EMS Magazine

EMS Magazine has been published continuously since 1972. Informative and balanced editorial content make EMS Magazine the most authoritative source in the world for clinical and educational material designed to improve the delivery of prehospital emergency medical care. It is written, edited, illustrated and formatted to appeal to the full spectrum of EMS professionals: Paramedics, EMTs, administrators and instructors working in private and public services.

In The May 2005 Issue

Features

• The New Salvation Army
  By John Erich
• His and Hers Abdominal Pain: Gender-specific factors
  By Deirdre McCormick, BS, CIC, MPH, NREMT-P
• CAAS: The View From the Inside
  By Raphael M. Barishansky, MPH
• Autonomic Dysreflexia in Spinal Cord Injury
  By Maureen Sullivan-Tevault, RN, MPH, BS, CEN
• Helmet Removal in Athletics
  By H. Keith Owsley, MS, LAT, EMT-P
• Emergency Stabilization of Unstable Pelvic Fractures
  By Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-B, WEMT, & Greg LaMay, BS, NREMT-P, WEMT
• In Country EMS: An American Medic in Iraq
  By Kathryn Robyn
• Communicating the Right Messages During Difficult Times
  By Paige Sheehan, APR
• A Profile of Lieutenant General Kevin C. Kiley, MD: U.S. Army Surgeon General
  By Marie Nordberg
• An Introduction to NAEMT's Military Division
• True Medical Emergencies
  By Rob Curran, DC, EMT

From the Publisher

• Survival of the Fittest
  By Carol Summer

EMS Wire Service

• May 2005 EMS Wire Service

Vital Signs

• A Recorded Refusal: EMS Telemedicine System Previewed
• National EMS Week Celebrates the 3 Rs: Ready, Responsive and Reliable
• Rush to Judgment: Wasting Time, Trust and People
  By Thom Dick
• Public Service Fire and EMS
  By Carl J. Post, PhD
• The Airway Cam Guide to Intubation & Practical Airway Management
  By Mike Whooley, EMT-P
• Wrist Band ID Board
  By Norm Rooker
• Wall Posters Show Them How to Shock
  By Kathryn Robyn
• 2005’s First Ambulance Service-Related Advisory Opinion
  By G. Christopher Kelly
• Stopping the Epidemic: What More Can You Do?
  By Lisa Valadie, EMT-P
• Media Review: Informed’s Homeland Security Field Guide
  By Norm Rooker

EMS Reruns

• T-Bone: You’ll Never Please ’Em All
  By Thom Dick

Beyond the Books

• Beware of the Podium Pirates
  By Mike Smith, BS, MICP

10 Minutes With

• An Interview With O.J. Doyle on EMS and the Political Process
  By Raphael M. Barishansky, MPH

Prehospital Rounds

• Work Injury
  By James Augustine, MD, FACEP

Letters

• May 2005 Letters

Industry News

• May 2005 Industry News

Product Showcase

• Immobilization Showcase

Hot Shots

• May 2005 Hot Shots

Fit for Life in EMS

• Shoestring Fitness
  By David W. Powers, NREMT-P, BCETS, BCECR
• Crash Course
  By Kathryn Robyn
• Workout Program for a Posted Ambulance
  By David W. Powers, NREMT-P, BCETS, BCECR
• Got GERD?
  By Kathryn Robyn