JEMS Volume 33 Issue 7
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Perilous Fall
EMTs and paramedics from the Oklahoma City Fire Department (OCFD) and Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) treat a fall victim at a construction site. The…
Resuscitated Systems: Simple innovations radically improve cardiac arrest survival rates
"Treatment guidelines [lead] to four-fold increase in survival rate for cardiac arrest" declared a recent press release from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).
Miracle on 66th Street: Patient falls 47 stories and beats impossible odds
At approximately 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 7, 2007, multiple calls came into the New York City 9-1-1 system reporting a scaffolding collapse in Manhattan. According…
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Shock Factor: How donut magnets can suspend inappropriate ICD shocks
The paramedics arriving on scene found the 79-year-old man acting nervous but alert and oriented. The patient identified himself and said he had called 9-1-1…
New Protocol in NY: Make your own change by collecting evidence & taking action
Changing a protocol requires significant time and energy. The reason for the change must be clear and"ževidence-based, and there must be measurable benefits. The 2005…
Record Deployment: FEMA activates plan to send hundreds of vehicles to Texas
On Aug. 17, 2007, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) activated their contract with American Medical Response (AMR), requesting them to send at least 300…