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<title>The art of patient positioning</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By James Augustine Our first job as emergency providers is to &quot;do no harm.&quot; This is a particular priority when it comes to making decisions on the way to care for a patient on scene, and then in transport to a health care facility. There are a broad range of very important devices that are now available for emergency patient packaging, but it is our earliest days of medic training that will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:18:53 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Disaster relief: Trauma Technologies' Trauma Board 450</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Scott M. Bruner FireRescue1 Product EditorTrauma Technologies, Inc. has introduced the newest addition to their impressive list of spine boards and accessories: the Trauma Board 450. The Trauma Board 450 is a new board designed to be a budget-friendly option designed to provide optimum patient comfort in both large and small scale emergencies.&quot;The 450 is designed to be the most cost effective ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:39:03 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How to Become a Disaster Volunteer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Charles Krin Earthquake. Tsunami. Hurricanes. Tornados. Building collapses.All of these events cause devastation that range from localized (the Twin Towers on 9/11) to regional (Hurricanes Katrina/Rita on the U.S. Gulf Coast 2005) to nation destroying (such as the recent earthquake in Haiti). Our first impulse as human beings is often to rush in to provide aid and comfort. For a variety of reasons ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:36:53 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Va. rescue gear bulks up to handle large patients</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Bowers The Virginian-PilotPORTSMOUTH, Va. &mdash; The woman weighed as much as 1,000 pounds, and that required a special blend of creativity and muscle from the city ambulance crew tasked with transporting her to the hospital.They called for more help &mdash; two fire engines and a ladder truck arrived, increasing the people on hand to about a dozen. They needed more room &mdash; firefighters ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:59:08 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How to buy spinal immobilization products</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Spinal immobilization is vital when treating trauma patients — including patients who have fallen. The simple and often overlooked straps that hold the patient to the backboard play an important role in spinal immobilization. With the many various straps on the market, some may not work well for your situation. With the changes that have taken place, you may want to take these tips into consideration when you are purchasing straps for your backboards.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:51:08 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>InnovativeMed Introduces the Cer-Port-Mat</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Today marks the formal unveiling of a new and innovative tool for all health care professionals. The Cer-Port-Mat is a groundbreaking original instrument for emergency medical support teams. Based on eliminating the chance of repeat injury while being attended to in an emergency situation, the Cer-Port-Mat stabilizes the victim on a foam-like spine mattress, which adheres to the patient's body for better ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:22:30 UTC</pubDate>

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