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EMS WORLD ONLINE FOLLOW US ONLINE: EMS World offers many ways for you to follow us online for breaking news alerts, educational updates and networking opportunities. Visit EMSWorld.com/webcasts to access our archives: W E B CA S T S facebook.com/emsworldfans twitter.com/emsworldnews www.linkedin.com/ groups?gid=1853412 1 Letter From Africa: EMS at the Front Lines of the Ebola Crisis Pete Simpson is one of the frst paramedics from the UK's East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust to join the fght against Ebola in Sierra Leone. Read Pete's journal of his time working as an ambulance coordinator in Freetown's Ebola Command and Control Centre. See EMSWorld.com/12013301. 2 EMS Recap: Compartment Syndrome of the Extremities Compartment syndrome, frst identifed by Hippocrates in 400 BC, is a limb-threatening medical emergency that often results in signifcant disability when treatment is delayed. Learn about early identifcation in this primer. See EMSWorld. com/12016910. 3 WhyMedical Direction Is Essential for Con Ed Success In this guest editorial, Josh Holloman, chief of the EMS Division for Johnston County Emergency Services, outlines the essential role your agency's medical director plays in developing a successful continuing education program. See EMSWorld. com/12016931. 4 Rigs on the Road Check out our Facebook photo album of EMS rigs from around the world. See http://ow.ly/DVBcF. NEW THIS MONTH RESPONDING TO CIVILIAN MASS CASUALTY EVENTS: LESSONS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD Available until March 2015 Overview of Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) procedures. A PARADIGM SHIFT IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION Available until June 2015 Increasing patient survival to discharge with more effective CPR. HOW TO BUILD A TRAINING SIMULATION PROGRAM Available until June 2015 Best practices for developing an effective simulation program. PRODUCT APPLICATIONS FROM THE FIELD: FERNO IN/X Available until August 2015 Hear from users who are transforming the process of patient transport and improving provider and patient safety with the iN/X. PINNACLE WEBINAR SERIES: THE HIGH- PERFORMANCE CPR REVOLUTION Available until Sept 2015 Review the importance of measurement, continuous quality improvement and feedback to providers on CPR quality. MORE DATA FOR LESS Available until Sept 2015 New app gives personnel faster, more accurate access to vital information. A NEW LOOK AT CPR: BLS TRAINING TAILORED TO YOU Available until Oct 2015 An introduction to the newest BLS course, geared specifically toward prehospital providers. PEDIATRIC CPR: (RE) DEFINING QUALITY Available until Oct 2015 Strategies to improve pediatric cardiac arrest care. PREHOSPITAL RESUSCITATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Available until Nov 2015 A review of the modern approach to resuscitation efforts in the field, including mechanical CPR, cerebral oximetry, ultrasound, simulation and video modeling. We would like to thank all the sponsors of our webcasts: Join us January 7, 2015, for an online Twitter Q&A; with members of the ATF's Tactical Medicine Program. The unit consists of special agents employed nationwide who are certified as EMTs or paramedics. They are embedded with the ATF Special Response Team, with the mission to save lives during high-risk operations. For more information, follow @EMSWorldNews and @ATFHQ on Twitter. Photo courtesy ATF Special Operations Division 12 DECEMBER 2014 | EMSWORLD.com