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Title: JEMS.com - Volume 173 - July 25, 2006 - Member News

JEMS.com Member News July 25, 2006 Volume 173 To view this newsletter online, go to http://www.jems.com/newsletters/JEMS.com-Member-News-Volume173/ Man opens fire on medics in N.Y. Daredevil treated by paramedics after failed motorcycle jump Motorcycle daredevil Trigger Gumm is helped to an ambulance by paramedic Tim Taylor after Gumm crashed his motorcycle while attempting a world record jump in Miami, Okla., Sunday. Full Story (AP Photo/David Crenshaw) Long Beach firefighters responding to a medical emergency almost needed medical attention themselves when a man opened fire on them inside his residence, the city's police department said yesterday. Police said Adam Hall, 36, fired two rounds with a .38-caliber derringer, but missed. One firefighter injured a knee in ducking for cover, police said. The gunfire erupted shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday inside Hall's home at 52 E. Hudson St., police said. Hall was arrested and charged ... Full Story Related Articles: Exercise Restraint, March 2002 JEMS Case of the Month: Use Your Head, October 2002 JEMS Sponsored by Globalstar Globalstar Satellite Communications When cell phones are down and radios don't work, Globalstar satellite phones keep you in contact and in control. Remote, Reliable, Ready. Are you prepared? E-Star Emergency Plan $39.99 per month. Handheld phones $749 SRP. Visit www.globalstarusa.com or call 1-866-379-7590 today Trauma Talk The State of Emergency Care Today & Tomorrow, Part 2 By Will Chapleau, JEMS.com Columnist The bottom line is this isn’t an ED or trauma center problem. It’s a problem with the system — a combination of inefficiencies in moving patients out of the hospital and too few beds for too many patients. This problem is compounded by the fact that inefficiencies in the general patient-care system are bringing patients to EDs who don’t belong there. ... Full Column Read other JEMS.com original columns JEMS.com Tip of the Week Easier CPR By Robert Truoccolo, Spotsylvania Vol. Rescue Squad, Fredericksburg, VA I was struck by an idea yesterday regarding CPR while a patient was still on the cot (moving from scene to ambulance and ambulance to ED). I was thinking of how hard it was to perform CPR correctly while the cot is extended fully. I'm sure you know you really can't get in good compressions when the patient is as high as your abdomen. I came ... Full Tip Read previous tips submitted to JEMS.com Click here to submit a tip to JEMS.com Sponsored by SAM Medical Acclaimed by emergency care providers worldwide (and on NASA space shuttles), the SAM® SPLINT is based on an ancient construction principle: curves are strong. The SAM® SPLINT is built from a thin core of aluminum alloy, sandwiched between two layers of closed-cell foam. 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