GUIDE TO DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR FIRE AND EMS DEPARTMENTS
Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Fire Administration
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9/11’s effects on New
York’s EMS personnel extend far beyond symptoms of post-traumatic stress. It’s
been a recovery derailed by lacking support systems & quashed by the absence
of local & national recognition for EMS efforts & losses
Lisa Dionne, JEMS, September 2002
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| Developing
Objectives, Content, and Competencies for the Training of Emergency Medical
Technicians, Emergency Physicians, and Emergency Nurses to Care for
Casualties Resulting From Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical (NBC) Incidents:
FINAL REPORT, April 23, 2001 US
Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Emergency Preparedness,
American College of Emergency Physicians, American Board of Emergency
Medicine, American College of
Medical Toxicology, American Hospital Association, American Nurses
Association, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology, Inc., Emergency Nurses Association, International Association
of Fire Chiefs, National Association of Emergency Medical Services
Physicians, National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, National
Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, National Association of State
Emergency Medical Services Directors, & Society for Academic Emergency
Medicine
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GUIDE TO DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR FIRE AND EMS DEPARTMENTS Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Fire Administration |
| How Can Emergency
Responders Manage their Own Response to a Traumatic Event? Mark
D. Lerner, Ph.D. and Raymond D. Shelton, PhD, Reprinted from Acute Traumatic
Stress Management ™ |
| HOW INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS REACT DURING DISASTERS: PLANNING AND MANAGING IMPLICATIONS FOR EMS DELIVERY E. L. Quarantelli, University of Delaware, Disaster Research Center, PRELIMINARY PAPER #138 |
| Paramedics and Burnout: Coping and Prevention Suggestions Frank J. McMahan |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a reality in the EMS! STRESS AND SUICIDE IN THE EMS |
| Protecting
Emergency Responders: Lessons Learned from Terrorist Attacks Brian A.
Jackson, D.J. Peterson, James T. Bartis, Tom LaTourrette, Irene Brahmakulam,
Ari Houser and Jerry Sollinger, RAND Science and Technology Policy Institute
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| Rescuing the Rescuer: Critical Incident Stress Management Marie Nordberg |
| Role of the EMS Provider in Crisis Intervention: Neurophysiological Aspects of Acute Trauma in Children Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD & G. Michael Gomez, MD |
| The General Practitioner as First Responder in a Major Medical Emergency George T. Somers, MBBS, BMedSci, FAAETS, E. John Drinkwater, MB, BS, FRACGP and Nicolette Torcello, BA |
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Medical
Protocols for Emergency Medical Services Providers
Maryland Institute for Emergency
Medical Services Systems
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| What
Specific Strategies can Emergency Responders Utilize to Connect with
Particularly Challenging Individuals? Mark
D. Lerner, Ph.D. and Raymond D. Shelton, PhD, Reprinted from Acute Traumatic
Stress Management ™
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