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Indiana Considers ‘Baby Box’ for Abandoned Newborns

State could be the first to use device for safe drop-offs....More >

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FDNY EMS Wins JEMS Games 2015

Helicopter crash is final challenge for top three teams. More >

Congress Passes One-Week Funding of Homeland Security

Partial shutdown averted a few minutes before midnight. More >

• Indiana Considers ‘Baby Box’ for Abandoned Newborns
• Eight Shot in Missouri House-to-House Rampage
• Oil Train Wrecks Increase Call for Tougher Safety Rules
• Short-Term Fix May Avoid Homeland Security Shutdown
• FDNY, FDNY EMS Respond to Manhattan Building Collapse

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JEMS Exclusives

Why EMS Should Limit the Use of Rigid Cervical Collars

Explore alternative spinal stabilization strategies.

CPR Quality and Impedance Threshold Device Effectiveness

ITD effectiveness is directly related to CPR quality & a systems-based approach

Understanding Why EMS Systems Fail

Learn to recognize trigger points that could ruin your system.

Maryland State Police Aviation Command Continues Perfecting HEMS Fleet

Updates to old helicopters provide new opportunities to improve patient care.

Columnists

EMS Subspecialty Creates an Opportunity to Change the Role of the Paramedic

BY MARK E.A. ESCOTT, MD, MPH, FACEP

Being an EMS Leader Comes with Risks

BY A.J. HEIGHTMAN, MPA, EMT-P

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• Water + Molten Steel = Massive Steam Explosion
• Plane crashes into Florida warehouse, causes fire in explosives storage
• Todd, the Play: Team of Muses
• Gifts
• Four Firefighters Rescued (Documentary, A Year Later)
• The Annapolis Mansion Fire, Investigating, and of course, The Haters
• Practice (Revisited)

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Accident Victim Videotapes His Own Extrication

A pin-job ‘selfie’ of sorts
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Wesleyan Students Hospitalized for Overdose

11 students transported to local hospitals.
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Denver Medic's Family Says Job Stress Contributed to Suicide

Veteran of over 25 years took her own life after a call.
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Denver First Responders Join to Remember Paramedic

Veteran medic took her own life after fatal accident.
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Resources

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Understanding Simulation Training in Paramedic Education – Follow-up Data from a NAEMSE Research Project

Join us on October 20th for Part 2 of Simulation in Accredited Paramedic Program
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Consistency Counts: The Impact of Mechanical CPR

Join us on October 16th for Consistency Counts: The Impact of Mechanical CPR
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A New Look at CPR: BLS Training Tailored to You

Join us on September 9th for an introduction to the newest BLS course.
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Successfully Doing More with Less: Supply and Logistics Best Practices

Successfully Doing More with Less: Supply and Logistics Best Practices
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FDNY EMS Wins JEMS Games 2015

Helicopter crash is final challenge for top three teams... More >

• Congress Passes One-Week Funding of Homeland Security
• Christian Martin-Gill Presents on Prehospital Evidence-Based Guidelines at EMS Today
• Paul Pepe Presents “You Can Be a Game Changer” at EMS Today 2015

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Hands On February 2015

Here’s a look at this month’s product hands on...More >

• Hands On December 2014
• Hands On November 2014
• Hands On October 2014

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Acute Carbon Dioxide Poisoning Reveals Issues in Patient Rescue and Management

Learn how simple asphyxiants present challenges to patient care... More >

• In-Depth Overview of Mechanical Ventilation
• Metro and D.C. Fire Department Responders Triage 200 Patients Evacuated from Smoke-Filled Metro Station
• Readers Sound Off About Glove Use After Patient Care

vehicle ops

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Maryland State Police Aviation Command Continues Perfecting HEMS Fleet

Updates to old helicopters provide new opportunities to improve patient care... More >

• South Dakota Mobile Simulation Program Brings Training to Rural Providers
• Strategies to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Fame EMS Recognizes the Importance of MCI Vehicles

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How Illinois’s Trauma and EMS System of Care Helped Shape the Industry

The modern era of EMS systems has been formed in large thanks to policies first developed in Illinois...More >

• Reflections on the Impact of JEMS over the Past 35 Years
• Know When and How Your Patient can Legally Refuse Care
• EMS10: Innovators of 2014

health + safety

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Understanding and Managing the Benefits of Weight Gain After Smoking Cessation

Gaining 10 pounds is less detrimental than a heavy smoking habit... More >

• Workplace Fatigue Creates Dangerous Risks for EMS Employees
• Understand When to Remove Gloves and Other PPE
• Eat Right to Make Sure You Don’t End Up a Patient

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Old Habits Die Hard

Accepting change is the first step in remembering change... More >

• Northwestern Ontario, Canada, High School First Responders Develop Life-saving Skills Early
• Prevent Medical Errors in the Field with Cognitive Strategies
• EMS Educators are Modern-Day Spartan Warriors

major incidents/mci

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‘Brown’ Demonstrations Posed Challenge to Ferguson EMS and Fire

Ferguson EMS and fire agencies face obstacles during large-scale disturbance response... More >

• New Hazmat Notification System Closes Communication Loop
• ‘Brown’ Demonstrations Posed Challenge to Ferguson EMS and Fire
• How EMS in Rural Methow Valley, Wash., Coped with a Devastating Wildfire

ems industry news

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• Reflections on the Impact of JEMS over the Past 35 Years
• Acute Carbon Dioxide Poisoning Reveals Issues in Patient Rescue and Management
• Know When and How Your Patient can Legally Refuse Care

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• FEMA Emergency Mgmt. Institute
• Fire & Emergency Manufacturers & Services Assoc.
• IAFC EMS Section

• Int'l Association of EMS Chiefs
• Int'l Assoc. of Flight Paramedics
• NAEMT
• Nat'l Assoc. of Emergency Management Physicians
• Nat'l Assoc. of EMS Educators
• Nat'l Assoc. of State EMS Officials
• Nat'l Collegiate EMS Foundation
• Nat'l Emergency Management Assoc.
• Nat'l Emergency Medical Services Assoc.
• Nat'l EMS Management Assoc.
• NAEMT
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
• U.S. Fire Administration

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