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February 2011

Excited Delirium Strikes without Warning

Help prevent losing patients with excited delirium to cardiac arrest.

Keith Wesley, MD, FACEP

Seattle and King County setting standard in prehospital ETI

How to prepare paramedics for ETI success

Andreas Grabinsky, MD Keir J. Warner, BS Michael Damm, MICP Michael K. Copass, MD Thomas D. Rea, MD

2010 JEMS 200-City Survey

Despite uncertainty, opportunities for survival are just ahead for EMS agencies.

Michael G. Ragone

Lighter Side

Providers Recognize Patients in Obituaries

One EMSer reads the obituaries daily to put life in perspective.

Steve Berry


Last Word

Photo Courtesy Josh Weiss

Providers Race to Revive Heart Attack Patient

Southwest Ambulance partners with Mothers Against Drunk Driving in effort to prevent drunken driving.


Hands On

Product Reviews From Street Crews

Product Reviews From Street Crews

Fran Hildwine, BS, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P


From the Editor

photos A.J. Heightman

Saving Lives

Why we do what we do

A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P


Priority Traffic

Photo iStockphoto.com

Standardizing AEDs Could Prevent Progress

Putting the brakes on experimentation with AED models may harm the patient.


Insider Health Care Update

Don’t Let Health-Care Reform Lose Momentum

A change in political parties shouldn’t discourage providers.

William K. Atkinson, PhD, MPH, MPA, EMT-P


Higher Learning

Photo Courtesy Jeff Forster

Proper Restraint Technique Starts in the Classroom

There are 11 critical steps to teaching patient restraint.

Joseph P. Hopple, NREMT-P


Tricks of the Trade

Photo Thom Dick

Anticipate the Signal Ahead

Broadening the scope of your situational awareness while driving helps you anticipate traffic flow in advance.

Thom Dick


Case of the Month

Photos Courtesy Bryan Bledsoe

Assessing Trauma Patients Proves Difficult

EMS providers should keep in mind many factors when assessing trauma patients.

Bryan E. Bledsoe, DO, FACEP, FAAEM | Glen Guillermo, MD | Joshua Parker, MD | Loren Gorosh, MD | Mike Casey, MD, FACS,


Research Review

Photo Courtesy David Page

Treating Presumed Tension Pneumothorax

Studies evaluate the use of needle thoracostomy to treat patients with presumed tension pneumothorax.

David Page, MS, NREMT-P


EMS Panel Releases National Field Triage Guidelines

The panel’s guidelines may be able to reduce patient deaths by 25%.

Bob Bailey, MA
Richard C. Hunt, MD, FACEP
Scott Sasser, MD, FACEP


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