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Top News: Mass Evacuation Management

rss@emsresponder.com (By Marie Nordberg, Associate Editor) — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:46:00 -0500

Meet the "AmbuBus,"--a school bus converted to an ambulance with room for up to 18 stretchers, medical equipment and eight medical personnel.

The Psychology of the Shirt

rss@emsresponder.com — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:10:00 -0500

Why you may need to distance yourself from injured colleagues.

Partner Woes

rss@emsresponder.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:05:00 -0400

How to handle working with a slug.

Dealing With Downtime

rss@emsresponder.com — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:20:00 -0400

Effective management of downtime can be as important to your agency as vehicles, equipment and staff.

System Solutions

rss@emsresponder.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:09:00 -0400

As EMS systems face down the global economic crisis, questions are emerging about the ways we run our systems and utilize our existing resources.

EMS Response to a Terrorist Attack

rss@emsresponder.com (By Nancy Caroline, MD) — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:18:00 -0500

In the Sept/Oct 1978 issue of EMS Magazine, Dr. Nancy Caroline shared her memories of the Coastal Road Massacre--a Palestinian terrorist attack on March 11, 1978, in which 38 Israeli civilians were killed and 71 were wounded.

AEDs Available for the People

rss@emsresponder.com (By John Erich, Associate Editor) — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:18:00 -0500

In western Wisconsin, a novel program from the local 9-1-1 provider aims to make AEDs available, at least temporarily, at gatherings where they might be needed.

The Concept of Self-Rescue

rss@emsresponder.com (By Mike Burg, EMT) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:48:00 -0400

With tourniquets, trauma dressings and training, SWAT members can help save their own lives even when emergency medical care isnt immediately available

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rss@emsresponder.com — Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

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