May 2012
Q&A with Richard Hunt, M.D.
Director of the Division of Injury Response, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
By Jenifer Goodwin, associate editor
During rush hour in Madrid on March 11, 2004, 191 people died and 1,800 were injured when a series of coordinated bombs exploded in four trains—the wo...
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May 2012
“Health Care 911” Is a Must Read
Keith Griffiths, editor in chief
Nearly every EMS system serving a metro area has a similar problem: A small group of “frequent fliers” (mostly homeless patients) use the 911 system t...
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May 2012
Hiring for the Job
By John Becknell
When Mercer County Ambulance Service in Hazen, N.D., needed a new leader and manager, the board hired the one applicant with no EMS experience.
Lo...
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