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TABLE OF CONTENTS COLUMNS 20 CASE REVIEW Hands Down By James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP 26 LEADERSHIP BEST PRACTICES What Makes a Good Quality Improvement Program? By Chris Cebollero 98 LIFE SUPPORT Goodness and Light By Mike Rubin, BS, NREMT-P EMS World ® ISSN 1946-9365 (print) and ISSN 1946-4967 (online) is published monthly by Cygnus Business Media, 1233 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, WI 53538. For subscription information or change of address call: 877/382-9187 or 847/559-7598 or fax: 800/543-5055. The publisher reserves the right to reject nonqualified subscribers. One-year subscriptions for nonqualified individuals: U.S. $50; Canada and Mexico $70; all other countries $100. Payable in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. EMS World is published monthly. POSTMASTER: Please send change of address to EMS World, P.O. 3257, Northbrook, IL 60065-3257. Canada Post PM40612608. Return undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: EMS World, PO Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2. Printed in U.S.A. GST #842773848. CHANGE OF ADDRESS notices should be sent promptly. Provide old mailing label as well as new address; please include ZIP code. Allow 2 months for change to take effect. PUBLICATION OFFICES: Address all communications to EMS World, P.O. Box 7248, Mission Hills, CA 91346-7248. Telephone: 800/547-7377. Internet: EMSWorld.com. The views and opinions in the articles herein are not to be taken as official expressions of the publishers, unless so stated. The publishers do not warrant, either expressly or by implication, the factual accuracy of the articles herein, nor do they so warrant any views or opinions offered by the authors of said articles. © Copyright 2014 by Cygnus Business Media. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including photocopying, or utilized by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from EMS World. Periodicals postage paid at Fort Atkinson, WI, and additional mailing offices. Printed in the U.S.A. CE ARTICLE 90 Common STEMI Imitators: Part 2 There are other causes of ST-segment elevation besides myocardial infarction By Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P, Sean M. Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P, & Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT VOL. 43 | ISSUE 12 90 SPECIAL ISSUE DOWNLOAD the FREE EMS World tablet edition app to access exclusive EMS World content. DEPARTMENTS 12 EMS World Online 14 From the Editor 16 EMS News Network 67 Advertiser Index 96 Classifed Ads 10 DECEMBER 2014 | EMSWORLD.com Sponsored by 30 Company Index 68 Product Index 75 Product Showcase 84 National Run Survey