Emergency Scene Rehab Operations
By David S. Becker, MA, EMT-P
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Regardless of how many years of service you have under your belt, you may not realize how critical rehab is in protecting your career and your service. Learn how to establish and comply with sound rehab operations, as supervisors and incident commanders, in order to protect your health and that of your personnel. For details, click here.
Recall Update: Medtronic Expands LIFEPAK 500 AED Recall
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Medtronic Emergency Response Systems Inc. has expanded its LIFEPAK 500 AED voluntary recall, which was issued last month, to now include 396 additional devices. For details, click here.
EMS Week around the Corner: What Are You Cooking Up?
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May 16�22 is EMS Week, and everyone related to the profession should proudly celebrate with members of the community. Need a little inspiration? Check out what Orange County, Calif., is planning and what the National Center for Early Defibrillation can offer to jump-start your line-up. For details, click here.
Laerdal Announces New President & CEO
Laerdal Medical Corp. recently announced the appointment of David Shelton as president and CEO. A graduate of The Ohio State University, Shelton’s background includes more than 30 years’ experience in the medical device industry, most recently as executive vice president for Medtronic Physio-Control and vice president of sales and marketing for Inovise Medical. For more information about Laerdal, visit www.laerdal.com.
NIMS Guidelines Now Available
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center has developed guidelines for Incident Command System (ICS) training providers to help ensure that all training meets the requirements of NIMS and institutes consistent concepts, principles and characteristics across the response system. For more information about the NIMS ICS guidelines, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 202/646-3850. More information about NIMS is also available in �The New Normalcy,� April JEMS.
West Nile Virus: Watch for These Symptoms
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Because infection with West Nile Virus can lead to serious illness that can cause permanent neurological damage, EMS providers should know the symptoms of the disease and which patients are most likely at risk. For details, click here.
EMS Tip of the Week: Safety in Year-Round Winter
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This week's EMS Tip, provided by reader Steve Teale, NREMT-P, turns an icy situation into a well-planned, safe scene arrival. Click here for the tip.
Words That Should Be in the EMS Dictionary But Aren't
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Featured this week:
Caddyjack and
The Stare of Life. Click
here for the definitions.
ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: ZOLL) has won the Omega NorthFace Scoreboard Award for a fourth consecutive year. The award is presented annually by the Omega Management Group, a leader in customer satisfaction and retention programs.
"Since 2000, ZOLL's customer satisfaction levels for technical support and customer service/delivery process have consistently remained high," said Richard A. Packer, President and Chief Executive Officer of ZOLL. "This type of consistency year after year clearly demonstrates the importance we place on customer service as we develop products that help advance the practice of resuscitation."
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