MERGINET.News: April 3rd Edition Now Online!!

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

We're pleased to bring you the latest additions to
MERGINET.News (April 2003 Vol. 8, No. 4).
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 April 3rd articles and columns are newly released at www.MERGINET.com,
your “worldwide website for emergency responders.”

Have you ever wondered how to extricate a wheelchair-bound driver at a motor
vehicle crash? Jim Crabtree has, and he has delivered a must-see “voice of
experience” article. Jeff Robinson writes about the U.S. Strategic National
Stockpile and the help and information that your community might reasonably
expect from it in case of a bioterrorism attack that overwhelms local and
regional health care providers.

You’ll find a review of the interesting new Viewmax laryngoscope, by Greg
Schaffer, and a book review on the pertinent topic of human resilience, by
Mike Taigman. Dave Williams has written about methods for managers to build
great media relations, and Law Bytes brings us more about the security rule
as it applies to HIPAA. Also, we encourage all readers to look at a helpful
article on basic e-mail etiquette titled, “Energize Your E-Mail,” by Kim
Komando.

You have access to our seven years of archives at a click of the mouse, so
plan to check out more than our recent issue when you visit us. And as
always, your feedback is important. It 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. You can also “go direct”
with founder Richard Bilger at rbilger@merginet.com or with Kate at
editor@merginet.com.

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

New in this issue!

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On The Scene
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>> Extricating Handicapped Drivers
By Jim Crabtree, RN, BSN, MICN
Approximately 200,000 people in the United States have spinal cord injuries,
and thanks to advanced technology, many of them are behind the wheels of
automobiles.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/467_27.shtml

>> Understanding the Strategic National Stockpile
By Jeff Robinson, NREMT-P
According to the CDC, the Strategic National Stockpile is designed “to
maintain a national repository of life-saving material that will be
delivered to the site of a bioterrorism event in order to reduce morbidity
and mortality in civilian populations.”
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/469_31.shtml


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Education Station
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>> Energize Your E-Mail
By Kim Komando
We offer some tips to help you make the most of your e-mail.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/468_94.shtml


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Reviewers Roundup
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>> Viewmax Laryngoscope: Seeing Is Believing
By Greg Schaffer, BA, EMT-P
The new Viewmax®, according to manufacturer Rusch, “allows visualization of
the vocal cords in even the most difficult cases.”
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/471_85.shtml

>> BOOK REVIEW: The ABCs of Resilience
By Mike Taigman
The Resilience Factor, by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte, explores what
makes us resilient.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/472_14.shtml


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Management Matters
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>> More HIPAA Hysteria! Get Ready for the Security Rule
By Doug Wolfberg and Steve Wirth
The final HIPAA Security Rule is ready for its close-up.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/473_16.shtml

>> Who’s in Charge of Your Public Image?
By Dave Williams, MS, LP
Do you see the media as friend or foe?
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/470_35.shtml

More online. Check it out!

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