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FDA Safety Advisory for Automatic External Defibrillators - JEMS.com
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The Food and Drug Administration has issued the following medical device safety alert:
Cardiac Science Corp. Powerheart and CardioVive Automated External Defibrillators: Initial Communication
Audience:... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 21, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Paramedics Extricate 800lb. Man from Recliner; Patient Dies of Cardiac Arrest Enroute to Hospital - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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JEFFREY COLLINS
Associated Press Writer
COLUMBIA, S.C. — When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 21, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Driver Found Guilty of Murder of Delaware Emergency Medical Responder - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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Paraplegic Joseph Taye was found guilty today of first-degree murder for running into Michelle Smith of the Delaware City Fire Company on Dec. 20 2008 as Smith tended to an injured man lying on the side... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 21, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Explosion at Virginia National Guard Base Injures 14 - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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BLACKSTONE, Va. - A pyrotechnic device used in training exercises exploded at Fort Pickett, sending 14 Virginia National Guard soldiers to hospitals, most as a precautionary measure.
Maj. Cotton Puryear... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 20, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Ohio Fire Department Wants to Transport MVA Patients to Gain Revenue - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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LIMA -- The Fire Department wants a piece of the emergency ambulance response business. Fire Chief Mark Heffner presented his proposal to City Council's Safety Services Committee on Tuesday, saying his... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 20, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
L.A. County Paramedics Begin Using Stroke Centers - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients will be routed to one of 10 hospitals that have a specialized stroke neurologist available at all times. Officials hope the new policy will save lives.
Paramedics on Monday began transporting... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 20, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Want a Smoother Portfolio? Kill the Junk FeesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Now that your portfolio has an airway via asset allocation and can breathe via diversification, its time to make your... (Source: EPMonthly.com)
Source: EPMonthly.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: info
A consensus-based template for uniform reporting of data from pre-hospital advanced airway managementEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: We successfully developed an Utstein-style template for documenting and reporting pre-hospital airway management. The core dataset for this template should be included in future studies on pre-hospital airway management to produce comparable data across systems and patient populations and will be implemented in systems that are influenced by the expert panel. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stephen J M SollidDavid LockeyHans Morten LossiusPre-hospital advanced airway management expert group Paam Source Type: journals
Tampa Paramedics at Right Place, Right Time - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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TAMPA — In three minutes Saturday, Drake Williams went through a whole lifetime's worth of luck — both good and bad.
The bad: having a rare heart condition that causes "sudden cardiac death."
The good:... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 19, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Study: CT Scan Rules Out Heart Attacks Faster - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A CT scan — a kind of super X-ray — provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new study suggests.
About 6 million... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 19, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Tour Bus Crashes off Minnesota Interstate - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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JEFF BAENEN
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AUSTIN, Minn. — A tour bus returning from a casino ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 21,... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 19, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Point/counterEmail this article to a colleague.
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How Should EPs Handle the Signing of Death Certificates?
opening statement
Signing Death Certificates Is a Simple, Final Kindness
by Michael... (Source: EPMonthly.com)
Source: EPMonthly.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: info
NHS Information centre data on time spent in A&E in England 2007-08Email this article to a colleague.
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This report is based on the 2007-08 Health Episode Statistics dataset and examines the time spent in A&E in England by patients and their destination on leaving the department. Key facts include the following:
. The visit to A&E for 73% of patients (where records were available) was completed within 3 hours; 96% were completed within 4 hours.
. 41% of all A&E patients were discharged with no follow-up required whilst a further 21% were admitted to hospital. (Source: NeLM - Emergency Medicine)
Source: NeLM - Emergency Medicine - November 19, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: organizations
Injury severity and serum amyloid A correlate with plasma oxidation-reduction potential in multi-trauma patients: a retrospective analysisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Background:
In critical injury, the occurrence of increased oxidative stress or a reduced antioxidant status has been observed. The purpose of this study was to correlate the degree of oxidative stress, by measuring the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) of plasma in the critically injured, with injury severity and serum amyloid A (SAA) levels.
Methods:
A total of 140 subjects were included in this retrospective study comprising 3 groups: healthy volunteers (N=21), mild to moderate trauma (ISS (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - November 19, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Leonard RaelRaphael Bar-OrKristin SalottoloCharles MainsDenetta SlonePatrick OffnerDavid Bar-Or Source Type: journals
Abbreviated emergency laparotomy in the non-trauma settingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Background:
Although the application of damage control surgery for trauma has been widely reported and defined, similar approach in non-trauma patients has not been well detailed.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis of data from non-trauma patients who underwent emergency laparotomy between May 2006 and December 2008. Demographics, indications for surgery and outcome of patients who had definitive laparotomies (DL) and patients who had abbreviated laparotomies (AL) were compared. Appendectomies were excluded.Results and discussionTwo-hundred ninety-one patients (55% males) were included. Thirty-one (10.7%) underwent AL (58% ...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - November 19, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Benjamin PersonTatiana DorfmanHany BahouthAmira OsmanAhmad AssaliaYoram Kluger Source Type: journals
VCU Medical Center and Richmond Ambulance Authority Partner in Unique Effort - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 16, 2009) – Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center and the Richmond Ambulance Authority have improved resuscitation and survival rates dramatically for cardiac arrest patients... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 18, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
New York Fire Department Seeks to Drop EMS Responses - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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TOWN OF WALLKILL — Last year, Circleville firefighters responded to 176 medical emergency calls in its district — one-third of the total calls it handled.
Now, they're looking to cut those numbers significantly.
The... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 18, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Officials Probe SC Wall Collapse - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Officials are trying to determine what caused a South Carolina stadium wall to collapse during a high school football game, sending at least 11 students to the hospital with minor... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 18, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Study: Injured Uninsured More Likely to Die in ER - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO – Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance,... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 18, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
What Caused This Sudden Illness?Email this article to a colleague.
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Visual Dx by David Effron, MD
The local fire department transported this 25 year-old male to the emergency department... (Source: EPMonthly.com)
Source: EPMonthly.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: info
Referees 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Acknowledgement to RefereesDOI 10.1007/s11739-009-0328-2
Journal Internal and Emergency MedicineOnline ISSN 1970-9366Print ISSN 1828-0447
Journal Volume Volume 4
Journal Issue Volume 4, Number 6 / December, 2009 (Source: Internal and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Internal and Emergency Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Internal and Emergency Medicine Source Type: journals
A diagnostic challenge: primary omental torsion and literature review - a case reportEmail this article to a colleague.
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A case report of omental torsion, which is a rare differential diagnosis of the acute abdomen. Intraoperative diagnosis and treatment by resection are the current management of choice , however with increasing use of pre-operative imaging this may need to be reconsidered. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - November 18, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nina BreunungPaul Strauss Source Type: journals
Endovascular treatment of an acutely ruptured intracranial aneurysm in pregnancy: report of eight casesEmail this article to a colleague.
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We report eight cases of ruptured cerebral aneurysms in eight pregnant patients treated safely and effectively
via an endovascular approach.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Review ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10140-009-0848-0Authors
José Manuel Pumar, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital Clinico Universitario Travesia de la Choupana s/n Santiago de Compostela Dp 15886 SpainMaria I. Pardo, Complejo Hospitalario de Pontevedra Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Pontevedra SpainJose M. Carreira, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital Clinico ...
Source: Emergency Radiology - November 17, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Radiology Source Type: journals
Officials Reconsider Returning Traditional Bonfire Structure to Campus Grounds - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - As the 10th anniversary of the deadly bonfire collapse approaches this week, the former president of Texas A&M University says only her successor can decide whether the tradition... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 17, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
3 Dead in Calif. Medevac Crash - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - Investigators said the pilot of a medical helicopter issued a mayday moments before the aircraft crashed into a hilly area north of Reno near the Nevada-California state line early Saturday.
All... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 17, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
NC County EMS Department Spreads Resources among Fire Dept. Locations - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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LENOIR, N.C. - In an effort to reduce response times and expand provided services, Caldwell County Emergency Medical Services and local fire departments are joining forces. In several communities across... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 17, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Denver Paramedic Sentenced to 12 Years for Patient Assault - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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DENVER - A former Denver paramedic charged with assaulting a patient in his ambulance has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Prosecutors said 31-1-year-old Alan Miller was 1 of the paramedics who responded... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 17, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Annals of Emergency Medicine (November 2009 Summary)Email this article to a colleague.
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Summary of November 2009 issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine. (Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine (Summary - Audio))
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine (Summary - Audio) - November 17, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Annals of Emergency Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Primer: A Manual for Medical StudentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - November 17, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kapil Dhingra, Erik Laurin Source Type: journals
Uninsured Trauma Victims More Likely to Die (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Even after adjusting for injury severity and comorbidities, trauma patients who did not have insurance had higher mortality rates than those who did, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Medical Device Correction Issued for Cardiac Science AEDsEmail this article to a colleague.
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AEDs manufactured by Cardiac Science Corporation are undergoing a nationwide voluntary medical device correction because of the potential failure of these devices to deliver therapy during use. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Cardiology Source Type: info
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Primer: A Manual for Medical Students.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19919558 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing)
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dhingra K, Laurin E Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: journals
Toxicology Recall.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19919559 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing)
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Suchard JR Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: journals
La Clinica: A Doctor's Journey Across Borders.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19919560 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing)
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Cowling KM Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: journals
TASER Conducted Electrical Weapons: Physiology, Pathology, and Law.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19919561 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing)
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Roberts JR Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: journals
Keats and Kahn's Roentgen Atlas of Skeletal Maturation.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19919562 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing)
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Bishop WA, Frederick H Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: journals
Justifiable Piracy in Our Academic Waters.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19919563 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing)
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Singer J Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: journals
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PMID: 19919564 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing)
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeanmonod R Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: journals
Emergency Ultrasound Diagnosis of Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19919565 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing)
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stone MB Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: journals
Emergency Ultrasound Diagnosis of Ruptured Ectopic PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael B. Stone Source Type: journals
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Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Rebecca Jeanmonod Source Type: journals
Justifiable Piracy in Our Academic WatersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jonathan Singer Source Type: journals
Keats and Kahn's Roentgen Atlas of Skeletal MaturationEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: William A. Bishop, Harry Frederick Source Type: journals
TASER Conducted Electrical Weapons: Physiology, Pathology, and LawEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: James R. Roberts Source Type: journals
La Clinica: A Doctor's Journey Across BordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kathleen M. Cowling Source Type: journals
Toxicology RecallEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeffrey R. Suchard Source Type: journals
Response by Soldiers and Emergency Responders Deemed Flawless - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sentinel Staff
FORT HOOD, Texas - Emergency response leaders here say many lives were saved by the courageous acts of those who helped the wounded following the horrific shooting attack... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 14, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
St. Louis Nurse Campaigns for Ambulance Upgrades - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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Outfitting St. Louis ambulances with machines that save precious minutes for heart attack patients would be one of Helen Sandkuhl's biggest accomplishments in her 36-year-career as an emergency room nurse... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 14, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Call for Sick Child Develops into Multi-Patient CO Response - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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RIVERDALE, Md. - Prince George’s County Firefighters and Paramedics were summoned to a church to tend to a sick child and encountered that and many more. At about 6:30 PM, Saturday, November 7, 2009, a... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 13, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Legislature Orders Striking British Columbia Paramedics Back to Work - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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After nearly 13 hours, Bill 21 passed early Saturday morning, forcing a new contract on ambulance paramedics, who have been on strike since April.
Union leaders representing B.C.'s paramedics called it... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 13, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
