Texas EMS Magazine, Volume 31, Number 6, November/December 2010 Page: CONTENTS
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7 Perkins honored for work on
trauma system
Assistant Commissioner for
Regulatory Servizes Kathy
Perkins was named one of four
Outstanding Women in Texas
Government in September.
Among other accomplishments,
Perkins is credited with leading
the development of the statewide
trauma system.
16 Conference lect ire and workshop
schedules
Plan your days at Texas EMS
Conference in Austin using oar
handy, color-coded schedules.
26 Texas EMS personnel win
national awards
Ernesto "Ernie" Rodrigt ez, LP,
earned the 2010 Natioral EMS
Executive of the Year Award from
the National EMS Managemeni
Association and Lisa Camp, LP was
named Paramedic of the Year by the
National Association of EMTs.27 A Day in the Life: EMS Certification
We're launching a new mini-series of
articles to introduce readers to the
DSHS offices that keep the EMS/
Trauma System running. This month
we feature EMS Certification-the
staff members thai process
EMS certification and licensing
applications.
28 Maxie's Challenge
State EMS Director Maxie Bishop is
challenging himself and the entire
Texas EMS community to exercise
more and make healthier food
choices. From November 1 Through
this time next year, Bishop will
chron cle his progress in ea-1h issue
of Texas EMS Magazine.
34 Continuing education:
Intraosseous infusion
This continuing ecucation article
by Kerneth Navar-o, LP, explores
intraosseous infusion, including
the anatomy and physiology of the
skeletal system, tW-e ndications and
contraindications of intraosseous
infusion and the potEntial
complications.5 From This Side
Kelly Harrell
6 Obituaries / Letters to the Editor
8 On Duty
Kelly Harrell
22 Local and Regional
Kathy Clayton
30 Frequently Asked Questions
Mattie Mendoza and Phil Lockwood
32 The EMS Experience
with Edward M. Brando, Jr., EMT-P
42 Did You Read?
46 Disciplinary Actions
Terri Vernon
50 Meetings and Notices
Adrienne Kitchen
Above, in October emergency medical
professionals from Hong Kong visited d MedStar
EMS in Fort Worth to discuss in-iovations and
strategies MedStar uses in the United States.
Here, MedStar's Associate Director of Operations
Matt Zavadsky demonstrates the gateway
technology that supports each ambulance unit.
Photo by Bob Strickland, deployment manager,
MedStar.
On the cover, Montgomery County Hospital
District medics prepare for transfer of a critically
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