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April 2009
Geriatric Trauma: What to think about before assessing, treating & packaging the elderly
Read this refresher on the anatomical and physiological changes of aging, and how they should affect your assessment and treatment of geriatric trauma patients.
2009 Ambulance Manufacture Showcase
Do you need to buy a new rig on a fixed budget?
When Lightning Strikes: Bolting down the facts & fiction
Did you know that lightning does strike twice in the same place? Read on to test your knowledge of this dangerous natural phenomenon and learn how to treat your patients and keep yourself safe when responding to volatile—and electric—weather.
Last Word
Last Word
Paramedics all but sweep the NAEMSP awards; Tulsa Fire Department succeeds at training, but fails at documentation; and Portland International Airport paramedics buy food for stranded passengers.
Case of the Month
Buying Time: Making the case for pacing a hypoperfusive DNR patient
A case of an obese patient who can't receive the necessary medications raises questions about the use of transcutaneous pacing to sustain a patient until medications have time to work, and the ethics of using this method on someone with a potential DNR status.
Priority Traffic
Education changes will affect you
New National EMS Education Standards will change the way you do your job, an NTSB hearing on air-ambulance safety yields new recommendations, a new report finds that heat is the deadliest natural hazard, and more.
Leadership Sector
Blast from the Past: Looking back gives us an idea of where we're going
Gary Ludwig uses an interesting approach to recount how far technology and medicine have come since the 1960s.
Research Review
Research Review
Get current by reading about recent studies on blood pressure, STEMI patients, IO equipment and backboards.
From the Editor
More Than a Number: Age does matter in your assessment
Hear from our Editor-in-Chief about why understanding geriatric care is more important than ever.
Tricks of the Trade
Varmints: What's going on back there?
An extra rearview mirror allows you to see not only what's going on behind your ambulance, but what's going on in the back of it, which is important when you get a patient who has no regard for your safety.
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