Call to Action: Pinned in Pikesville
In Baltimore County, Md., crews from Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company Squad 322...
February 2009 Volume 34 Issue 2
From the Editor: The Soldiers' Surgeon
Reflections on the life & death of John P. Pryor, MD
Letters: In Your Words
Think with your head, not with your heart
Priority Traffic: EMS loses Good Friend
Early Christmas morning, Philadelphia trauma surgeonJohn Pryor,MD, 42, was killed...
Case of the Month: White Cloud
An EMS crew responded to an injury call outside a municipal courthouse and performed...
Leadership Sector: Standing up for yourself & your organization
All through his years as president, Abraham Lincoln was under constant scrutiny,...
Tricks of the Trade: Bubbles
Chances are, when you were a kid, you loved bubbles. Most kids do. Grown-ups don’t...
Research Review
Research Review: Injuries When Ambulatory, When To Intubate, Scene Time Importance, Ambulance Diversion, CPR Effectiveness, and Song For CPR
2008 JEMS 200-City Survey
February JEMS includes the annual "200-City Survey," which sets the benchmark for practices in your organization by offering a national look at prehospital care.
Workforce Priorities
In recent years, considerable media attention has been given to the shortage of EMTs and paramedics. Reports appear often enough to raise concern among the public, the medical community and policymakers alike that an ongoing or pending nationwide "crisis" or "shortage" of EMS professionals is upon us.
Mastering CHF
This overview of the current treatment of CHF shows the significant shift in strategy in regard to the management of CHF and pulmonary edema, including recommended drug therapies.
Sirenhead: Back in the Jump Seat
Greetings, friends. It’s been about two years since JEMS was gracious enough to publish...
The Lighter Side: Convention Intentions
You’re preparing your rig for yet another shift when a colleague comes up and mentions...
Last Word
Sunstar Runs on SunshineSunstar EMS in Pinellas County, Fla., has found an innovative...
JEMS February Poll
Which feature article from February 2009 did you like best?
