I have worked with almost every type of EMS organization in existence. Fire department based, privately owned, volunteer and career. I know from personal experience in this industry, there are no one size fits all solutions. For that matter there are very few solutions that dont create other problems of their own.
History has shown repeatedly that problem solving in EMS is always a balancing act between benefits and consequences. If you encourage Read the rest of this entry »
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Advanced Medical Solutions Group Plc (AMS.L:
) reported first-half profit attributable to equity holders of GBP 1.3 million or 0.85 pence per share, compared to GBP 808 thousand or 0.54 pence per share last year.
Pre-tax profit was GBP 1.2 million, higher than GBP 664 thousand in the prior-year period.
The company’s half-yearly revenues grew to GBP 9.84 million from GBP 7.93 million in the comparable Read the rest of this entry »
UN says Zimbabwe cholera death toll reaches 1,111
GENEVA (AP) — The cholera death toll in Zimbabwe has risen above 1,000, the United Nations said Thursday, as one expert warned that the country is ill-prepared to deal with outbreaks of other diseases.
A total of 1,111 cholera deaths was recorded by Wednesday, an increase of 133 in two days, the U.N. humanitarian office in Geneva said.
The latest figures, which are compiled by the World Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON-A proposal to give the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products appears dead for the year, but anti-smoking advocates say they expect it to pass in 2009.
The measure passed the House this summer with overwhelming support, but a threat from Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., to block it and a veto threat from the White House helped stall it in the Senate.
The Senate left town last week without bringing it up for a Read the rest of this entry »
One of Britain’s leading children’s hospitals has been heavily criticised in a doctors’ report which claims some specialist services are worse than in the developing world.
The report into care at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH) obtained by The Observer reveals that doctors feel they received better theatre support when performing kidney transplants during a charity visit to Lagos, Nigeria, than at the Midlands hospital.
The Paediatric Tertiary Read the rest of this entry »
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To be honest, the $800-plus billion economic stimulus package being debated by Congress has stimulated plenty in me.
Dread. Anxiety. And yes, fear itself.
I mean, $800 billion, or maybe $900 billion? Why not make it an even trillion? It’s not like we actually have the money anyway. (And no, it’s not true that once President Barack Obama’s Cabinet nominees pay their taxes, we’ll have it covered.)
The package is an unwieldy plan to build and repair Read the rest of this entry »
The Army’s suicide rate is the highest it has been in three decades, and a week-long series of
at Salon.com has been highlighting what it calls “habitual mistreatment behind the preventable deaths.
One Soldier’s Suicide: James Jenkins.
To hear of any suicide is disturbing but particularly when it is soldiers at war.
Suicide accounts for almost half of all violent deaths worldwide. As many as one million people kill themselves every year, Read the rest of this entry »
When you can convince a pair of high-profile members of the University of Michigan athletics staff to strut down a catwalk on a Friday afternoon, you know it must be for a good cause.
will join the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Luncheon on Friday (Feb. 13) at the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College. The event is to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, which has historically been characterized as a “man’s Read the rest of this entry »
“That’s one of the toughest things about deer hunting,” Bryant continued. “You get up in the tree or whatever, and what are you supposed to do?”
offered: “Take a bottle.”
Said Bryant: “I do. Quart-size.”
Stadler responded: “No. Half gallon.”
You see! This is how they act in their natural habitat, far removed from the prying cameras and the finely tuned ears of the golf fan. Fascinating!
OK, truth be told, I wasn’t exactly on a safari. In Read the rest of this entry »