EMS Links: Resources
Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/
CDC Fact Sheet - Blast Injuries: Essential Facts
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/blastessentials.asp
U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board Safety Videos
The U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board is an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents. The agency offers a number of safety videos free of charge. The videos have been used for a variety of training activities, including use by a number of fire departments. The agency is also able to supply videos free of charge for use at conferences and for training activities.
Clinical Guidelines for Care of the Emergency Patient
http://www.ed.bmc.org/emguidelines/guideem.html
CyberRounds
(free online conferences in various health care specialties)
http://www.cyberounds.com/
Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center
Documentary: Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury
http://dvbic.org/cms.php?p=Education
This 29-minute video, introduced by General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), offers an introduction to TBI, a health issue affecting at least 1.4 million Americans each year. It features the recovery journeys of several service personnel and their families. Other resources include a fact sheet on traumatic brain injury (TBI) awareness and prevention, and a documentary user's guide for organizations that plan to use the video as part of their educational efforts.
The ECG Learning Center in Cyberspace
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/
EMedicine From WebMD
http://www.emedicine.com/
Gateway to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Information
http://www.ptsdinfo.org/
HealthFinder (guide to health info from
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Healthy People 2010 Gateway (NHLBI)
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/
The Incident Management Systems Division Releases Updated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Job Titles (08/01/07
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/rm/job_titles.shtm
As part of U.S. efforts to strengthen catastrophic response capabilities in line with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), FEMA's Incident Management Systems Division has released updated EMS Job Titles. The EMS Job Titles listed criteria for credentialing EMS Personnel and were posted on Nov. 9, 2006, for a 45-day review period. During this period, the EMS Working Group received more than 70 comments and questions from national and state associations, related organizations, and from individuals with a professional interest in initiatives supporting resource typing and credentialing. Comments were reviewed and consideration was given as to how to incorporate valuable feedback. The Incident Command System (ICS) positions originally featured in the EMS job title document will no longer be located there. These positions have been forwarded for appropriate consideration within the Incident Management working group. These positions include:
- EMS Transportation Group Supervisor
- EMS Transportation Unit leader
- EMS Treatment Unit Leader
- EMS Triage Unit Leader
- Medical Group Supervisor
These job titles are a part of the National Emergency Responder Credentialing System which documents minimum professional qualifications, certifications, training and education requirements that define the standards required for specific emergency response functional positions. The National credentialing process is voluntary (i.e. reflecting only the volunteer participation of a/first responder(s) willing to be deployed under interstate mutual aid agreements or compacts). States must establish a program administered by the State Director (or other Official designated by the Governor) to grant authority to agencies, organizations or other entities to issue Qualification Cards for persons to be deployed for interstate mutual aid. For additional information please see NIMS Guide 0002, Mar. 27, 2007 on National Credentialing Definition and Criteria at http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/rm/guide_rm.shtm.
Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide
http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org/
MDchoice.com
http://www.mdchoice.com/
MedConnect
http://www.medconnect.com/
MedLine (U.S. National Library of Medicine (NIH)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
MDLinx (daily medical news)
http://www.mdlinx.com
NAEMT PSA to Educate Public on EMS
http://www.naemt.org/publications/PSAannouncement.htm
Paramedic.com
http://www.parademic.com/
Radiation Awareness
- EPA site on unwanted radioactive material at scrap or recycling facilities.
- NRS poster on visually identifying possible radioactive sources.
- CDC links to information on radiation emergencies and how to protect yourself (for the public and for responders).
Trauma.org
http://www.trauma.org/
Volunteering in the United States
This report was prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released on Feb. 8, 2008. These data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the September 2007 Current Population Survey (CPS). The supplement was sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The CPS is a monthly survey of about 60,000 households that obtains information on employment and unemployment among the nation’s civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over. Volunteers are defined as persons who did unpaid work (except for expenses) through or for an organization.
Web MD
http://www.webmd.com/