MERGINET.News! Early November Issue Online!

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

We're pleased to bring you the latest additions to
MERGINET.News (November 2002 Vol. 7, No. 11).
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 first of our November editorial additions to MERGINET.com is now on
line. Please check your “worldwide website for emergency responders” to see
what’s up.

Will YOU be ready when that bizarre, offbeat call comes in? See what Jeff
Robinson says about this “In His Own Words” in an essay titled “Epiphany
Redux: A Moment with Samuel.” In Education Station, learn what NSAIDs can do
for (and to) you. Both of these articles also appear in print, in our
electronic/print collaboration program, the former in “EMS Magazine” and the
latter in “NAEMT News.”

We continue the conversation about agricultural emergencies that was begun
during September’s Farm Safety and Health Week with a profile of the
long-standing national standard, the FARMEDIC program, by Tonya Schafer. And
get the human touch with a report from Paramedics For Children, where our
Honduran correspondents left their morning coffee to find... twins!

Project TraNSFER introduces the acronym of “Transmitting Information for a
Network of Smarter, Faster, Emergency Response.” It’s all about figuring out
how to most effectively use 21st century technologies -- a very exciting new
initiative!

Vic & Vern are back after rockin’ and rollin’ in the exhibit hall at EMS
Expo in Nashville, Tennessee. Now they’re peddling bobble-head dolls... We
have reviews from Mike Taigman (“If I Live To Be 100") and Dick Clinchy (the
SurgeX oxygen valve). And Tom Scott is back with more sage advice about
ambulance subscription programs.

MERGINET’s global community remains a fascinating phenomenon -- this month a
reader in Kosovo sent us an email that was in the local language. Emergency
caregivers have a friend in every town, as JEMS co-founder Keith Griffiths
said. We’re always happy to hear from our readers (preferably in English!)
wherever they are. We reply to everyone who writes. Send email to publisher
Richard Bilger at Rbilger@Merginet.com or to Kate at Editor@Merginet.com.

Welcome to November 2002!
Kate Dernocoeur, Editor
Laura Bennett-Kimble, Managing Editor

New in this issue!

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On the Scene
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>> Emergencies in the Field: Cornfields, Pastures, and Beyond
by Tonya Schafer
Rural emergency scenes are fraught with hazards. The Cornell FARMEDIC
Training Program helps rescue workers prepare for the unknown.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/353_Tonya_Schafer_20020711.shtml

>> Project TraNSFER: Improving America’s Emergency Response Network
by David Aylward
The goal of Project TraNSFER is to create a broad and effective dialogue
about the design and use of technology between the leaders of all the key
entities in the emergency response “network of survival.”
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/351_David_Aylward_20020711.shtml


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In Touch
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>> In His Own Words: Epiphany Redux: A Moment with Samuel
by Jeff Robinson
The call seemed routine enough: an “ill heart patient” at a suburban
residence area not far from my station. My first clue that something was
amiss came as I walked into the living room.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/343_Jeff_Robinson_20020711.shtml

>> Runnin’ Red: EMS Bobble Head Dolls Now Available
by Vic & Vern
The boys are at it again with their latest and greatest scheme, er,
innovation.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/344_Vic_&_Vern_20020711.shtml

>> Never a Dull Moment: An Update from the Field
by Pam Cox
What’s a typical day like for the Paramedics For Children volunteers in
Honduras? Read on.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/349_Pam_Cox_20020711.shtml

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Education Station
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>> The Aches and Pains of EMS
by Kate Dernocoeur
Consistently using anti-inflammatory meds is not a good thing. So what do
you need to know about self-medicating for those everyday hurts?
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/345_Kate_Dernocoeur_20020711.shtml

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Reviewers Roundup
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>> EMS TOYS: Our Treatment… Our Risk?
by Dick Clinchy
Good news: A new product on the market appears to reduce the fire hazard of
oxygen cylinders.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/350_Dick_Clinchy_20020711.shtml

>> Book Review: Respect Your Elders
by Mike Taigman
Thoughts on mortality and the stereotypes placed on the elderly are explored
in the book If I Live to be 100 by Neenah Ellis.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/348_Mike_Taigman_20020711.shtml

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Management Matters
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>> Subscription Programs
by Tom Scott
Subscription programs by ambulance services offer residents the option of
paying a fixed annual fee in order to receive ambulance service for no
out-of-pocket costs.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/352_Tom_Scott_20020711.shtml

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