Title: JEMS.com - Volume 137 - February 16, 2006 - Member News
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February 16, 2006
Volume 137

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Hurricane Katrina: EMAC Team Operational Lessons Learned

By Todd Dousa & Greg Dietrich

On Sept. 2, 2005, four days after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) request was received by the State of Maryland from the State of Louisiana, specifically Jefferson Parish. (An EMAC is an alternative to other federal resources in times of disaster and need. All 50 states are now part of it, and medical is a big portion of it. Their Web site is www.emacweb.org.) ... Full Story

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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

Trauma Talk
ROC Studies Alternative Fluids
By Will Chapleau, JEMS.com Columnist

I received an e-mail from Greg Soto, who's the QA coordinator at Niagara Regional Base Hospital Program in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He had read last month's column and drew my attention to a couple of things, including the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Hypertonic Saline with Dextran ... Full Story

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JEMS.com Tip of the Week

Know Your Motor Vehicle Laws

By Rick Patrick, JEMS.com Columnist


Every vehicle on the roadway should follow its respective rules of the road. This includes emergency vehicles. Certain vehicles — such as emergency vehicles — are often granted special exemptions (privileges) during emergency response. Understanding the ... Full Tip

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 Words That Should Be in the EMS Dictionary But Aren't
Hypoicecreamic


A condition that occurs shortly after lunch or dinner when the freezer is void of any kind or flavor of ice cream. Acute conditions can be treated ... Full Definition

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News and Announcements:

Press Release:
State of Missouri Rapidly Adopting ZOLL AutoPulse
Official Announcement:
Last Chance to Sign Up for the JEMS Games!
Editor's Note:
Avoid Claims of Negligence
[Boston]
Parents file claim over daughter's fatal ambulance jump in N.C.
[Greensboro, N.C.]
D.C. fire chief says goal is all-ALS ambulance service
[Washington, D.C.]
Chertoff defends DHS's dual role
[National News]



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News and Announcements:

Press Release:
Defense Group Announces CoBRA® Support for the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System
Two EMTs die in Arkansas ambulance crash
[Carthage, Ark.]
Big wave topples Mavericks rescuers in Calif.
[Princeton By-The-Sea, Calif.]
D.C. paramedic beaten during ambulance ride
[Washington, D.C.]

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