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March 2013
The Prehospital Care Research Forum Presents Selected Abstracts
The Prehospital Care Research Forum presents abstracts of recent research.
New Jersey EMS Task Force Response to Superstorm Sandy
Task force successfully executes hurricane management plan resulting in rapid response and saved lives.
How Freedom House Has Been Reborn
Freedom House might not be in EMS textbooks, but it’s making a comeback in the present.
Research Suggests Time for Change in Prehospital Spinal Immobilization
Does the research point to changing the standard of care for MOI patients?
Features
Olympic Lessons Learned from London Ambulance Service
London Ambulance Service successfully handled their ‘summer of sport’ with seven years of pre-planning.
Features
Bay Shore/Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance Builds an Innovative Special Ops Vehicle
Bob Vaccaro takes a close-up look at a unique rescue/special ops vehicle built by Custom Fab for the Bay Shore/Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance organization on Long Island.
Letters
Readers Share Feedback on CPR Interruption Time and Transporting Psychological Patients
Readers offer comments on recent JEMS and JEMS.com articles.
EMS in Action
Low-speed, Two-car Crash Requires Pediatric Immobilization
A team of Missouri first responders immobilize a pediatric patient at a crash scene with three patients.
Priority Traffic
Book Review: Alright, Let's Call it a Draw; The Life of John Pryor
Former trauma program director was killed by an enemy mortar in Iraq on Christmas morning of 2008.
Priority Traffic
Preventing Violence Against EMS and First Responders
Nine questions you should ask.
Priority Traffic
Pro Bono: Are You Always On Call?
Do EMS providers have a legal duty to act when off duty and in uniform?
Case of the Month
EMS Treats Blunt Traumatic Injury from a Bicycle Handlebar
Learn why falling forward onto a bicycle can result in serious abdominal injuries and should be considered a significant mechanism of injury.
Leadership Sector
How the Affordable Care Act Will Change EMS
Now that the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, and the president was reelected, healthcare reform is a reality—and it will reshape the EMS system.
Lighter Side
The Slow Farewell
Steve Berry finds humor in an unlikely place—a facility for Alzheimer’s patients.
From the Editor
EMS Crews Should be Allowed to Use ‘Special Stretchers’
How the elimination of a few words impacted patient immobilization.
Tricks of the Trade
How to Prevent Critical EMS Vehicle Failures
Ambulance battery failures are common but easy to prevent.
Last Word
Applauding an Innovative Approach to Grain Engulfment Rescue Training
A one-of-a-kind training vehicle allows Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute to simulate grain bin rescue.
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