JEMS Volume 33 Issue 9
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The Great Chase
Mohawk Ambulance Paramedic Ed Marchand and EMT Becky Rosko are seen "chasing" jockeys during the 2007 Travers Stakes in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The New York…
Now What?: Managing exposures without Ryan White notifications
The emergency response provisions of the Ryan White CARE Act (Public Law 101-381) were repealed in the latest Congressional reauthorization of the law (Public Law…
Training Begins
Training BeginsNew à‚Community Paramedics_ prepare to serve rural areasThis fall, 10 paramedics in"žMinnesota, will become the first in the nation to train as Ë™Community Paramedicsà“…
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MisLeading: The clinical implications of misplaced ECG leads
You and your EMT partner respond to a call for a 43-year-old male complaining of chest pain."žYour 12-lead ECG shows Q waves and negative T…
Infection Protection: A review of post-exposure prophylaxis
A paramedic is referred to the emergency department (ED) physician for evaluation. He and his partner transported a female patient in labor, who reported having…
From Fragmentation to Unity: How to make the transition to the national EMS scope of practice model
In the recently released National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Ë™Future of Emergency Care: Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads,à“ Ë™fragmentationà“ was…