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Protecting Our Patients
Mike McEvoy talks with Kathy West, noted infection control expert for fire and EMS services worldwide, about the use of PPE, immunizations, respiratory protection, and her upcoming article in which she notes a disturbing trend in the fire service away from protecting our patients.

EMS and the Fire Service
A.J. Heightman, editor in chief of the Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) magazine, talks to host Mike McEvoy about the current state of relationships between EMS and the fire service as well as the newly minted relationship between Fire Engineering magazine and JEMS.

Pediatric Respiratory Illnesses
Fire Engineering author and Web columnist Mick Messoline discusses seasonal pediatric respiratory illnesses with a Children's Hospital of Denver physician.

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Engine Company EMS

Engine Company EMS: Polymer Fume Fever

Mick Messoline discusses another example of the dangers associated with a "food on the stove" scenario that firefighters and medics may encounter on the job.

The Engine Company Medic: To Keep or Transfer Care?

Mick Messoline discusses various patient conditions and when to transfer or continue care.

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Fire-Based EMS Hot Buttons

Fire-Based EMS: NEMSAC Issues National EMS Recommendations

The National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC) of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a March 2013 summary report of recommendations for EMS in the United States.

NFPA 1917 Ambulance Standard Revision

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1917, Standard for Automotive Ambulances, is open for public input until July 8, 2013.

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On the Road: Driving Tips

IN Firefighter Injured When Flying Ice Strikes Apparatus

A Wayne Township (IN) firefighter was hurt Tuesday when ice flew off another vehicle and struck the fire apparatus he was traveling in.

FL Fire Department Unveils New Fire Truck Simulator

Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue's Training Division recently took delivery of a state-of-the-art driving simulator.

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OH Fire Department Changes EMS Response Protocol The Colerain (OH) Fire Department has made an adjustment to how it response to some medical emergency calls.
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Ohio Firefighters Discuss Shooting Near Fire Station A Columbus (OH) firefighter said the shock of seeing a police shootout end in a fire-station parking lot on Wednesday...
Discuss Advances in Firefighter PPE in Upcoming Twitter Chat On May 21 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EDT, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate (...
Winston-Salem Fire Department (NC) at Odds with EMS Winston-Salem Fire Chief Antony Farmer says his department could save $145,000 -- and potentially more a year -- in f...
USFA and DHS Office of Health Affairs Support EMS Week The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) United States Fire Administration (USFA) with the DHS Office of Health Af...
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Beneficence and Risk: Is Your Organization Ethical? Although heroic actions are to be commended and celebrated, often they come with a cost. Dr. Kevin Kupietz examines h...

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FROM THE HOUSE OF MEDICINE

Etomidate: Not So Bad After All?

Researchers reporting in the February 2013 issue of Critical Care Medicine on their study of a large electronic database of intensive care unit (ICU) patients could not find an association between mortality and single dose etomidate given to septic patients.

EMS Sees More Sepsis than MIs

A study of King County (Seattle, Washington) EMS calls from 2000 to 2009 discovered that EMS providers see more patients with severe sepsis (3.3 percent of EMS calls) than acute myocardial infarctions (2.3 percent).

BUG WARS

Finally, an EMS Infection Control Reference

APIC, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has developed a free, downloadable Guide to Infection Prevention in Emergency Medical Services.

Ryan White: Back, But Not Without Issues

Katherine West and James R. Cross comment on medical facilities taking issue with certain provisions in the reinstated Ryan White Comprehensive AIDs Emergency Response Act and what responders need to know about it.