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NBC's New Drama... TRAUMA
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I'm interested in hearing if your department, county or state has an EMS Honor Guard or are interested in forming one. There are lots of Fire Service Honor Guards, but not many EMS specific honor guards that I have seen. I used to love watching th...
I have just recently started a state EMS Honor Guard in Missouri, our website is www.moemsfuneralteam.org. I'm very glad to see this movement where EMS departments are getting more involved with Honor Guards. I feel it is long overdue. I am simply...
Hi All
FYI - TRAUMA got KILLED in their ratings for last night's $7 million dollar fiasco!
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/09/29/s-tv-ratings-house-down-still-tops-traumas-explosions-lead-to-ratings-implosion/28773
It was wose for me the second time I watched it! Ugh!
See our review at:
http://connect.jems.com/forum/topics/no-heroes-as-nbcs-trauma-fails
I agree - but they'll probably sign on for 8, like Southland - another junk show.
My insurance required me to undergo physician assisted weight management and nutritionist consult for 6 months before they would cover it. Ask what yours requires. It's worth the wait (weight)! PUN intended!
MEDICAL HELICOPTER CRASH LODD - SOUTH CAROLINA
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A medical flight helicopter crashed late Friday in a wooded area of Georgetown County, SC killing three people on board, according to Georgetown County C...
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- At 5:31pm on June 11, 2009,
Wayne M. Zygowicz said… - AJ,
I hope your well...letting you know I'm thinking about you. Keep in touch!
- At 10:19am on May 23, 2009,
Wayne M. Zygowicz said…
- AJ,
Get speaking with you, as short as it was. I'll give you a ring this weekend. Glad to hear the first Webinar was so popular...your a talented guy, not to mention the fun factor. Have a great holiday weekend.
- At 2:45pm on March 30, 2009,
A.J. Heightman said…
- Glad to have you on board and look forward to working with you in ther future at EMS Today.
- At 1:11pm on March 30, 2009,
Alan said… - A.J.,
Had a great time at this year's conference. Only my second, and appreciated seeing and meeting many more pre-hospital professionals. The best part was the privilege given to me by you and your staff of participating in the judging of the JEMS games. Despite my limited role in the preliminaries, I thank you for that opportunity and hope to be granted the same privilege next year! Seeing such hard work and dedication was inspiring to me and certainly made my trip worthwhile. The opportunities to speak with so many professionals from varied pre-hospital settings was overwhelming! I felt much more a part of the process than I had in the past, and hope to take many of the lessons learned and pass them on to both my staff and my students as well. Again, thanks for the opportunity and a hearty "strong work" to you and the staff for all the efforts that went into putting on such a great conference.
- At 12:47am on February 9, 2009,
Alan Payne said… - Hi AJ hope all is well with you
- At 2:49am on January 22, 2009,
scrambled_egg81 said… - Hey-
Just went looking for San Diego members here and your profile popped up. I just formed a group for SD based EMS workers, so if you're interested, please join up here: http://connect.jems.com/group/sdems
Cheers-
scrambled_egg81
- At 10:24pm on January 21, 2009,
Bill Bowes said… - Hello A.J.,
I'm doing research for a trauma CE class I'll be teaching. I saw on the Virginia EMS website that you teach chest trauma and abdominal trauma classes. Would you have any information regarding those or other trauma classes that you wouldn't mind sharing? I appreciate your time!
Bill Bowes
Fire Chief
Papillion, NE Fire Department
bowes@cox.net
- At 3:58pm on January 9, 2009,
John W. Magyar said… - Welcome to the group AJ. Its been many years since the good old days with PEHSC and Cetronia. I see Doug and Steve several times a year at conferences and they seem to be doing well with their practice. Next time you are going to be in Pa. maybe we can all get together for dinner. I'm glad to see you have had such a successful career in EMS, but I'm not surprised.
Jim certainly picked the right man for the job.
Here's wishing you and your family a great year in 2009.
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- Paramedic/EMT-I/EMT-D, Other
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- JEMS/Elsevier Public Safety
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- Years in EMS/Public Safety
- 30
- Other Past or Current Departments
- Prior to joining JEMS (the Journal of Emergency Medical Services), I served as Director of Operations for Cetronia Ambulance, a multi-jurisdictional BLS/ALS service based in Allentown, Pa. from 1992-1995.
For 18 years prior to my position at Cetronia Ambulance, I was executive director of the Eastern Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Services Council, a six-county regional EMS office funded by the PA Department of Health. There, I helped establish and direct a regional BLS/ALS system comprised of 150 BLS and ALS services; 17 acute care hospitals; two regional Trauma Centers; two pre-hospital helicopters system and MEDCOM, an advanced medical communications center that served a population of 1.2 million residents.
I also served as a paramedic and command officer for Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Department for 20 years. This combination volunteer/paid department offers multi-jurisdictional BLS/ALS/Rescue service throughout Northampton County, Pennsylvania. While at Bethlehem Township, I helped develop and supervise the "Medic 1" Paramedic Response System, which provided ALS service to 11 urban, suburban and rural municipalities.
- My Training:
- A graduate of Temple University, I received my master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. A certified EMS and rescue instructor, I have served on the faculty of university EMS degree programs; community college EMS training divisions; and fire academies.
I've studied and specialized in the management of mass casualty incidents for 27 years.
- About Me
- I assumed the role of JEMS Editor in December 1997. I joined the staff of Jems Communications in April 1995 to serve as vice president of Jems Communications, director of the Emergency Care Information Center and Director of the Jems Conference Division before moving to the editorial department.
- Day Job
- Editor-in-Chief, JEMS & Editorial Director, Elsevier Public Safety
- Personal Site/Profile
- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/993/b49
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because
- My positions at JEMS & Elsevier Public Safety Publications allow me the opportunity to truely impact the development of EMS on a daily basis. Jim Page loved that we were dubbed the "Conscience of EMS" by NAEMT and I loved Jim Page - so I do not take that designation lightly.
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Hi everyone, I have been working a Fly Car now for 2 years. I also like the concept. In fact, the hospital that I am working in (Bangkok, Thailand) is the only hospital base ambulance that operate this type of vehicle with multi-tasks.
If you work in a "fly car" or "first responder" this is the place for you. Say hello, get to know each other, share experiences good or bad. A good place to vent or just learn what we all do in our regions.
Very interestingly, how do you apply them (ice packs) on the patient ?
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