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Share your knowledge and expertise with the critical care transport world - AMTC 2012 - Seattle - Oct. 22-24
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Time to get your speaker submissions prepared and ready for what is sure to be a great location in the northwest! The deadline for speaker submissions is Dec. 15, 2011. Click here to submit.
$19,000 bill for patient's ride in medical chopper
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 Steve Groom was in a car crash. It happened close to a hospital in the Litchfield, Ill., area. Instead of taking Groom to nearby St. Francis Hospital, the first responders decided he should be flown 50 miles away to a trauma center in Springfield. Six hours after he got there, Groom walked out with a slight concussion. In hindsight, it's hardly the type of injury that would require such a remarkable medical effort.
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EMS provider questions 3-dose nitro rule
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Chris Kaiser writes, "How do you give nitroglycerine? If you're like the vast majority of EMS providers, you give it sublingually in either tablet or spray form, one 0.4 mg dose every five minutes until hypotension develops, symptoms resolve or a maximum of three doses are given. This has been a staple of the EMS protocols for every system I've worked for since I was an EMT-B volunteering for a rural ambulance service."
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High-profile CPR
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A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P, writes, "Richard Senneff, a 29-year veteran firefighter/paramedic with the Los Angeles Fire Department, the first paramedic to enter Michael Jackson's bedroom, was called to the stand in the trial of Conrad Murray, M.D. I was confident that he'd be a good witness because of his nearly 30 years of street experience."
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Medevac choppers should be armed
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Army Dustoff Medevac helicopter crews have been performing stellar work in Afghanistan. When troops are wounded, the Dustoffs go into hostile territory often while taking ground fire. Most interesting: they go in unarmed. The helicopters are emblazoned with the Red Cross, and so according to the Geneva Conventions they are not allowed to carry offensive weapons. Just what constitutes an offensive weapon is another line of discussion, but the bottom line is that Dustoffs do not carry machine guns.
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This compact portable Lithium Ion starting unit is a full 28VDC battery pack and will provide superior starts on all electrically-started turbine engines. It has dual, redundant chargers with a total of seven amps output and a recharge time of approximately four hours. MORE |
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ITDs, rhythm analysis for cardiac arrest
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The impedance threshold device is designed to enhance venous return and cardiac output during CPR by increasing the degree of negative intrathoracic pressure. The authors of this study compared the use of an active ITD with that of a sham ITD in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who underwent standard CPR at 10 sites in the United States and Canada.
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Supreme Court agrees to rule on health law
The Wall Street Journal
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The long-awaited Supreme Court showdown over the Obama administration's health care overhaul formally began recently as the justices agreed to consider a high-profile challenge to the law. The court, in a short written order, agreed to hear a challenge brought by a group of Republican governors and attorneys general from 26 states, the National Federation of Independent Business and two individual plaintiffs.
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Lighting the way to patient triage
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Southwest Synergistic Solutions has developed a new method and device for triaging patients during night time mass casualty incidents/battlefield situations. The E/T Lights were developed in conjunction with combat medics and they have been used in an actual mass casualty situation and are currently used by many military units.
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The ReVel™ ventilator from CareFusion provides portable ventilation on the fly by providing the critical tools and high level performance you demand for your pediatric
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Tired of hassling with annoying leaks associated with CPAP/BiPAP? Impact’s ® EMV+® Transport Ventilator with automatic leak compensation improves patient synchrony and comfort while conserving oxygen. It performs exactly as it should. Automatically compensates, when needed, with additional flow when a leak is present to maintain proper PEEP. www.impactii.com; 800.969.0750
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Speed, comfort and versatility are especially critical when there are lives at stake. The King Air series is capable of operating from short, unimproved runways, providing additional flexibility during life-and-death situations in remote areas. It also features large pressurized environmentally controlled cabins and the high dash speeds and range required to expeditiously transport critical care patients. For more information,
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Pennsylvania EMS companies laud plan for direct insurance reimbursements
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Emergency medical service agencies are awaiting state Senate consideration of a bill that would change the way insurance companies reimburse them. When the agencies do not have contracts with insurers, the companies send reimbursement checks to patients, who are supposed to forward the money to the EMS agencies but often pocket them, officials say.
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CARDIOHELP – A 10kg heart-lung support system, providing new opportunities for extracorporeal circulation in cardiac and or pulmonary support. MORE |
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Impact of timing on carotid artery stenting in patients after stroke or transient ischemic attack evaluated
Newswise
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A recent study found no significant difference in the outcome for patients who received carotid artery stenting at more than 30 days post-transient ischemic attack or stroke versus those who received CAS at 30 days or less post-event. Surgical literature recommends that the removal of plaque from the carotid artery take place within 14 days of a TIA or stroke for the best outcomes. However, little is known about the optimal timing of carotid artery stenting for these patients.
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Pennsylvania Medevac, ER staff use 'hot load' to save time
The Evening Sun via JEMS
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The sleek blue and white Penn State Hershey Life Lion helicopter gently touches down on the Hanover Hospital helipad and the crew hops out with its equipment and gurney. The medical technicians, clad in their glistening helmets and matching flight suits, scramble the short distance over to the waiting area inside the helipad tower and within minutes have assumed care of a heart attack victim from hospital staff and prepared her for transport.
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Avera St. Luke's in Aberdeen, S.D., CareFlight Paramedic Makes 1,000th Flight
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Bill Pollard, a paramedic with Avera St. Luke's CareFlight emergency helicopter transport in Aberdeen, S.D., recorded his 1,000th flight on Nov. 7, 2011. Pollard has worked at Avera St. Luke's since 1999 as a paramedic and in the Emergency Department.
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Manages, directs and performs responsible administrative, technical and supervisory work, for the effective and efficient 24-hour operation of the Life Link III Communications Center. To learn more about this position, click here.
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Laser lights shined at two UPS planes; KSP and FAA investigating
WDRB-TV
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Kentucky State Police is investigating, after a report that someone shined a green laser light at two UPS planes. FAA officials say green laser lights were shined at two UPS Airbus A300 aircrafts recently. The planes were reported to be 5 miles southeast of the Louisville International Airport when someone shined a green laser light at the aircraft.
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Study: Travis County, Texas, should unify fire, emergency services
Austin American Statesman
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A $127,000 study ordered by the Travis County Commissioners Court in Travis County, Texas, and released recently recommends unifying the various emergency service districts outside the city into one county-managed fire and rescue department, and possibly retooling the county's agreement with Austin-Travis County EMS.
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Upcoming events
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March 13-15, 2012 Washington, D.C.
April 22 - 27, 2012 Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, W. Va.
June 10 – 15, 2012 Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, W. Va.
Oct. 22-24, 2012 Washington State Convention Center Seattle
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