March 4th release of MERGINET.News

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

We're pleased to bring you the latest additions to
MERGINET.News (March 2003 Vol. 8, No. 3).
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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New at your “worldwide website for emergency responders”: the March 4
collection of articles and columns! Please check www.MERGINET.com (go to
“Newsroom” on the orange bar) to see the latest.

Did you know infants can legally be abandoned at many fire stations or
ambulance barns? See Tonya Schafer’s article, “Young Lives on the Line,”
which is also our collaborative article in this month’s EMS Magazine.

A fascinating bleeding control product, TraumaDEX, is something you’ll
definitely want to know about. See Greg Schaffer’s assessment in Reviewers
Roundup. Syd Canan has reviewed Advanced Airway Management, by Charles E.
Stewart, MD, FACEP; try holding your breath while you read this and you’ll
be quickly reminded how important airways are! Also, Mike Taigman brings a
new Daniel Goleman book, Destructive Emotions: How Can We Overcome Them? to
our attention.

Vic & Vern lay out some wacky concepts, known as “Extreme EMS” in their
Runnin’ Red humor column, and in our Management Matters section, you’ll find
a write-up by Dave Williams on NAEMSQP, a fledgling professional group for
quality improvement personnel, as well as Part 2 of the Law Bytes article,
“New Guidance for HIPAA Compliance.”

Be sure to try MERGINET’s “forwarding” option to pass along articles of
interest to your friends and colleagues. You have access to our seven years
of archives, right there at your computer – enjoy! As always, we like
getting your feedback, which goes to the author, the editor, and the
publisher when you email us via the “Send Comments” feature at the end of
each article. We reply to everyone who writes. Or, you can always “go
 direct” with founder Richard Bilger at rbilger@merginet.com or with Kate at
editor@merginet.com.

Welcome to March 2003!
Kate Dernocoeur, Editor
Laura Bennett-Kimble, Managing Editor

New in this issue!

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On The Scene
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>> Young Lives on the Line: Protecting Victims of Child Abandonment
By Tonya Schafer
Forty-three states have passed legislation that allows parents to legally
abandon their children at a safe haven within days of birth. Is your service
ready to receive a newborn?
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/457_12.shtml


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In Touch
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>> Runnin’ Red: Extreme EMS Outreach
By Vic & Vern
Acronyms run amok. It’s business as usual at Vic & Vern’s EMS, STAT Rescue,
Car Wash and Video Rental.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/450_25.shtml


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Reviewers Roundup
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>> Product Review: TraumaDEX to the Rescue!
By Greg Schaffer, BA, EMT-P
This innovative wound-dressing agent effectively controls bleeding within
seconds.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/453_85.shtml

>> Advanced Airway Management In Depth
By Syd Canan
Everyone from first responders to emergency physicians will find something
useful in this compendium of information.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/451_40.shtml

>> Anger Management
By Mike Taigman
We review Destructive Emotions: How Can We Overcome Them? by Daniel Goleman.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/452_14.shtml


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Management Matters
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>> New Guidance for HIPAA Compliance: Some Questions Answered – Part 2
By Steve Wirth and Doug Wolfberg
Many questions still need to be answered regarding the new Guidance issued
in December by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil
Rights (OCR).
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/454_17.shtml

>> NAEMSQP Teams Up with HealthAnalytics, LLC
By Dave Williams, MS, LP
The recently released news of an ambitious, collaborative, multi-year
agreement between NAEMSQP and a private consulting firm portends the
potential for exciting change.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/455_35.shtml


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