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Touching the lives of Southwest Kansas by working to better EMS throughout our area and across the state. Region II is self-perpetuating by responding to the needs, requests and interests of those we serve.

 

Interim Guidance for Cleaning Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Transport Vehicles during an Influenza Pandemic

 

http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/

healthcare/cleaning_ems.html

 Kansas Swine Flu Hotline

1-877-427-7317

This is a public access number. Simply follow the prompts. Or go to http://www.swinefluks.org/

 

 

Third of EMS Stethoscopes Carry MRSA Virus

Researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey swabbed 50 stethoscopes used by independent emergency medical service (EMS) providers, including nurses, paramedics and EMTs, who visited the emergency department of a New Jersey hospital over a 24-hour period.

"Of the 50 stethoscopes, 16 had MRSA colonization, and the same number [of EMS providers] couldn't remember the last time their stethoscopes were cleaned," study author Dr. Mark Merlin, an assistant professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, said in a university news release. *Full Article

 

 

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Swine Flu (H1N1) Symptoms

The symptoms of swine flu in humans are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu and include:

  • Fever greater than 100 degrees
  • Body aches
  • Coughing
  • Sore throat
  • Respiratory congestion
  • In some cases, diarrhea and vomiting

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