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EMS in the Nation’s Capital: Progress Report From an Evolving System
- Assistant Fire Chief Rafael Sa’adah

Friday, February 25, 2010

Key EMS Articles Eagles 2010
- Corey Slovis, MD

A Complex Disaster of Seismic Proportions: One Eagle’s Experience with the Haiti Earthquake Catastrophe!
– John K. Griswell, MD (Ft. Worth)

Curtailing Caribbean Catastrophes: How Cuba is Preparing for Prime Time
– Jullette M. Saussy, MD (New Orleans)

The Pearls After Swine! EMS and the H1N1 Virus Epidemic
– Marc Eckstein, MD (Los Angeles)

Casablanca Coordinates: Organization and Current Policy Considerations of the National Security Staff Resilience Directorate
– David Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL (White House)

Should I Stay or Should I Go ? IND Incident Strategies for Medical 1st Responders
– Alexander G. Garza, MD, MPH (Homeland Security)

The 4-1-1 on CBRNE, NIMS and EMAC: Managing the Disaster Acronyms!
– Thomas H. Blackwell, MD (Charlotte)

C-Collar or De-Collar: Are Cervical Immobilization Devices Harmful?
– David E. Persse, MD (Houston)

Getting a Head in Cycle Somatic Injuries: OK Ways to Remove a Helmet
– Jeffrey M. Goodloe, MD (Oklahoma City and Tulsa)

We Have an App for That! Tourniquets for Massive Hemorrhage
– Kathleen S. Schrank, MD (Miami)

Putting the Squeeze on Dialysis Patients: Tourniquets for AV Fistula Bleeds
– J. Brent Myers, MD, MPH (Raleigh)

As Serious as a Heart Attack: Navigating the Hurdles in Effecting STEMI System Care
– David P. Keseg, MD (Columbus)

Spitting Image of a Heart Attack: EMS Point of Care Saliva Testing for Cardiac Injury Markers
– Craig A. Manifold, DO (San Antonio)

Categorization and Integration Contemplation: The Move Toward Establishing Regional EMS Networks of Care
– C. Crawford Mechem, MD (Philadelphia)

The ABC’s of Medical First Attack: Increasing Survival through a Focused Cardiac Arrest Protocol
– Thomas H. Blackwell, MD (Charlotte)

The Latest Wake Effect: What to Do When Ventricular Fibrillation is Persistent
– J. Brent Myers, MD, MPH (Raleigh)

How Sweet It Is! Managing Blood Glucose in Resuscitation
– John P. Freese, MD (New York)

Regional Block: Local Perspectives on State-wide Arrest Registries
– Terence D. Valenzuela, MD, MPH (Tucson)

DC Current: Updating EMS on the Potential Impact of Healthcare Reform
– Angela F. Gardner, MD (ACEP National President)

The Need for Speed? An Evidenced-based Look at Response Time Standards
– Neal J. Richmond, MD (Louisville)

Rapid Sequence Permutations! Analyzing the Comparisons in the AARTI Study
– R.J. Frascone, MD (St. Paul)

Virtually Skilled in the Art of EMS: Training through Simulation and Cadavers
– Joe E. Holley, MD (Memphis)

Migrating From Protocols to Treatment Guidelines
– Karen P. Wanger, MD (Vancouver)

Saturday, February 26, 2010

Olympic-Sized Efforts: 2010 Paramedic Job Actions at the Winter Games
– Karen P. Wanger, MD (Vancouver)

Medically Intensifying the G-Forces: Expanding the EMS Scope of Federal Law Enforcement
– Nelson Tang, MD (U.S. Secret Service)

Exigent Circumstances: What is the Appropriate Standard of Care in Tactical Ops?
– William P. Fabbri, MD (FBI)

The (Very Sick) English Patient: Demand Management of the Critically Ill and Injured
– Fionna P. Moore, MD (London, UK)

Don’t Get Taken for Ride! Risk Management in Non-Transport Decisions
– S. Marshal Isaacs, MD (Dallas)

…And Mandatory Transport for All: Debating Who Should Be Transported or Not
– Marc Eckstein, MD, MPH (Los Angeles)

A Heavy Subject for EMS: Evolving Considerations in Bariatric Transport
– Marc R. Conterato, MD (Minneapolis)

Restraining Orders: Managing Excited Delirium, CEDs and Related "Fall-out"
– Kathy S. Schrank, MD (Miami)

Pharmaceutical Restraints: A New Medication Approach to the Agitated Patient
– Christopher B. Colwell, MD (Denver)

Dissociative Practices: The Rationale for Ketamine in 9-1-1 Services
– Marc R. Conterato, MD (Minneapolis)

Snuffing Out the Overdose: Results of the Boston Nasal Naloxone Study
– K. Sophia Dyer, MD (Boston)

Bone Voyage’: Administering ALS Drugs via the Intra-Osseous Route
– Jonathan Jui, MD, MPH (Portland)

Mitigating Medication Mishaps: Dealing with EMS Drug Safety
– John V. Gallagher, MD (Phoenix)

The Great Debate: Why Medics Should Not Be Trained in Intubation
- Raymond L. Fowler, MD (Dallas)

The Great Deabte: Should Paramedics Intubate?
- Corey M. Slovis, MD (Nashville)

The Philosophy of Five: Five Core Benchmarks for EMS Systems
– Paul R. Hinchey, MD, MBA (Austin)

More Medical Management Metrics to Measure: Proposing Additional Benchmarks for EMS Systems
– J. Brent Myers, MD (Raleigh)

A Really Cool Idea: Improving In-Hospital Care Through EMS
– Jullette M. Saussy, MD, (New Orleans)

Cooling Down Before It Heats Up: Rationale for Pre-Resuscitation Hypothermia
– John P. Freese, MD (New York)

It Sends Chills Down My Spine! Therapeutic Hypothermia in Possible Vertebral Cord Injury
– George A. Ralls, MD (Orlando)

Giving It a Shot !: Vaccinations Provided by EMS Personnel
– K. Sophia Dyer, MD (Boston)

Getting the Bugs Out of the System: Infection Control Concepts for EMS
– George A. Ralls, MD (Orlando)

Straightening Out a Bloody Mess: A Blood-borne Pathogens Protocol
– Donald A. Locasto, MD (Cincinnati)

Regulatory Irregularities: The EMS & DEA
– Raymond L. Fowler, MD (the First Eagle), Jeffrey K. Beeson, DO (Ft. Worth)

FIRE/EMS Medical Director Risk/Liability A Case Report
- John Gallagher M.D.