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April 2010
Learn to Make Better Decisions and Improve Patient Care
Critical thinking during the thought processes that dictate assessment and treatment can dramatically improve patient care and outcomes.
Evidence-based Guidelines for Adult Traumatic Brain Injury Care
With careful attention to the ABCs, EMS providers can reduce the mortality of severe traumatic brain injured patients.
Nation’s First Community of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivors
The nation’s first online community for survivors of SCA is continuously growing.
Extrication Fundamentals
Learn everything you need to know about extrication, from the gear you should bring to the logistics of the scene.
Last Word
Burger Bosses Battle for Business and an Idea with Bite
A Colorado paramedic invents a scoop-and-suction catheter, the Erin (Ontario) Fire Department encourages citizens to exaggerate complaints, and a Kentucky air medical service aims to improve STEMI outcomes in rural communities.
Case of the Month
Seat Belt Sign on the Neck Is a Serious Finding
Providers should examine MVC patients for seatbelt sign of the neck because it can signify underlying trauma.
Tricks of the Trade
A Thank You Goes a Long Way
In these tough times, a little courtesy can have a greater impact than you realize.
From the Editor
Immobilization Study Presents Wake-up Call
A new study delivers a wake-up call about cervical immobilization.
EMS in Action
Prolonged Entrapment
Paramedics work to extricate a bariatric patient who has been entrapped for more than 30 minutes after a head-on collision.
Priority Traffic
NYTF–1 Aids Haitian Recovery Efforts
FDNY EMS deploys to Haiti to find and treat quake survivors, NREMT finds no evidence that DCFEMS EMTs cheated on national exams, our legal experts explain who’s responsible for negligent patient care on a call.
Lighter Side
Dummies Ain't So Dumb Anymore
Which is scarier: your annual practical evaluation by your medical director or the human patient simulator you have to use?
Leadership Sector
Tackling Mandatory Overtime
When the calls keep coming in and the staff isn’t available, how do you force people to work?
Higher Learning
Teaching Capnography
Paradigms can be helpful education tools, but don’t get so caught up in what you know that you resist new ideas.
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Product Connect
Minto Fracture Kit
A compact, MOLLE-equipped pack designed for rapid field response for the treatment of most extremity fractures, dislocations and joint injuries. Fractures can be splinted in position found! Disaster preparedness and surge capacity available!
Sager Extreme Compact Bilateral Emergency Traction Splint
The Compact Sager Alternative! Treats proximal third and mid-shaft femoral fractures. Radio-lucent,universal: fits adult or child,treats unilateral or bilateral fractures. Rapid one-person assembly/application. Compact, robust, and lightweight.
SEFRS (Sager Emergency Fracture Response System)
Your complete fracture response system! Features a compact Sager Traction Splint, an Adaptor
