Title: JEMS.com - Volume 130 - Member News
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Volume 130

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A New Year's Wish
By A.J. Heightman, JEMS Editor-in-Chief

The staff of JEMS and JEMS.com would like to take this opportunity to wish you a safe and happy new year. The start of a new year is the perfect time for us to thank you for all that you've done in 2005 to serve the needs of your community.

Of course, that means running on codes, extricating horribly trapped patients from confinement and managing the myriad emergencies thrust upon you. But we know that you also responded on lots of dry runs this past year, calls that really...Full Story
EMS Cartoon of the Week
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

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Katrina & Rita Prove To Be An Unlikely Test Track
By Courtney McCain, EMT-P

Amid last year's haze of hurricane coverage, one thing was clear: Any major populace evacuation will cause a logistical nightmare for the EMS agencies working through it.

The late departure of residents from New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina, which resulted in shortages of essential supplies and medications as well as civil unrest for those trapped in the city, and the timely evacuation of millions from the Houston area ... Full Story


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JEMS.com Tip of the Week
Saving Money by Saving Equipment
By Andrew Thomas, Decatur (Ind.) Township Fire Dept
We have had a problem with crews pulling out and opening pediatric equipment, when they really needed adult equipment such as Peds Non-Rebreather. We began to mark all pediatric equipment with one stripe of blue masking tape ... Full Tip

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JEMS Awards Research Grants

In 2005, JEMS awarded two grants for research projects focused on prehospital care. One grant was awarded to Edward Dickinson, MD, in conjunction with Malvern (Pa.) Fire Company and Haverford (Pa.) Paramedics for research that will evaluate the impact of one-paramedic vs. two-paramedic crews on the timeliness of treatment interventions for patients with acute coronary syndromes. The second grant was awarded to Melanie Stanzer ... Full Story

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News Headlines and Announcements:

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Evergreen Volunteer F.D. & Rescue Squad
Press Release:
Call for Nominations for the 2006 Nicholas Rosecrans Award
Disasters highlight radio interoperability problems
[National story]
S.D. woman becomes EMT to help rural neighborhood
[Pierre, S.D.]
N.J. officer killed when EMS vehicle plunges off bridge
[Jersey City, N.J.]

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Press Release:
DCC Names 2005 Emergency Notification Grant Winners
Wis. man killed in crash with ambulance
[Milwaukee, Wis.]
Report finds fault with Boston's terror response
[Boston]
Pa. mayor teaches EMT techniques in India
[Canton, Pa.]

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