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Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- The Prehospital Care Research Forum Presents…Selected abstracts for presentation at the 27th Annual EMS Today Conference & Exposition in Baltimore, March 24–28, 2009
Characteristics Associated with Latex Sensitivity Among Nationally Certified EMS Professionals by Melissa Bentley, BS, NREMT-P; Jonathan Studnek, PhD, NREMT-P; & Antonio Fernandez, MS, NREMT-P JEMS Vol 34 Issue 3 Mar 2009
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- Latex Free Ambulance Service in Madrid PDF
by Adoracion Carpintero Patients for Patient Safety News No 14 Oct 2008
- Paramedics should use non-latex gloves
Letter to the Editor Duxbury Clipper Duxbury, MA Aug 19 2008
- Slidell fire department distributing Vials of LIFE
by Chad Ruiz St. Tammany News Covington, LA Jun 25 2008 [brief mention of latex allergy]
- Immune Response: Friend and Foe
by Jim Upchurch FireRescue1 May 12 2008 [brief mention of latex allergy]
- Nothing to Sneeze At
Prehospital assessment and treatment of allergic reactions by Timothy J. Perkins, BS, EMT-P Emergency Medical Services Apr 2008
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- EMS Division News PDF
by Danielle Connor Hot Topics Delray Beach Fire-Rescue Department Delray Beach, FL Vol 7 Issue 5 Nov 15 2007
- Boca Fire-Rescue Net PDF
Fire-Rescue Services Department Boca Raton, FL Jun 2007
- Guidelines For Ambulances, For Equipment and Materials PDF
(Transport Vehicles) Emergency Medical Services Rhode Island Department of Health Effective Jun 30 2007
- Guidelines For Ambulances, For Equipment and Materials PDF
(Non Transport Vehicles) Emergency Medical Services Rhode Island Department of Health Effective Jun 30 2007
- A local Arnold Resident would like to extend her thanks to E.P.F.D.
by Peggy Rourke-Nichols The Pine Tree Avery, CA Mar 07 2007
- Red Cross urges residents to get ‘Vial of Life’
by Becky Barclay Goldsboro News-Argus Goldsboro, NC Sep 10 2006
- Choosing the Right Gloves for Your Ambulance Service
by Daniel Casciato MERGINET Sep 2006
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- Epinephrine STAT!
by Timothy J. Perkins, BS, EMT-P fireEMS Aug 2006
- Latex Allergies PDF
by Jo Ann Cobble EdD, NREMT-P, RN EMS Refresher Course Handout Spring 2006
- Board of Directors Meeting Minutes PDF
Iowa Emergency Medical Services Association (IEMSA) West Des Moines, IA May 18 2006
- Los alérgicos al látex piden que los servicios de urgencias estén libres de ese material
Consumer.es Eroski Spain Apr 24 2006
- BSI & Occupational Asthma
by Judith Green-McKenzie, MD, MPH JEMS.com News Dec 22 2005 Archived version
- Latex dangers highlighted by report PDF
Emergency Care Bulletin Department of Health UK Issue 32 Jul 2005
- Ambulance Superbug Risk
by Craig Thompson Evening Chronicle Newcastle-upon-Tyne Jul 01 2005
- Policy — Latex Allergy PDF
Health Service Executive Midland Area Ambulance Service Ireland Feb 2005
- Emergency Physicians Advisory Board Minutes PDF
City of Kansas City, MO Sep 08 2004
- Hoselines
West Webster Volunteer Fireman’s Association Webster, NY Vol 31 No 08 Aug 2004 Archived version
- Latex Free by August 1, 2004
The KV Pulse Kennebec Valley EMS Council Winslow, ME Vol 9 Issue 5 May 2004 Archived version
- same as above PDF
Archived version
- Maine EMS Rules PDF
Maine Department of Public Safety
- same as above PDF
- Latex Allergy/Sensitivity PDF
Idaho EMS Bureau Protocol and Procedure Development Guideline Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
- same as above PDF
- Latex Allergy Among Emergency Workers
by Aimee J. Frank MERGINET Jan 2004
- CNY (Central New York) EMS Protocols PDF
Body Substance Isolation
- same as above PDF
- Standard Operating Guidelines: Latex Allergies PDF
Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company York County, PA Effective date Feb 23 2004
- PFD Ambulances outfitted with Latex Free Equipment PDF
Palatine Fire Department Monthly Report Palatine, IL Feb 2004
- Children with special health care needs: A template for prehospital protocol development
by Tasmeen Singh, MPH, NREMT-P; Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH; Terry A. Adirim, MD, MPH Prehospital Emergency Care Vol 7 No 3 Jul/Sep 2003
- same as above PDF
- Air Medical Protocol Summary PDF
North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services Apr 03 2003 Archived version
- Guest Editorial: The Latex Legacy
by Bonnie Taylor, RN, BSN, CEN Durham County Emergency Medical Services Archived version
- Voluntary Ambulance Inspection Program Standards PDF
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems Effective Mar 11 2003
- Latex Allergy and the EMS Provider: The Plain Facts
MedicAlert Foundation and the Emergency Nurses Association Archived version
- Longitudinal Emergency Medical Technician Attribute and Demographic Study (LEADS): An interim report
by William E. Brown, Jr., Philip D. Dickison, Wayne J. A. Misselbeck, Roger Levine Prehospital Emergency Care Vol 6 No 4 Oct/Dec 2002
- same as above PDF
- Latex Sensitivity Policy PDF
Marquette County EMS Medical Control Authority Marquette County, MI Sep 10 2002
- Kanawha ambulances get latex-free kits
by Joy Davia Charleston Gazette Charleston, WV Aug 05 2002 Archived version
- Latex Allergies Policy MS Word
Updated Ambulance Service Policies Southern Alleghenies EMS Council
- same as above PDF
- Latex Allergic Patients — Policy PDF
Peoria Area EMS System Prehospital Care Manual, Adult — 2002
- same as above
Archived version
- PAC Meeting Minutes
Emergency Medical Services Physician Advisory Committee Meeting Wisconsin EMS Association Feb 21 2002
- Administrative Requirements Manual — Ambulance Equipment List Basic Life Support PDF
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services Effective Jun 30 2002
- Administrative Guidelines — Ambulance BLS Equipment List PDF
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services Effective Mar 01 2000
- EMS Educational Resources — Presentation Downloads
EMS House of DeFrance
- Equipment for ambulances PDF
Latex-free equipment should be available American College of Surgeons and American College of Emergency Physicians Archived version
- same as above PDF
Revised 2006
- Basic EMTs Have Hands Tied in Allergy Attacks
They can’t give adrenaline in severe cases, says research by Jennie L. Phipps HealthScoutNews Dec 17 2001 Archived version
- Despite Deaths, Study Shows EMTs Not Authorized to Administer Epinephrine in Most States
PR Newswire Source: Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network Dec 03 2001
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Archived version
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- Are You Prepared to Handle a Patient with a Latex Allergy?
by Karen L. Thurlow, RNC, BSN MERGInet News Sep 2001
- Required Ambulance and Rotorcraft Equipment and Supplies
Department of Health Rules and Regulations Pennsylvania Bulletin Vol 31 No 18 May 05 2001
- same as above PDF
- Notices of Final Rulemaking PDF
The new rule requires that a ground ambulance vehicle be supplied with at least 3 pairs of non-latex gloves Arizona Administrative Register Vol 7 Issue 10 Mar 09 2001
- EMS Guidelines: Latex Protection
Saint Joseph’s Hospital Marshfield, WI Mar 11 1999 Archived version
- same as above
Archived version
- Latex Allergy and Latex Free Kit PDF
Tempe Fire Department Policies and Procedures Tempe, AZ Revised Feb 14 2001
- MedicAlert Foundation, Emergency Nurses Association Team Up for Latex Allergy Awareness
Exponential growth of problem prompts action MedicAlert® Press Release Feb 07 2001 Archived version
- Latex-free Equipment
Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. Mt. Airy, MD Archived version
- Emergency Medical Services Department
2000 City of Austin ADA Implementation Report Austin, TX
- What You Should Know About Latex Allergy
by Rebecca Richardson FireFighters Forums
- Latex Allergy and the Pre-hospital Worker
by Rebecca Richardson Oct 18 2000
- same as above
- Information Item; Latex Sensitivity Protocol Recommendations PDF
Emergency Medical Services Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services Bureau of Health Systems Jul 24 2000
- Policy and Procedures Manual
Southeast Quadrant Mobile Critical Care Unit NY May 2000 Archived version
- Training paramedics: Emergency care for children with special health care needs
by Daniel W. Spaite, Katherine J. Karriker, Marsha Seng, Carol Conroy, Norma Battaglia, Mark Tibbitts, Ronald M. Salik Prehospital Emergency Care Vol 4 No 2 Apr/Jun 2000
- same as above PDF
- Latex Allergy and EMS
by Matt Myers, EMT-P Apr 11 2000
- Latex-Free Kits — They’re Not Optional!
Cape & Islands EMS Newsletter Vol 12 No 4 Apr 2000 Archived version
- New Basic Equipment List Takes Effect March 1st
Cape & Islands EMS Newsletter Cape & Islands (MA) Vol 12 No 3 Mar 2000 Archived version
- Latex Allergies — People are Talking
Survey being conducted by the Adirondack — Appalachian Regional EMS Council Archived version
- Emergency Medical Care of Latex Sensitive/Allergic Patients PDF
Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services for use by ambulance services May 1999
- Ambulance Inspection 309.24 PDF
Wisconsin Administrative Code Department of Transportation All services shall have latex-free equipment and supplies as directed by a protocol, approved by the services medical director for the treatment, care and used by latex-sensitive patients and attendants
- New York State Department of Health Latex Guidelines
letter to ambulance service providers
- Latex Allergies — The Next Crisis In Health Care!
Cape & Islands EMS Newsletter Apr 1999 Archived version
- Powdered Latex Gloves: Exposure and Risks
by Karen Thurlow RNC, BSN MERGInet News Mar 1999 Archived version
- Burning Rubber!
NCEMI Question-A-Day Page Feb 01 1999 Archived version
- Response to proposed changes to Trans 309
Wisconsin EMS Association Sep 20 1998
- Caring for patients with latex allergies
EMS Mirror The B.C. Ambulance Newsletter Dec 1998 Archived version
- Latex Allergies PDF
Office of Emergency Medical Services Newsletter Massachusetts Department of Public Health Fall 1998 Archived version
- Latex Products
City of Toronto Council and Committees Aug 13 1998 Archived version
- Latex Allergies
by Wilson Matthews, RN, EMT Vanderbilt LifeFlight Vanderbilt University Medical Center Spring 1998 Archived version
- Latex Allergies in the Emergency Medical Services Setting (Part 3)
by Arnold Becker, MS MERGInet News Jul 1998 Archived version
- Latex Allergies in the Emergency Medical Services Setting (Part 2)
by Arnold Becker, MS MERGInet News Jun 1998 Archived version
- Latex Allergies in the Emergency Medical Services Setting (Part 1)
by Arnold Becker, MS MERGInet News May 1998 Archived version
- Latex-free equipment can save lives
Letter to the Editor by Regina Kellner, RN Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Apr 01 1998 Archived version
- same as above
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- Paramedics stock latex-free kits
by Marie Rohde Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mar 19 1998 Archived version
- same as above
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- Latex allergies prompt publication
by Jeanette Hurt Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Feb 01 1998 Archived version
- same as above
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- Latex allergy becomes new medical emergency for health care providers PDF
by Catherine Pesek, DO EMS Update University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Vol 19 No 1 Winter/Spring 1998
- same as above PDF
Archived version
- Latex Allergies
by Sue Shulters, EMT P Oregon EMS Update Jan 1998 Archived version
- Latex Allergy Guidelines MS Word
Montgomery County PA EMS Archived version
- EMS and the Latex Allergic Patient
by Karen Walsh Archived version
- Latex Allergy: Shocking News Cause for Concern
by John A. Taylor, Fire Medic Stuart, FL Archived version
- Greendale firefighter claims disability, blaming latex
by Kenneth R. Lamke Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Dec 16 1997 Archived version
- same as above
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- Latex Allergies PDF
First Responder Newsletter Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Board British Columbia Vol 2 Dec 1997
- same as above PDF
Archived version
- Emergency Medical Services Commission Meeting Minutes
Indianapolis, IN Dec 12 1997 Archived version
- Allergic Reaction to Latex
Whitton Division Newsletter St. John Ambulance Brigade County of Suffolk UK Archived version
- To Die For
by Gary Ludwig 9-1-1 Magazine Nov/Dec 1997
- Latex As Killer: One Nurse’s Story
MERGInet News Vol 2 No 9 Sep 1997 Archived version
- Latex Allergy claims the life of a 40 year old RET U.S. Navy Lieutenant
San Diego Paramedic News-Online
- A Rash of Questions About Latex Allergies
by Karen L. Thurlow RNC, BSN MERGInet News Vol 2 No 7 Jul 1997 Archived version
- Latex Allergies Are on the Rise
by Karen L. Thurlow RNC, BSN MERGInet News Vol 2 No 6 Jun 1997 Archived version
- Emergency Medical Services Commission Meeting Minutes
Indianapolis, IN Jun 20 1997 Archived version
- Latex Allergy Poses Risks for Emergency Medical Personnel
ACAAI news release Jul 16 1996 Archived version
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