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FireRehab
Communications March 2009 Volume 14 |
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Dear FireRehab Member,  When a Philadelphia engine company was dispatched to a children's birthday party, the CO gas meter attached to their first-in bag found several of the guests suffering from CO poisoning. They were taken into the care of the person whose research actually helped to put the meter policy in place, FireRehab columnist David Jaslow, who is a director at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. He discusses the incident and the importance of the equipment in 'CO meters prove worth at Philadelphia children's party.' — Jamie Thompson, FireRescue1 Editor |
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Requirements for Rehab |
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When training your personnel to perform rehab, it is important to spend some time discussing the logistical necessities for rehab. There are four major requirements, the first of which is finding an area to establish rehab. This may be challenging because a perfect area that is suitable and meets all needs for the rehab sector may not always be available. 
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How Much EMS Do We Need on the Fireground? |
The Deadly Threat of Cyanide Poisoning |
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One of the logistical questions for EMS response to a working fire is, 'How many ambulances and what type?' Much of this is geographically based – for example, in New Jersey the Advanced Life Support units are in fly cars and are fewer in number.
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Many victims of smoke inhalation, even though their down time was estimated to be low, did not survive in the past. Why not? This question resulted in a number of research studies that found that these victims not only had carbon monoxide in their blood, but also cyanide.
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