Emergency Medical Services

EMS Magazine has been published continuously since 1972. Informative and balanced editorial content make EMS Magazine the most authoritative source in the world for clinical and educational material designed to improve the delivery of prehospital emergency medical care. It is written, edited, illustrated and formatted to appeal to the full spectrum of EMS professionals: Paramedics, EMTs, administrators and instructors working in private and public services.

In The November 2006 Issue

Cover Report

• Victim Rescue Drill: Lessons Learned
  By Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer, MD, PhD, Michael Meoli, FF/EMT-P, TEMS, Amado Alejandro Baez, MD, MSc, & James M. Etzin, EMT-P

Features

• Setting the (Tactical) Scene
  By Jim Weiss & Mickey Davis
• The Tactical Medic: Not Just for SWAT Ops
  By Todd Burke
• What Happened in Vegas
  By Mike Smith, BS, MICP
• Canine Care: Be Proactive About Your Dog's Health

From the Editor

• EMS EXPO Hits a Home Run
  By Nancy Perry

EMS Reruns

• Beyond Mechanics
  By Thom Dick

Front-Line Leadership

• Listening Later: Can Some Complaints Really Wait?
  By Thom Dick

Fit for Life in EMS

• Caring for the Caregiver
  By Tania Glenn McIntosh, PsyD, LCSW, CTS, & David M. Williams, MS

EMS News Network

• NAEMT Elects Officers/Presents Annual Awards During EMS EXPO
• Caller, Can You Hear Me? New D.C. Comms Center to Improve 9-1-1 Response, Authorities Hope
  By John Erich

Case Review

• The Pregnant MVA Victim
  By Jim Augustine, MD

CE Article

• Beyond the Basics: Obstetric Emergencies
  By Joseph J. Mistovich, MEd, NREMT-P, William S. Krost, BSAS, EMT-P , & Daniel Limmer, AS, EMT-P

The Corner Office

• Paying It Forward
  By Raphael M. Barishansky, MPH, EMT-B