Here is a link to the EMS Chief Chris Cebollero interview we filmed a few days ago.
http://www.ems1.com/paramedic-chief/video/1965888-EMS-Chief-What-EMS-crews-experienced-the-first-day-of-the-Ferguson-shooting/
My good friend, Jamie Davis, just posted this up on Facebook and I thought I'd share it here. Jamie responded, "Interesting", and I'm must parallel his thoughts. Interesting...
Firefighters will no longer respond to calls whereby the patient is experiencing flu like symptoms. Here's the story:
http://www.jems.com/news_and_articles/news/09/lowell_town_council_concerned_over_no_response_flu_policy.html
Interesting short article from Dr. Bledsoe on his differing look at MOI in pre-hosptial triage.
http://www.ems1.com/ems-products/education/articles/597356-Mechanism-of-Injury-in-Prehospital-Trauma-Triage/
Although this conference is slated for upper EMS management, I was curious if anyone was going to the conference next week at the Don Cesar Resort Hotel in St. Pete Beach? I'll be there filming some interviews and would like to meet any EMTLifer's that might be in attendance.
Ray
Seems like some of our future docs watch just a tad bit too much TV!
http://www.ems1.com/medical-clinical/articles/477974-ER-mistakes-blamed-on-medical-dramas
This is a good one! Maryland's shock trauma head, Dr. Thomas Scalea, is having kittens over the possible bill to delay the purchase of new helicopters so a commission can investigate emergency helicopter use in Maryland. He further stated that the delay could mean dispatchers may have to use...
Ford will not offer a diesel in their 2010 ambulance prep package. Here is the story from JEMS.com:
http://www.jems.com/news_and_articles/articles/ford_to_offer_gasoline_ambulances_in_2010.html
Here's a new article titled The Disappearing Endotracheal Tube by Dr. Bledsoe and William Gandy that appears on JEMS.com:
http://www.jems.com/news_and_articles/articles/jems/3403/the_disappearing_endotracheal_tube.html
With some of the discussion lately around O2 use, I spotted this Bledsoe article that was just posted on JEMS.com:
http://www.jems.com/news_and_articles/columns/Bledsoe/the_oxygen_myth.html
Here is a brief on the annoucement.:
http://www.emsresponder.com/article/article.jsp?id=9089&siteSection=1
From what I learned on the news today, he is a paramedic and former volunteer fireman.
Here is the link: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City fire truck heading to a call with lights and sirens flashing has struck and killed a 7-year-old boy.
http://www.firerescue1.com/vehicle-safety/articles/457759-Kansas-City-fire-truck-strikes-kills-child/
Here's a humorous top ten predictions list that came out on EMS1 about a week ago:
http://www.ems1.com/ems-products/ambulances/articles/455397-Top-Ten-Predictions-for-the-Future-of-EMS
Here's a link to a JEMS online article about preventing air bubbles in IV lines. Neat tip, I didn't know this!
http://www.jems.com/news_and_articles/articles/jems/3402/Bubbles.html
The outcome of this hole-shot will be interesting:
http://www.ems1.com/fire-ems/articles/448451-Controversy-erupts-after-Tenn-fire-crew-refused-to-help-EMS