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<title>600-pound hoarder rescued from Pa. home </title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Mary Ann Thomas Pittsburgh Tribune Review PITTSBURGH, Pa. &mdash; Emergency workers had to cut a hole in the side of house on Manchester Hill Road to free a 600-pound man who was found conscious but incoherent by township police on Monday afternoon. The weight and condition of the middle-aged man, along with the large amount of &quot;accumulated property&quot; in his two-story home, prevented a traditional ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:10:52 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Top products at EMS Today 2012</title>
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<description><![CDATA[EMS Today 2012 in Baltimore this weekend was an astounding event. More than two dozen brand new products and companies were exhibiting. This was the 30th year of EMS Today, and maybe the best. In 1982, the Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) held their inaugural conference in Kansas City. Only 215 people attended and I was one of them. This year is made more memorable by it being the last for ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 21:23:26 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>New sled will help Mich. EMS agency on the trails</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Targeted News Service HOUGHTON, Mich. &mdash; Michigan Technological University&#39;s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team is excited about a new snowmobile-pulled sled, with good reason. &quot;It means no more carrying someone out from the trails on the backboard,&quot; says Dustin Gaberdiel on this winter afternoon. &quot;There&#39;s a hypothermia issue, too, &quot; added the second-year computer ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:21:09 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>EMS responses to obesity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Americans have been putting on weight in the past 30 years. So too have many EMS providers. This has created a near perfect storm. The patients are getting heavier while in general, the EMS workforce has gotten both older and heavier. One reason this has not already resulted in widespread crisis is better technology for moving them. The first mitigation technology for obesity was the pneumatic lift ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:02:10 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ark. agency gets new gear for safer ambulances</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ By Jordan Grummer Southwest Times Record RUSSELLVILLE, While transporting a patient on a rainy night in October about 10 miles west of Russellville, a Fort Smith Emergency Medical Services medical transport van slipped off the road, hydroplaned and rolled.Two paramedics, a patient and a family member were severely injured in the wreck; one of the paramedics is still on medical leave because of the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:36:22 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Team Lifting Commands</title>
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<description><![CDATA[While it may not be a common point of discussion, it's important to address lifting strategy with your team in order to preserve the safety of both you and your patient]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:49:11 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How to properly remove a spider strap</title>
<author><![CDATA[Greg Friese, Emergency Preparedness Systems]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Video demonstration of proper removal a spider strap to minimize tangling and debris]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:28:48 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Bound Tree Medical Launches Bound Tree University Website </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Site to provide free continuing education to emergency medical providers Dublin, OH &ndash; Bound Tree Medical announced the release of a new educational website, Bound Tree University. The site is dedicated to the education and interests of First Responders, EMTs and Paramedics. By offering free accredited continuing education courses, up-to-date articles and news on emergency care, this new site will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:25:09 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Introducing the Eject Helmet Removal System By Shock Doctor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Revolutionary new tool reduces risk of spinal injury while quickly and safely removing helmetsMINNEAPOLIS, -- The Eject Helmet Removal System (Eject), by Shock Doctor, is the only product that allows medical caregivers at race tracks and elsewhere, the ability to quickly and safely remove closed faced helmets, without any pressure or traction applied to the spine. The process greatly reduces movement ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:01:29 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ferno Introduces New Surge Bed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wilmington, Ohio, April 2009 &ndash; Ferno is announcing the launch of their new surge bed. The Ferno Surge Bed has been designed to help emergency care providers provide a fast, effective, and economical response to mass casualty and hospital surge situations. Organizations can purchase surge beds in quantity to manage a surge in patients due to swine flu and other disease outbreaks, natural disasters ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:33:49 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Stryker EMS Reduces the Risk of Injury During Stairway Transport</title>
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<description><![CDATA[PORTAGE, MI - EMS and fire professionals often find themselves performing hazardous rescue procedures that involve transporting a patient down a flight of stairs. Statics show that these procedures can cause back injuries and strain. Stryker EMS recognized the opportunity to provide a product that will reduce the risk of injury to medics and patients during stairway transport. The Stair-PRO (model 6252) ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:34:34 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ferno Introduces the POWERFlexx+ Powered Ambulance Cot System</title>
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<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, OH &mdash; Ferno has released the new POWERFlexx+ Powered Ambulance Cot System with advanced power management features that keep the batteries in the cot and out of your hands, so EMS Personnel can stay focused on delivering patient care.The POWERFlexx+ System utilizes a 24 volt DC power pack with sealed lead-acid batteries, which have no &ldquo;memory&rdquo; and provide power for 20 or ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 15:55:42 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>SAM Pelvic Sling II Overview</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The SAM Pelvic Sling II is a force-controlled circumferential pelvic belt that reduces and stabilizes open-book pelvic fractures. It is designed to help the responder avoid over- or under-tightening the belt. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:23:01 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>The McGill Study from Stryker EMS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Learn to prevent injury and extend the life of your career with Stryker EMS products.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:24:11 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Stryker EMS Power</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Catch a glimpse of the Stryker EMS powered line up. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:38:22 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Stryker EMS at EMS Today 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This video features Stryker EMS at EMS today 2008. Stryker features a full line of patient handling productions including the Power-PRO XT Ambulance Cot.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 23:17:54 UTC</pubDate>

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