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September 2008
MisLeading: The clinical implications of misplaced ECG leads
The 12-lead ECG has become an exceptional prehospital tool in the detection and treatment of life-threatening arrhythmias and cardiac-associated complaints.
Liability Basics for Instructors: Tips for preventing lawsuits in the educational setting
Everyone in EMS has received some training in liability issues associated with the delivery of patient care, but few of us who have become instructors have received any training regarding legal issues related to EMS education.
Now What?: Managing exposures without Ryan White notifications
The repeal of the emergency response provisions of the Ryan White CARE Act has jeopardized the legal rights of some emergency responders following exposures to communicable diseases.
Lighter Side
Practical Personalities
Most of you out there, who have taught EMS for any length of time, can recognize, identify and categorize predictable patterns and behaviors of certain individuals who consistently stimulate an involuntary response of the oculomotor nerve (third cranial nerve).
Last Word
Last Word
Featuring:Don't Touch„That Bug, Ban Hazing Now!, Paramedics Keep Trains Running on Time, Winning Campaign, and Freedom Isn't Free
Columns
Overtime: Thank you, sir, may I have another?
Are most people in EMS forced to work overtime?
EMS in Action
The Great Chase
Mohawk Ambulance Paramedic Ed Marchand and EMT Becky Rosko are seen "chasing" jockeys during the 2007 Travers Stakes in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Volunteer Voice
Don't Hesitate -- Educate: Funding education as a recruitment & retention tool
Providing access to higher education, both within and outside your organization, is an important benefit to offer.
Tricks of the Trade
Pirates: Arr-r, a little fun's good
EMS is a serious business, but when the day is done, surprises break the monotony and foster a fun environment.
From the Editor
I Finally Met John Wayne: Chance encounter presents modern-day hero
Editor-in-Chief, A.J. Heightman, meets John Wayne,; not the actor, but the real deal: a tough, dedicated, honorable man of action.
From Fragmentation to Unity: How to make the transition to the national EMS scope of practice model
Between 2010 and 2014, the nation_s EMS agencies will transition to meet the goals outlined in the IOM-supported National EMS Scope of Practice Model (SOP).
Infection Protection: A review of post-exposure prophylaxis
This review will present the guidelines for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) that have been developed to safeguard health-care providers, with emphasis on prophylaxis of HIV, HBV and HCV.
Bad Behaviors: We don't teach them, but we can avoid them
This article suggests one way EMS managers can„avoid hiring bad employees.
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