Provider Wellness And Safety

Heat During Marathon Claims One Life

During Chicago s hottest marathon on record Sunday, a Michigan man died after collapsing and more than 300 were transported by ambulance for heat-related conditions.

Posted Monday, October 8, 2007

Clinic's Results Make 9/11 Responders Believe

Independent medical experts who have talked to patients at the New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project center are impressed and mystified by the patients experiences.

Posted Monday, October 8, 2007

Change in Paramedic Procedure Disputed

An emergency room doctor said a government panel's change in when a life-saving procedure can be used could put patients at risk.

Posted Friday, October 5, 2007

Paramedic Won't be Disciplined: Controversial Medical Procedure is at Issue

State medical officials won't take disciplinary action against an ambulance paramedic in Colorado accused of misusing a controversial medical procedure. However, the investigation found the paramedic violated licensing guidelines.

Posted Thursday, October 4, 2007

Concussions in Football: Collision Course

Concussions in football players are a hidden epidemic.

Posted Monday, October 1, 2007

Emergency Film Group Hospital First Receiver

The new Hospital First Receiver program from the Emergency Film Group offers eight hours of OSHA-required, operations-level training for hospital personnel in contaminated patient recognition, hospital incident command, self protection and patient decontamination.

Posted Friday, September 28, 2007

Rizo-Patron Enterprises X-Collar

The new X-Collar from Rizo-Patron Enterprises is designed to immobilize the cervical spine by contracting and anchoring the collar to the occipital and facial bones of the skull, and to the torso at the level of the clavicle and scapula.

Posted Friday, September 28, 2007

Allure Medical Defibrillator Mounting System

To protect you from injury, Allure Medical offers the Defibrillator Mounting System, which quickly secures your Physio-Control LIFEPAK 12, Zoll M & E Series and Philips Medical MRx monitors while allowing rotation for easy viewing.

Posted Friday, September 28, 2007

B and R Medical Rapitube Dosing Guide

BÜand R Medical offers the Rapitube Dosing Guide, a pre-calculated medication reference that's easy to use. Simply slide the card to the patient's weight and read the doses for the various drugs.

Posted Friday, September 28, 2007