Saturday, July 19, 2008
Los Angeles Paramedics to Deploy 12-Lead EKGs in Field
Florida Paramedic Wins "EMS Award of Excellence"
Medic Merger
By Bill Lowe & Alex Cohilas
On March 18, 2002, newly appointed Fire Chief Alex Cohilas issued a directive abolishing the Clayton County (Ga.) Fire Department's almost 20-year history...
Too Many Patients
By S. Christopher Suprun Jr.
We're in the middle of a snowstorm and we're driving northbound in southbound lanes on Interstate 95 to find an accident with a vehicle fire, says Asst....
Access CardioSystems Recalls AEDs
International Association of Fire Chiefs
DHS Introduces Web-Course for EMS Response at MCIs
Department of Homeland Security
Search Ability Added to Fire/EMS Law Site
Fire Service Mourns Passing of Icon
James O. Page, widely considered the father of fire-based EMS in America, died suddenly Sept. 4. Page was stricken by a massive heart attack as he was...
How to Honor and Remember a Saint
[ Bruce Evans ]
An eerie voice-mail message told of the death of James O. Page. If you have been in EMS any length of time, when you heard the news you most likely experienced...
Fire/EMS Community Mourns James O. Page
E-Learning Fills the Training Gap
[ Bruce Evans ]
A debate is developing within academia over traditional seat-time versus competency-based educational delivery systems. As accelerated training and e-learning...
Kansas City Firefighters Receive Benjamin Franklin Award for Saving Paramedic
In Nature vs. Nurture, Learned Behaviors Rule
[ Bruce Evans ]
This year my department hired a retired battalion chief for a line firefighter/paramedic position. After 20 years with a major urban department, he chose...
NVFC Partnership Aimed at Helping Volunteers With Cardiac Response
Run for the Border
By Chris DeChant
First responders are the front-line soldiers in the WMD battle. Being fully trained and capable to respond is an absolute necessity. Chief officers are...
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