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Entries for December 2011
December 2011
What’s Next for NG911?
Progress is being made, yet challenges remain.
By Jenifer Goodwin, associate editor
Imagine getting word from dispatch about a car crash. Instead of a voice description, responders get live video taken by bystanders at the scene; clos...
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December 2011
AMR Looks to Improve Patient Safety
By Jenifer Goodwin, associate editor
When a mistake happens in health care, the traditional way of handling the situation is to determine who caused the harm and then either re-train or p...
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December 2011
Is Your Community Ready for a Zombie Pandemic? Seriously.
By Keith Griffiths, editor in chief
This past Halloween, dozens of communities from Florida to California were linked by a common goal: preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse.
Allison Ma...
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December 2011
Field EMS Bill Reintroduced
Aimee J. Frank, contributing writer
Spearheaded by Advocates for EMS and supported by prominent EMS organizations nationally, the Field EMS Bill was reintroduced in Congress in October, ...
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December 2011
Minorities and the Poor Face Longer Distances to Trauma Centers
By Jenifer Goodwin, associate editor
Nearly one-fourth of Americans—especially minorities and the poor—must travel farther to trauma centers than they did a decade ago due to hospital clo...
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