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EMS Personnel Face Shooter Incident in Florida High-Rise

MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Writer ORLANDO, Fla. - A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was le...

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Multiple Victims in Ft. Hood Shooting Spree

ANNE GEARAN AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON - Seven people were killed and 20 wounded in a pair of shootings Thursday at the Fort...

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Interior Body Scanning

Temple Terrace Paramedics Receive Ultrasound Body Scanners - Who else is using them? How much training is involved? - What do you find ...

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Alan Fijalkowski

H1N1 Vaccine: Are YOU getting it?

We are all getting burned out on "swine hype." Regardless, here is a new topic. With the upcoming release of the H1N1 vaccine, a lot of ...

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50 1 hour ago
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IAFF, IAFC Fire-based EMS

Editors Note: It is not the intent of this post, nor other JEMS webteam posts, to fuel passionate arguments or beat the 'virtual' dead ho...

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50 3 hours ago
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Jennifer Berry

How does your compensation compare with that of your peers in EMS?

How do you feel your compensation measures up to your peers? We asked JEMS readers to tell us how they felt in the October issue. What a...

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33 5 hours ago
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JEMS Web Team

Multiple Victims in Ft. Hood Shooting Spree

ANNE GEARAN AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON - Seven people were killed and 20 wounded in a pair of shootings Thursday at the Fort...

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11 5 hours ago
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Thomas Durkee

Rubber Meets the Road: Healthcare Reform Bill with EMS funding HAS JUST PASSED THE HOUSE, 220-215 in a late-night vote!!

The bars are packed here on a Saturday night in D.C. !!! All of those who worked so hard to get the Affordable Health Choices Act thru t...

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165 6 hours ago
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Thomas Durkee

Do we really have a National "Swine Flu Emergency" ?!?

So now we have a declared national emergency. A Swine Flu emergency. Whoa. Wow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Emergencies_Act h...

Started by Thomas Durkee in General EMS Discussions

24 9 hours ago
Reply by Russell Stine
Uri Ladell

Glucose meter

I've gotten a different answers from different local paramedics, so I'd like to hear some more opinions. 1. We sometimes check glucose le...

Started by Uri Ladell in ALS Issues and Ideas

11 12 hours ago
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Rafael Paul C. Doma

Spine board or Vacmat?

Which one do you prefer, spine board or vacuum mattress? Why?

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7 16 hours ago
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Adam Tomko

Removal of Needle Crich from protocal

The system that I work in is currently looking to remove Needle crich from its protocal base.. Removal of Needle Cricothydroidotomy One ...

Started by Adam Tomko in ALS Issues and Ideas

14 17 hours ago
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Nathan

The New healthcare possibilities

What do you guys think will change, (if anything) if Obama makes sweeping health care changes? Anyone on here from another country that h...

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126 1 day ago
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Thats the most reasonable thing Ive heard you say in a long time! That upgrade is failing fast as well. (in danger of closing due to lack of participation) People are simply going on and becoming a nurse.
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