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Title: JEMS.com - Volume 127 - Member News

JEMS.com Member News Volume 127 Register Now: EMS Today Conference & Expo | March 21-25, 2006 | Baltimore, MD To view this newsletter online, go to http://www.jems.com/newsletters/JEMS.com-Member-News-Volume127/ JEMS.com Gets A New Look Beginning this week, JEMS.com has a very different look and feel, designed to make it easier for you to find the information you need when you need it. In the coming months, JEMS.com will continue to add new features as we strive to offer you the most complete range of EMS resources online. In addition, the JEMS eNews is now the JEMS.com Member News, a collection of the week's most pressing EMS-related news headlines, expert columns, and training and safety tips designed to keep EMS personnel up-to-date and informed. Our mission is to facilitate information sharing between EMS personnel from across the country and deliver the most critical and timely information available. If you have any suggestions or information to share on the new website design or on this newsletter, please contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -The Staff at JEMS.com and JEMS EMS Cartoon of the Week Steve Berry is the author of the EMS cartoon book series I'm Not an Ambulance Driver, available at ... www.iamnotanambulancedriver.com Sponsored by: Revised AHA CPR Guidelines released The American Heart Association released its 2005 Guidelines on CPR and ECC last week, implementing dramatic changes to the organization's recommendations for how lay rescuers and emergency healthcare providers should resuscitate victims of cardiovascular emergencies. The new guidelines specify that "a universal compression-ventilation ratio (30:2) is recommended for all single rescuers of infant, child, and adult victims (excluding newborns)." The guidelines further state that "[o]nce an advanced airway is in place for infant, child, or adult victims ... Full Story Pa. EMS Initiates Statewide Recruitment Effort In a new collaborative effort that's a first of its kind, Pennsylvania's emergency medical community joins forces to launch a statewide recruitment campaign. Because EMS agencies throughout the state are severely understaffed, EMS leaders ... Full Story Visit the JEMS.com Careers section for the latest EMS job listings Sponsored by Zoll Data Scheduling personnel is always a challenge and RescueNet Crew Scheduler can help you optimize schedules. By viewing your calendar, you can easily identify conflicts and empty shifts, and replace qualified resources quickly and effectively. With flexible scheduling, personnel get the shifts they want when they want them, which can increase employee satisfaction. Visit us online at www.publicsafetywebhost.com EMS in The Netherlands: A Dutch Treat? Europe has a rich history with the "transport of the sick and injured." In the 18th century, Vienna, Austria, had an organized service comparable to a true EMS system. Holland has the same tradition. Before the invention of the automobile, patients were collected by organized horse-and-carriage services, mostly municipal services >From the moment the automobile was available, the services transferred from horse-drawn carriages to ambulances. This development continued but was disrupted by the second World War ... Full Story JEMS.com Tip of the Week Making sure your phone works during power outages By Norris Croom, Castle Rock (Colo.) Fire and Rescue Cordless and VoIP telephones require electricity to operate. Without electricity, your phone won't work. However, two solutions can easily solve this problem ... Full Tip Words That Should Be in the EMS Dictionary But Aren't Submitted by Don Meikle, A-EMCA, Paramedic Level I, Toronto, Canada Certification-Induced Retrograde Amnesia: n. a condition in which a recently promoted EMT or paramedic loses all memory of once having worked within a lesser scope of practice. As a result of this memory loss, these individuals tend to develop a superiority complex and a disdain for their lesser qualified brethren ... Full Definition News Headlines: Press Release: 2006 EMS Memorial Bike Ride Deadlines Approaching Group pushes for ambulance district in Mo. [Kansas City, Mo.] Paramedics deliver shocking but effective message in Kan. school [Kansas City, Mo.] Ohio emergency dispatchers always take work home with them [Akron, Oh.] Sponsored by Sprint We think those who contribute more should save more. Public Safety professionals: Get up to 15% off your monthly service. With Sprint, yes you can. Learn more about public safety discounts from Sprint. Win a $200 AMEX Gift Card: Order a subscription to JEMS and enter to win Homeland security chief set to 're-engineer' FEMA [Washington, D.C.] Pa. student EMTs want to create mobile bicycle squad [Philadelphia, Pa.] Emergency medical providers get animal resuscitation tips [Durham, N.C.] EMS Today 2006 Register for EMS Today by January 10, 2006, to take advantage of these great benefits: You'll be entered in a raffle for a Baltimore Family Fun Pack worth $250 You'll save $60 off the registration price You'll receive a commemorative JEMS Games souvenir Get details on EMS Today 2006. JEMS.com eNews sent by: Jems Communications 525 B Street, Suite 1900 San Diego,CA 92101 (800) 266-5367 If you are no longer interested in receiving JEMS.com eNews, please click on the Unsubscribe link below. DO NOT REPLY to this email. © Elsevier Inc. 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