11/8/09

Special Report
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America
NHLBI Stops Enrollment in Study on Resuscitation Methods for Cardiac Arrest
Enrollment has ended early in a large, multicenter clinical trial comparing two distinct resuscitation strategies delivered by emergency medical service (EMS) providers to increase blood flow during cardiac arrest. The study's independent monitoring board and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the lead sponsor of the study, stopped enrollment based on preliminary data suggesting that neither strategy significantly improved survival.
Ambulance corps won't see their money any time soon - Connecticut
Fire department in tight spot - New Hampshire
Officials wary about backing emergency transport bill - Florida
Tactical medic training held in Meridian - Mississippi
Officials break ground on new base for General Schuyler Emergency Squad - New York
Communities depend on a patchwork of emergency medical services - New Hampshire
Rolly: The friends of Gold Cross Ambulance - Utah
Legal
Patients Sue for Right to Buy Life-Saving Bone Marrow
Military
A tale of two medics - Arizona
Awards-Honors
Trauma care pioneer honored - Missouri
World
Paramedics From Across The Globe Look at EMS in New Reality