MERGINET.News: July 18th Issue Online!

["Richard Bilger" <rbilger@merginet.com>]

We're pleased to bring you the latest additions to
MERGINET.News (July 2002 Vol. 7, No. 7).
You can view this issue online at:

http://www.MERGINET.com/emsnewstocs/current.shtml/

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FROM THE EDITORS:
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The July 18 release of MERGINET.News is now online with a great essay by
John Becknell, “Toward a Personal Definition of Heroism” in our In Touch
section. Regular contributor Bryan Bledsoe is back in our On the Scene
section with a compelling article titled “Folk Medicine and EMS: The
Mexican-American Experience.” He writes about the various things emergency
providers should bear in mind when encountering people who have sought
alternative medical care. Also in On the Scene is a great explanation about
the art of lobbying by Stephen L'Heureux from the National Academy of
Emergency Dispatch (NAED).

John Mateus offers us information on Medic First Aid and Karen Thurlow has
written about the other “kissing disease” in our Education Station section.
Also reprinted there for easy access and use is the new NIOSH/CDC document
titled “Suggested Guidance for Supervisors at Disaster Rescue Sites.”

Interested in minimizing back injury? Check out the Stryker Model 6252 stair
chair review in Reviewers Roundup by Dick Clinchy.

In our Management Matters area, Don Hunjadi writes effectively about the
importance of keeping web sites up to date, and Don Wetmore offers ways to
“Just Say No” (to people who want a piece of your time!).

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Welcome to the July 18th release of MERGINET.News!

Kate Dernocoeur, Editor
Laura Bennett-Kimble, Managing Editor

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On the Scene
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>> Folk Medicine and EMS: The Mexican-American Experience
by Bryan E. Bledsoe
Curanderismo, a form of folk healing, could play a role in your next call.
Do you know enough about it?
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/275_Bryan_E._Bledsoe_20020707.shtml

>> EMD Model Legislation: Lobbying Your Government
by Steve L'Heureux
Every day in America legislatures make critical decisions regarding issues
for public safety officials of your community. Would you like to be
involved?
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/278_Steve_LHeureux_20020707.shtml

>> An Important NIOSH Document: A Suggested Guidance for Supervisors at
Disaster Rescue Sites
by Kate Dernocoeur
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health offers information
on how to work at disaster sites, where a multitude of health and safety
concerns can be found.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/272_Kate_Dernocoeur_20020707.shtml

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In Touch
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>> Toward a Personal Definition of Heroism
by John Becknell
The vast majority of heroic EMS work is done in quiet obscurity, but that
doesn’t lessen its importance.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/271_John_Becknell_20020707.shtml

>> Straight Talk 62: Sunglasses - Friend and Foe
by Kate Dernocoeur
Cool shades can protect your eyes, but how do they affect your on-scene
interactions?
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/274_Kate_Dernocoeur_20020707.shtml

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Education Station
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Concepts in the Emergency Care Training Industry - Part 3: The Medic First
Aid Experience
by John Mateus
An examination of private publishing of training systems focuses on Medic
First Aid International, Inc.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/282_John_Mateus_20020707.shtml

>> Stressed Out by Ulcers?
by Karen Thurlow
Are you burning to know more about peptic ulcers and what causes them? Read
on.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/277_Karen_Thurlow_20020707.shtml

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Reviewers Roundup
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>> EMS Toys: It's a Stryk-er!
by Dick Clinchy
If you're interested in reducing back injury, you might want to check out
this new stair chair.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/283_Dick_Clinchy_20020707.shtml

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Management Matters
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>> Just Say No
by Donald E. Wetmore
We only have 24 hours in each day. We can’t do it all, no matter how nicely
someone may ask us to do so.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/276_Donald_E._Wetmore_20020707.shtml

>> We Have A Web Site!!!
by Don Hunjadi
Does your service have a web site? And importantly, is it current?
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/273_Don_Hunjadi_20020707.shtml

More online!

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