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Saturday, July 19, 2008

ACEP Kicks Off National EMS Week, Notes Launch of Virtual Museum 

The American College of Emergency Physicians will kick off the 34th annual Emergency Medical Services Week this weekend with events in communities across the nation. In addition, the first virtual EMS Museum will go live, linking approximately 1,000 EMS museums across the country....

EMS Expo to Feature Vehicle Sessions 

Vehicle technicians responsible for working on ambulances can learn about the latest specification and maintenance standards, procedures and products at the EMS Expo....

ACEP Puts EMS Week Kit Online 

The American College of Emergency Physicians’ 48-page EMS Week Planning Kit is available online....

Promotion Process Needs Managed Care 

By Bruce Evans

Even more common is promoting good technicians to supervisory roles only to have them fail miserably because they lack the skills....

HHS Releases Mass-Medical Care Guide 

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide in an effort to provide community planners, as well as planners at the institutional, state and federal levels, with information on planning for and responding to a mass-casualty event. ...

FEMA, IAFC Reviewing Federal Ambulance & Paratransit Support Services Initiative 

Fire departments and fire districts throughout the United States have received a solicitation letter from American Medical Response regarding federal ambulance and paratransit support services. The International Association of Fire Chiefs EMS Section has been in contact with Glenn Cannon, Federal Emergency Management Agency response division director, and FEMA subsequently has placed a hold on this initiative until it can review the work and recommendations of the Mutual Aid System Task Force. ...

With More than a Little Help from My Friends 

By Bruce Evans

With the New Year comes a personal change. After 18 years with the Henderson (Nev.) Fire Department, I have moved to the City of North Las Vegas to assume...

Despite Efforts to Date, EMS Problems Remain 

By Bruce Evans

The Institute of Medicine's Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System was convened in 2003 to examine the state of...

It's Time to Put the M Back into EMS 

By Bruce Evans

This summer the prepublication of the long-awaited Institute of Medicine's report on EMS became available from the National Academies Press in PDF format....

Shared Care 

It seems so simple, you wonder why it hasn't been tried before. Home health-care agencies face a growing shortage of trained professionals. Fire agencies...

Ethical EMTs Reduce Customer Complaints 

By Bruce Evans

There's been a lot of chatter about the lack of quality candidates for new EMS positions. I think it's safe to say that a lot of the new hires and paramedics...

Two Bits & Other Tips 

By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

To prepare for October's 50th anniversary issue of Fire Chief magazine, we're doing quite a bit of research from early issues. The original publisher,...

NAEMT Members Support Federal EMS Office 

An overwhelming majority of EMS professionals feel Congress should establish a federal EMS entity similar to the U.S. Fire Administration....

Preparedness Gap 

By Chris DeChant

The Metropolitan Medical Response System lacks the funding necessary to provide assistance in the event of mass-casualty disasters....

An Age-Old Problem Needs Modern Solution 

By Mike Chiaramonte

The citizen advocates in Fire Corps give of their time freely, thus putting little or no financial burden on the department — while the department gains a major benefit....

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