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Quick Look
May 2012
‘Community Medical Technicians’ Responding to 911 Calls in King County Pilot
By Jenifer Goodwin, associate editor
‘Community Medical Technicians’ Responding to 911 Calls in King County Pilot
In Seattle–King County, calls to 911 are answered using a tiered system....
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April 2012
Survey of Edmonton EMS Finds Widespread Unhappiness
By Jenifer Goodwin, associate editor
A recent online survey of 150 paramedics and EMTs in Edmonton by their union, the Health Sciences Association of Alberta, exposed widespread issues wi...
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NYC Overhauls Its 911 System
New York City has completed the first phase of an extensive 911 system overhaul. For the first time, 911 emergency call-takers from NYC police and fir...
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February 2012
Southeast Virginia Makes the Most of EMS Recruitment
Two years ago, Virginia Beach’s Department of Emergency Medical Services was having difficulty finding enough volunteers. Many people in the region we...
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January 2012
NEMSMA Supports HHS as EMS’s Home in Field EMS Bill
By Jenifer Goodwin, associate editor
Following much debate, a bill that would create a federal home for EMS in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was introduced in Congress...
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