MERGINET.News: December 3rd Edition Now Online!

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

We're pleased to bring you the latest additions to
MERGINET.News (December 2002 Vol. 7, No. 12).
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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Welcome to the holiday season, and MERGINET’s first December release of
editorial material, now online. Please check your “worldwide website for
emergency responders” at www.MERGINET.com to see what’s up!

Vic & Vern are “On the Scene” this month with a bizarre holiday emergency
story, just for fun. Watch out for their outrageous mnemonics, which always
outdo any respectable EMS text! Anyone living where colleges or universities
are scarce will want to read Tonya Schafer’s profile of the American College
of Prehospital Medicine, which recently celebrated its 11th anniversary.

This month, we welcome our newest columnist: Dave Williams, from Austin,
Texas, who will be writing a management column for MERGINET. His kick-off
column deals with peer reviews. Welcome, Dave! In Education Station, Law
Bytes writers Doug Wolfberg and Steve Wirth explore the confidentiality
concerns surrounding verbal and radio communications.

In our In Touch area, readers will find some compelling reading. “One Man’s
Race” faces the scary dilemma of dealing with people combating borderline
personality disorder. The story of one family’s tragedy might help EMS
providers understand this unique group of patients. Kevin High returns with
a compelling essay on something any veteran understands; it’s titled “That
Smell.” Straight Talk takes a look at the holidays from a unique
perspective; called “The Dreaded,” it also serves as our collaborative piece
with EMS Magazine this month.

Reviews this time around come from Dick Clinchy, who tells us about Lead
Lok, a new electrode-holding device, and from Mike Taigman, who steers us to
an interesting article about negotiating that appeared in the Harvard
Business Review and is available online. And Tom Scott—steady as ever with
the HIPPA information—takes a look at an updated compliance guide from Page,
Wolfberg and Wirth, LLC, a national law firm concentrating in the EMS,
ambulance, and medical transportation industry.

In every season, we’re happy to hear from our readers from all over the
planet. 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 December 2002!
Kate Dernocoeur, Editor
Laura Bennett-Kimble, Managing Editor

New in this issue!

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On the Scene
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>> Runnin’ Red: Bizarre Holiday Emergencies
by Vic & Vern
And you thought that you had the strangest stories to tell about your
holiday calls.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/368_Vic_&_Vern_20020712.shtml

>> Profile: A Look at the American College of Prehospital Medicine
by Tonya Schafer
The American College of Prehospital Medicine has been offering distance
learning to the emergency medical services community since 1991. Have you
visited its online campus?
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/366_Tonya_Schafer_20020712.shtml


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In Touch
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>> In Her Own Words: Exposing an Expertly Hidden Disorder
by Cathy Strough
Have you ever responded to an emergency medical call where borderline
personality disorder was a contributing factor? You may have, and not known
it.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/369_Cathy_Strough_20020712.shtml

>> That Smell
by Kevin High
The job can stink, and we’re not talking about its benefits or holiday
schedules. We’re talking about the smells that permeate emergency medical
calls.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/367_Kevin_High_20020712.shtml

>> Straight Talk 67: The Dreaded
by Kate Dernocoeur
Overwhelmed by the seasonal holidays? You’re not alone. Read on for a few
tips that can help you enjoy the magic of the season.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/364_Kate_Dernocoeur_20020712.shtml


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Education Station
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>> Law Bytes: Confidentiality Concerns and Communications
by Doug Wolfberg and Steve Wirth
We explore the confidentiality concerns surrounding verbal and radio
communications as they relate to the federal HIPAA privacy regulations.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/365_Doug_Wolfberg_20020712.shtml


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Reviewers Roundup
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>> Negotiating with Desperation
by Mike Taigman
Our book reviewer temporarily puts his books aside to review an article
about hostage negotiation in the October 2002 edition of the Harvard
Business Review.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/373_Mike_Taigman_20020712.shtml

>> Reviewing a New Guide to HIPAA Compliance
by Tom Scott
Our Management Matters columnist reviews the second edition of The Ambulance
Service Guide to HIPAA Compliance from Page, Wolfberg and Wirth, LLC.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/370_Tom_Scott_20020712.shtml

>> EMS TOYS: Lead-Lok—Another Player in the ECG Electrode Marketplace
by Dick Clinchy
Frustrated by ECG lead wires disconnecting? There may be a solution.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/372_Dick_Clinchy_20020712.shtml


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Management Matters
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>> Clinical Peer Reviews
by Dave Williams
Like an informal court, a peer review can be a good approach when you need
to examine the aftermath of a call gone wrong.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/371_Dave_Williams_20020712.shtml

More online!

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