EMS1 Newsletter - 9/4/08 - Volume 103: On Scene at Hurricane Gustav

EMS1 eNews • Vol. 103
September 4, 2008

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On scene with La. paramedics during Hurricane Gustav

One particular patient encapsulated Hurricane Katrina for paramedic Kelly Grayson — a comatose man presenting with renal failure with a message scribbled by a doctor on the back of a water bottle receipt that read, ''For God’s sakes, someone dialyze me.'' Vivid memories of Katrina played a large role in the emergency response to the weaker-than-expected Hurricane Gustav. Full Story

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On the Border of Care

A deported migrant, who crushed his leg trying to cross illegally into the US, is taken to an ambulance in Tijuana, Mexico. Medics along the US-Mexico border must often administer care to those injured while trying to cross. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

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Ready to Go?

By Louis Molino, EMS1 Columnist

In emergency response, it is all about being ready to go — just look at the US&R teams deployed to the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. And for the rest of us? Well, we go to the call, we go to the patient or the fire, we go to the hospital and then we go back to the station and so on. But are you really ready to go at all?

I'm not just talking about taking a call but going out for some extended period of time. You have to first define what an extended period is. Full Column

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