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Title: JEMS.com - Volume 176 - August 3, 2006 - Member News

JEMS.com Member News August 3, 2006 Volume 176 To view this newsletter online, go to http://www.jems.com/newsletters/JEMS.com-Member-News-Volume176/ New test may spot futile CPR cases 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 If your heart suddenly stopped, how long should rescue workers try to save you? Should you be taken to the hospital even if you can't be revived and are likely to die? Canadian researchers say they've devised a test that helps rescue workers spot those futile cases and save a frantic trip ... Full Story Related Story: Street Science: Withholding Resuscitation Related JEMS Resources: CPR Revived: New Research Demonstrates The Importance of CPR Quality (PDF) Heart Smarter: EMS Implications of the 2005 AHA Guidelines for ECC & CPR (PDF) Visit the JEMS.com CPR section Sponsored by ZOLL Data Systems The accuracy and timeliness of documentation from the field is vital in today’s fast-paced world. Illegible, lost or incomplete PCRs are unacceptable. You need to collect complete and accurate reports, monitor field operations, and allow the QA/QI department to measure the performance of your crews. Now, you can do all that and more with RescueNet TabletPCR. Download the whitepaper, "Better Operational Efficiencies with Electronic Patient Care Reporting" or call 1-866-379-7590 today JEMS.com Exclusive Tall Ships Are Coming...And So Are The People By Randy Shaffer, AA, NREMT-P In early 2005, our city learned about an event that would affect our lives for the next several months. Tall Ships, sponsored by Pepsi Americas' Sail 2006, was to be held in Beaufort, N.C., from June 30-July 6, 2006. So what did that mean for our emergency response system? Having been to a Tall Ships event in Chicago, Ill., in 2000, I had an idea about what would be necessary in order to make the ... Full Column Related Resource: 2005 JEMS 200 City Survey (PDF) Read other JEMS.com Exclusives Street Science Lorazepam for Status Epilepticus By Keith Wesley, JEMS.com Columnist This abstract, which appeared in Annals of Emergency Medicine, strives to provide support for Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine (EBEM). The abstract is based on a systematic review from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews titled "Anticonvulsant therapy for status epilepticus" 2006, Issue 1, article number CD003723 ... 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