JEMS Volume 38 Issue 6

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Why Being a High-Reliability Organization Is Important in EMS

Systems today, particularly those like EMS that are tightly linked between human actions and technology, have become complex to the level that “accidents” are not only predictable, but they can be expected. Charles Perrow described this as Normal Accident Theory after he studied the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant incident.(1)
Patient Care

A Reader Underscores the Need to Stay Healthy

Role Reversal
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Annual National EMS Memorial Service & Air Medical Memorial Ceremony to be Held This Month

Each year, hundreds of family members, friends, EMS, political leaders and colleagues from EMS agencies from around the nation gather together to remember EMS personnel…
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Pro Bono: Allowing EMS to Carry Concealed Weapons Raises Legal Questions

Recently, a fire/EMS agency in Ohio (see “Paramedics Packing Heat,” p. 16) began allowing its personnel to carry concealed weapons while on duty. Media reports…
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Ambulance Showcase 2013

The gleaming ambulances that grace the EMS Today Conference & Exposition show floor are always a hit. The ones showcased during this year’s show in…
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JEMS Volume 38 Issue 6

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San Diego Fire-Rescue Executes Technical Rescue at Vehicle Accident Site

San Diego Fire-Rescue paramedic/firefighters use a Stokes basket to carry a 46-year-old male patient up a steep embankment after being called to a single-vehicle crash.…
Patient Care