State Health Dept. Says EMT Purchased Drugs Not Used by EMTs - JEMS.com
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — A South Kingstown emergency medical technician has had his state license suspended for allegedly purchasing drugs without authorization and injecting someone with pain medications outside... (Source: JEMS Latest News)...
POSTED 02/06/2010 at 08:17 AM --
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Caution Urged on Powerheart and CardioVive Automated External Defibrillators - JEMS.com
Caution Urged on Powerheart and CardioVive Automated External Defibrillators
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting users of certain Powerheart and CardioVive automated external defibrillators... (Source: JEMS Latest News)...
POSTED 02/06/2010 at 08:17 AM --
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Vancouver Cuts Last Firefighter Paramedic Crew - JEMS.com
Budget shortfalls have forced Vancouver's fire chief to eliminate the city's last firefighter paramedic crew.
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POSTED 02/06/2010 at 08:17 AM --
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Treating Myocardial Infarction
Dispatch has sent you to care for a 66-year-old male with chest pain and shortness of breath. Mr. Sackett is clutching his chest as you enter the room. Turning on the bedroom light, you note the ashen... (Source: JEMS Columnists)...
POSTED 02/06/2010 at 08:17 AM --
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Survival after prolonged resuscitation with 99 defibrillations due to Torsade De Pointes cardiac electrical storm: a case report
A 48-year-old previously healthy woman suffered witnessed cardiac arrest in hospital. She achieved return of spontaneous circulation and was transferred to the intensive care unit. During the following 3 hours, she suffered a cardiac electrical storm with 98 episodes of Torsade de Pointes ventricular tachycardia rapidly degenerating to ventricular fibrillation. She was converted with a total of 99 defibrillations. There was no response to the use of any recommended anti arrhythmic drugs. However, the use of bretylium surprisingly stabilized her heart rhythm and facilitated placing of a temporary pacemaker. Overdrive pacing prevented further arrhythmias and was life saving. A number of beneficial factors may have contributed to the good neurological outcome. Further investigations gave no e......
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Super Bowl Stage Collapse Injures 4 - JEMS.com
Four people were injured when a small stage collapsed outside Sun Life Stadium, where the Super Bowl is being played this weekend. (Feb. 3)
Copyright Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material... (Source: JEMS Latest News)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 08:17 AM --
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Richland County EMS Closer in Letting Firefighters Drive - JEMS.com
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The City of Columbia and Richland County are getting close to letting firefighters drive ambulances, changing a controversial policy that we've been following for two years.
Months... (Source: JEMS Latest News)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 08:17 AM --
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Liverpool Paramedics Upset Over Novelty Sock Ban - JEMS.com
Ambulance chiefs are threatening paramedics with the sack if they insist on wearing novelty socks.
Uniformed staff have been barred from wearing socks with images of cartoon characters, jokes and garish... (Source: JEMS Latest News)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 08:17 AM --
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Kiteboarder Killed in Shark Attack off Florida Coast - JEMS.com
STUART, Fla. - A kite surfer was fatally attacked by sharks off a Stuart beach.
A lifeguard first saw a man, later identified as 38-year-old Stephen Howard Schafer, in distress about 500 yards from shore... (Source: JEMS Latest News)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 08:17 AM --
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Snacks That Help Not Hinder
By Julie Starr, MS, RD, LDN
Do you often find yourself standing at the vending machine, weighing the pros... (Source: EPMonthly.com)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 01:21 AM --
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Comprehensive standardized data definitions for acute coronary syndrome research in emergency departments in Australasia
Patients with chest discomfort or other symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome are one of the most common categories seen in many Emergency Departments (EDs). Although the recognition of patients at high risk of acute coronary syndrome has improved steadily, identifying the majority of chest pain presentations who fall into the low-risk group remains a challenge. Research in this area needs to be transparent, robust, applicable to all hospitals from large tertiary centres to rural and remote sites, and to allow direct comparison between different studies with minimum patient spectrum bias. A standardized approach to the research framework using a common language for data definitions must be adopted to achieve this. The aim was to create a common framework for a standardized data de......
POSTED 02/04/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Lemierre syndrome: report of five new cases and literature review
Abstract Lemierre Syndrome (LS) is relatively rare, and its clinical features are potentially confusing. Without proper therapy, LS
is associated with significant morbidity and is potentially fatal. Recognition of the imaging features of LS in the chest
and the neck may permit a timely diagnosis and lead to prompt institution of appropriate therapy. The emergency imaging features
of LS in five cases are reviewed with emphasis on computed tomography of the chest and neck.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Review ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10140-010-0858-yAuthors
David F. Weeks, Yale University Medical Center Department of Radiology, Emergency Radiology Section P.O. Box 208042 CH 272-B New Haven CT 06520 USADouglas S. Katz, Winthrop-University Hospital Department of Radiology......
POSTED 02/04/2010 at 12:11 PM --
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Family Sues Ambulance Co. Over Positional Asphyxia Death - JEMS.com
Fulton, NY - Oswego County sheriff’s deputies handcuffed a combative, hallucinating woman behind her back to protect her from herself when they responded to a suicide attempt at her home in 2006.
Dorothy... (Source: JEMS Latest News)...
POSTED 02/04/2010 at 08:19 AM --
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Florida Paramedic Injured in Ambulance Crash - JEMS.com
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A Volusia County paramedic was injured when the ambulance he was riding in was hit by another vehicle.
An EVAC Ambulance spokesman says the emergency unit was leaving the scene of... (Source: JEMS Latest News)...
POSTED 02/04/2010 at 08:19 AM --
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AMA Opens Site for Physicians Looking to Help Haiti
The AMA has launched a Web site to help coordinate healthcare professionals who want to volunteer for the medical relief effort in Haiti. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)...
POSTED 02/04/2010 at 07:13 AM --
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Necessary Testing
Ma-a-ark, I heard the distinctive warbly voice upon answering the phone. It was my mother-in-law, Peggy, better known as Mom... (Source: EPMonthly.com)...
POSTED 02/04/2010 at 02:01 AM --
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Accuracy of bedside ultrasound for the detection of soft tissue foreign bodies by emergency doctors
Conclusion: These data suggest ultrasound in the hands of emergency doctors might be useful as an initial screening tool for detection of soft tissue foreign bodies. (Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia)...
POSTED 02/03/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Seatbelt syndrome associated with an isolated rectal injury: case report
Seatbelt syndrome is defined as a seatbelt sign associated with a lumbar spine fracture and a bowel perforation. An isolated rectal perforation due to seatbelt syndrome is extremely rare. There is only one case reported in the Danish literature and non in the English literature. A 48-year old front seat restrained passenger was involved in a head-on collision. He had lower abdominal pain and back pain. Seatbelt mark was seen across the lower abdomen. Initial trauma CT scan was normal except for a burst fracture of L5 vertebra which was operated on by internal fixation on the same day. The patient continued to have abdominal pain. A repeated abdominal CT scan on the third day has shown free intraperitoneal air. Laparotomy has revealed a perforation of the proximal part of the rectum below t......
POSTED 02/03/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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EMS Providers Give Mutual Aid to Others During Ice Storm - JEMS.com
Crews from Muskogee Emergency Medical Service are in the ice-packed cities of Altus and Lawton, offering relief and medical care for tired emergency personnel.
The crews left shortly before noon Monday... (Source: JEMS Latest News)...
POSTED 02/03/2010 at 08:21 AM --
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National EMS Memorial Service Releases Names of 2010 Honorees - JEMS.com
Colorado Springs, Colorado - The National EMS Memorial Service today released the names of the 26 individuals from 17 states to be honored at the 18th Annual National EMS Memorial Service to be held Saturday,... (Source: JEMS Latest News)...
POSTED 02/03/2010 at 08:21 AM --
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