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JEMS | Subscribe to eNews | eNews Archive | Share this with a Friend September 27, 2005     This Week's Highlights Features Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season By Bryan E. Bledsoe, DO, FACEP Rita Adds to Katrina’s Destruction Hurricane Resources White House Investigates Katrina Response Last Words: The significance of witnessing a patient’s dying declaration By Joseph Viel, JD, NREMT-P Senate Bill Seeks Survivable Communications Featured EMS Tip: Zip It Good Words That Should Be in the EMS Dictionary But Aren't More New Wildland Fire Preconference Workshops at the FireRescue Magazine Conference and Expo! Save the Date for EMS Today 2006! Subscribe to JEMS and enter to win a DREMEL 400-6/90 Series Kit! Announcements Stroke Conference Abstracts Being Accepted Emergency Notification Grant Program Abstracts for presentation and publication for 2006 are now being accepted by the Prehospital Care Research Forum. Special Career Opportunity Wyoming Medical Center–With the great outdoors at your doorstep, no state income tax, minimal managed care and a community suitable for raising a family. For more information go to: http://www.jems.com/careerpath/#Wyoming Features Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season By Bryan E. Bledsoe, DO, FACEP http://www.jems.com/jems/exclus05/e0927a.html Hurricane Katrina destroyed homes and other physical structures, but perhaps the most significant effect is on the mental health of involved rescuers, volunteers and survivors. Contributor Bryan Bledsoe comments on how  EMS providers and others should try to put their lives back in order—without CISM. For details, click here. Rita Adds to Katrina’s Destruction http://www.jems.com/jems/exclus05/e0927b.html In the aftermath of two severe hurricanes, the residents of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas attempt to move on with their lives as recovery and relief efforts continue. Although Rita turned out to be less destructive than was feared, the storm proved devastating for several thousand more people who have lost their homes. For details , click here. Hurricane Resources http://www.jems.com/jems/exclus05/e0927d.html With the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita far from over, your agency likely needs additional information and resources on various aspects  of the response and recovery efforts. Click here for some helpful links to share within your agency and with your community. White House Investigates Katrina Response http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/20/katrina.townsend/index.html President Bush has selected Frances Townsend, head of Homeland Security Council, to lead an internal inquiry into the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, against opposition who demand an independent probe. Townsend has served in positions with the Coast Guard and the Justice Department, and also as a federal prosecutor. No timeframe has been set for the inquiry. To read the entire article from CNN, click here. Last Words: The significance of witnessing a patient’s dying declaration By Joseph Viel, JD, NREMT-P http://www.jems.com/jems/exclus05/e0927c.html Imagine this: You’re on scene, and your patient is quickly deteriorating. In the moments before they succumb, they disclose the criminal circumstances of their death. What is your legal—and moral—obligation? If reported, would it be considered hearsay? With a basic understanding of the “dying declaration exception to hearsay,” EMS providers can better protect the legal interests of their patients. For details, click here. Senate Bill Seeks Survivable Communications http://www.fcw.com/article90876-09-22-05-Web&newsletter=yes Several senators introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday, Sept. 22, that would provide several billion dollars to develop survivable, interoperable communications. Featured EMS Tip: Zip It Good http://www.jems.com/jems/emstips.html This week's EMS Tip, provided by reader Jerimiah Grantham, is a simple, timeless trick to getting a handle on zippers. Click here for the tip. Words That Should Be in the EMS Dictionary But Aren't http://www.jems.com/jems/emswords.html Featured this week: Hospitalis proximitus. Click here for the definition. Announcements >  Stroke Conference Abstracts Being Accepted http://www.strokeconference.org Late-breaking science abstracts and ongoing clinical trials are being accepted fromOct. 7–Nov. 10, 2005, for the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2006, which will be held in Kissimmee, Fla., Feb. 16–18, 2006, at the Gaylord Palms. Such abstracts focus on “unusually important results” obtained since the regular abstract deadline, which was Aug. 22.  The International Stroke Conference is an annual event featuring more than 500 presentations highlighting the most recent advances in cerebral circulation and brain function, clinical stroke research and outcomes, rehabilitation science and surgery. For conference information, submission guidelines and to submit abstracts, visit strokeconference.org. > Emergency Notification Grant Program DCC (Dialogic Communications Corporation), the leading provider of emergency notification technology, is currently accepting applications for its 2005 Grant Program. Click here for more details.   > Abstracts for presentation and publication for 2006 are now being accepted by the Prehospital Care Research Forum. Clinical, systems, management, or personnel categories will be presented at the 24th Annual EMS Today Conference & Exhibition, March 21-25, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland. Submission deadline for EMS Today: October 28, 2005. Educational abstracts will be presented at the 11th Annual National Association of EMS Educators Conference, September 6 - 11, 2006 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Submission deadline for NAEMSE Conference: March 31, 2006. For more information, visit the EMS Today Web site. Conferences November 9-13, 2005 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada Announcing 2 New Wildland Fire Preconference Workshops! Each workshop is 16 hours and takes place on November 9 and 10. Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface Initial-attack incident commanders and company officers working in the urban interface require specialized training. Learn the skills you need to battle fires that threaten life and property. Tactical Decision Making in Wildland Fire Learn tactical decision-making skills for wildland fires and develop leadership tools that will help you teach tactical decision-making to your home unit. Both workshops are National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) approved! Don't Wait! Register Today! Visit www.firerescueexpo.com for more details Also, be sure to visit the EMS pavilion in the exhibit hall for all of the latest and greatest EMS products and services! For more information please click here. For EMS Today 2005 Highlights and Photos, click here! 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