of the sickest people are transported in ambulances, and now Portland's rescue vehicles have the latest in germ-killing technology. The Department of Homeland Security approved a $50,000 grant for the Portland Fire Department to buy a Zimek Micro-Mist Decontamination System, the first such device in Maine and one of the first in New England, officials say.
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Emergency Medical Services Administrator, San Jose, CA
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