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Norm Rooker
Book Corner: May 2008
Norm Rooker
The busy season is on us as we prepare to kick off the 35th National EMS Week.
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Recent TrainingLIVE Webcasts:

• Emergency Preparedness
   Presented by Lawrence Cullipher, Eugene Cieri, and Stacey Black - View Archive

• Shock: The Physiologic Perspective
   Presented by Dr. Bledsoe - View Archive

• Detecting Mechanism of Injury
   Presented by Paul Murphy - View Archive

• EMS Care: Practices and Perspectives
   Presented by Thom Dick - View Archive

EMS' Dirty Secret
People who make EMS happen are big-time givers who too often don't take what they need out of life. They tend to care for others at the expense of those who love them most.
Beyond the Basics: Capnography
Following endotracheal intubation, the EMS provider must assess and continually reassess tube placement, especially after any patient movement.
Breathing for Babies
Before you start breathing for a newborn, take a deep breath for yourself.
CONQUERING the Difficult Airway
Preparation and practice are the keys to success when faced with a challenging airway.

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EMSResponder.Com Podcasts & Videos

Freedom House Documentary Film Trailer See Video
Trailer for the Freedom House Documentary, to make its EMS world premiere at EMS Expo 2008.
GlideScope Ranger(R) MedFlight Helicopter Intubation See Video
Simulated intubation in-flight using GlideScope Ranger(R) Video laryngoscope.
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Stories from the back of the ambulance: Hear Audio
Listen as EMS educator and author William S. Krost shares two of his most memorable EMS experiences.


Semi Truck Accident Hear Audio
"One of the cases that I had quite a few years back involved a semi truck that went over a bridge onto some rail road tracks lying below. It was one of those cases that just sticks with you forever." Click to hear the rest of the story.

RSI Without Sedative Hear Audio
"They opted to use the rapid sequence intubation protocol to knock him down and intubate him, however after they had knocked him down with a paralytic they neglected to give him a sedative..." Click to hear what happened.


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