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Title: JEMS.com - Volume 171 - July 18, 2006 - Member News

JEMS.com Member News July 18, 2006 Volume 171 To view this newsletter online, go to http://www.jems.com/newsletters/JEMS.com-Member-News-Volume171/ Another Perspective Insanity Medics treat cyclist who crashed during the Tour de France Medics carry Rik Verbrugghe of Belgium onto a stretcher after he was injured in a crash during the Tour de France between Montelimar and Gap, southern France. (AP Photo) By Bryan Bledsoe JEMS.com Columnist In his play "The Spanish Friar," English philosopher John Dryden wrote "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." There are many things we do in EMS that could be considered insanity, but our current practice of spinal immobilization is the best example. Why do we do it? Is it based on science or simply an unfounded fear of litigation? In 1998, University of New Mexico Emergency Physician Mark Hauswald performed one of the neatest studies I've seen. Hauswald compared .... Full Story Read other JEMS.com original columns Sponsored by Michigan Instruments In response to the new AHA guidelines for CPR, Michigan Instruments announces the release of two new models of its mechanical CPR device, most commonly known as the Thumper. The new models are the 1007CC that provides continuous chest compressions and the 1007CCV which adds the capability of ventilation. For more information, visit our site JEMS.com Exclusive Help from Abroad: EMS group gives aid to Indonesia following May quake By Rahul Singh, Coordinator, The David McAntony Gibson Foundation (DMGF) It was 5:15 on a Saturday morning. My partner and I had been pounded. We took an early call so the day shift could go home on time and were finally seeing the station after ten-and-a-half hours of running emergency calls. It was just another Friday night in Toronto. As I got back to the station house, my Blackberry alerted me to the fact that a ... Full Story Read Rahul Singh's story about the Guatemala mudslides Read other JEMS.com Exclusives JEMS.com Tip of the Week Five Steps of Prehospital Care for AMIs By Corey M. Slovis, MD, FACP, FACEP There are five causes, five steps, five reasons for everything - including prehospital care of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Mortality is doubled for missed MIs. Don't neglect to consider MI just because your patient is younger than 50 or older than 65, has atypical or less symptoms, has no prior angina, is ... 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(from the October 2005 JEMS) Official Announcement: JEMS Announces EMS Research Grant Winner Rescuers honored for heroics in Boston tunnel collapse [Boston] 100 sick as gas leaks into Va. dorm [Salem, Va.] Paramedic treatment of Roethlisberger lauded [Pennsylvania] Related Story: Paramedics discuss saving wounded Pittsburgh quarterback [Pennsylvania] Sponsored by Wheeled Coach Wheeled Coach introduces the DuraSeam Door System, a newly designed seamless door system incorporating the door jamb into the one-piece seamless side skin, thus eliminating the jamb extrusion. 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