JEMS - Emergency Medical Services
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Anaphylaxis, drownings and heat stroke are all more prevalent in the pediatric population during the summer months. Read this refresher on how to treat these tiny patients:
Treating Pediatric Summertime Emergencies
Summer, a much-anticipated season of the year for both adults and children, is unfortunately a time for significant unintentional injury and death to kids.
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"It is our responsibility as professionals to be curious about our craft."
The Home Cook vs. the Professional Chef - What EMS Can Learn from Cooking | Life Under the Lights
What can a recipe for brussels sprouts and the science of cooking teach us about EMS? Quite a...
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Death toll might rise once firefighters are able to gain full access to the site.
Explosion Levels Fireworks Factory in Italy
Death toll is expected to rise once firefighters have full access to site.
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"The Acadian Way" JEMS 2004, when A.J. Heightman JEMS Editor-in-Chief followed up one what Jim Page thought might well be the best ambulance service in the nation,  http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=23733&p=15
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Nine people ranging in age from their late teens to their late 60s were wounded
Three Killed, Nine Wounded in Louisiana Theater Shooting
Gunman is among the dead in shooting inside a Lafayette movie theater.
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23 hrs · 
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the crews and managers of Acadian Ambulance as they cope with the tragedy at the Lafayette Louisiana Movie Theater.
We also congratulate Acadian for their rapid response of 12 ambulances to the scene in less than 15 minutes, establishment of rapid triage, treatment and transportation areas; and distribution of a dozen+ patients to area hospitals and trauma centers.
A.J. Heightman, Editor-in-Chief, JEMS
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LIVE in 5 minutes - A.J. Heightman JEMS Editor-in-Chief and Boston EMS Chief James Hooley discuss Boston EMS (Emergency Medical Services)Questions? Send them to ‪#‎JEMStalk‬ on Twitter
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Yesterday at 6:40pm · 
Join us tonight - Live - 7:00 p.m. Eastern/4:00 p.m. Pacific as we talk with Boston EMS Chief James Hooley, http://www.jems.com/index.html (photo courtesy of Boston EMS Lt. Steve Beyer)
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Yesterday at 3:47pm · 
Have you ever transported a hogtied patient?
Video: Hogtied Patient at Center of Mississippi Police Investigation
Man hogtied and face-down on a stretcher died while at the hospital.
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Yesterday at 2:11pm · 
Yep. You read that correctly.
Pennsylvania Man Fakes Chest Pains to Have Medics Fix Air Conditioner
Turner has a history of minor or harassing complaints.
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Yesterday at 12:09pm · 
"In what other medical emergency, where a patient is diaphoretic, ghost-white, and tachy-crazy, do we apply an ointment – stat!"
Brooks Walsh, MD on Prehospital 12-Lead ECG blog
Nitro paste is NOT an emergency medicine drug – The Evidence
I have no idea why, but many paramedics clamor for including nitroglycerin paste in their drug bag. Baffles me. True, you don’t need to break the seal of the
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