December 2008 Volume 33 Issue 12

Call to Action: Couple Fractures

Paramedics with the St. Charles County (Mo.) Ambulance District and fire/rescue personnel from the Wentzville Fire Protection District provide care to a young couple who were on a motorcycle that collided with a brick wall at high speed.

From the Editor: Santa’s Down

A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P

Think with your head, not with your heart

Letters: In Your Words

Central CommandI was a co-author on "West Nickel Mines School Shooting" (May 2008 JEMS)....

Priority Traffic

STROKE Systems Get stroke patients to the right hospital—fastIn 1995, a major study...

Leadership Sector: Train Like You Mean It

Gary Ludwig, MS, EMT-P

Every EMS agency should have a formal program to ensure providers are at the top of their games.

Tricks of the Trade: Splat

Thom Dick

You can collect a lot of bug parts on something the size of an ambulance windshield; and the bad thing is, they’re all joined by splat.

Case of the Month: A Dirty Job

Louis Cook, AS, EMT-P

On the evening of Sept. 24, 2008, a 9-1-1 call was received reporting "a man trapped in a tank" at the Brooklyn (N.Y.) Greenpoint Wastewater Treatment Plant. Dispatch immediately sent a patrol officer, as well as BLS and ALS units, to the site.

EMS Mythbusters: 'Tis the Flu Season

Melissa A. Bentley, BS, NREMT-P, et al

Do EMS providers receive adequate paid sick time?

Research Review

Elizabeth A. Criss, NP, MED, MS, CEN, CCRN

Research Review: Improving Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates, Alternative Airway Devices, Comparing Configurations, Protecting Children from Hazards

Empowering the Patient

Katherine Williams, et al

9-1-1 call comes in from a diabetic patient with altered mental status. EMTs respond...

Watch Your Step

Cameron Bucek, AS, EMT-P

As our population continues to grow and the price per acre continues to climb, buildings and cities continue to expand outward and upward. And this expansion has another cost—injury.

A Tight Squeeze

Michael F. Murphy, MD, et al

The objectives of this article are to recognize the importance of classifying the limited-access patient as a difficult airway, to identify the steps that need to be taken when assessing a patient’s airway for difficulty, and to review the process for rapid sequence intubation.

The Lighter Side: Cartoon ‘Correctiveness’

Steve Berry

Most people view comic illustrators as free-spirited, unyielding, deeply disturbed, warped-minded individuals who can’t spell the titles of articles.

Last Word

Featuring From Trailblazing EMT-P Headed for Cambodia, Teaching Teens Continuous Compressions and Investigation Afoot for Florida Paramedic

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