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Up Front
April 2012
Can EMS Systems Embrace Injury Prevention as a Core Value?
By Keith Griffiths, editor in chief
As I write this, I’m flying back from the 30th anniversary of the EMS Today conference, held at the beginning of March in Baltimore. Oh, how it’s grow...
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March 2012
Don’t Miss This Opportunity to Say Thanks
By Keith Griffiths, editor in chief
What will you be doing from May 20–26? Will it by chance involve EMS Week?
If you haven’t started to plan, get busy! You’ve got a lot of competitio...
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February 2012
My Wishes for EMS in 2012
By Skip Kirkwood, M.S., J.D., EMT-P, EFO, CMO, chief, EMS Division, Wake County, N.C.; president, N
Editor’s note: Skip Kirkwood takes the reins as our guest columnist for this issue.
As I write this, 2011 is drawing to a close and I am contemplatin...
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January 2012
Toward Zero Deaths
Why EMS needs to take part in highway safety planning
By Keith Griffiths, editor in chief
A stuck accelerator causes a car to speed out of control, leading to a deadly crash, with the final pleas for help captured on a 911 call. A drunk dri...
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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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